Aleks Lewandowski

Owner · Lovesick Skateboards

Los Angeles, CA

In My Own Words

Creative and strategic brand leader with 10+ years of experience driving growth and cultural relevance across, action sports, CPG and corporate retail spaces. Proven track record of developing and executing authentic marketing strategies, managing teams, and launching product lines. With a hands-on understanding of everything from content creation and graphic design to e-commerce and product development. Passionate about storytelling, community engagement, and building brands that resonate on a global scale.

Work Experience

Owner

Lovesick Skateboards

2017 – Present

Lovesick is a passion project of mine and with a wide range of roles that I fulfill. Brand Manager - I oversee and manage product development, marketing budgets, project timelines, secured multi collaboration projects and more. Team Manager - Scout new talent, fulfill the team riders needs with monthly promo and organize domestic & international trips. Creative Art Director - Design graphics, create campaigns, and overall brand image. Video Producer - Film and edit videos featured through Thrasher and etc.

Marketing Manager / Team Manager

Grizzly Griptape

2017 – 2024

Marketing Manager - Led and created multi-channel marketing campaigns, managed marketing budgets, created marketing assets, worked closely with international distributors, curated several high level collaborations with Cartoon Network, Grateful Dead, Marvel and more.

Team Manager - Scouted new talent, fulfilled monthly promo for entire team of nearly 100 riders. Coordinated seasonal shoots, planned trips and events. Managed all social media accounts with over 1M followers. Created all content including Torey Pudwill's "Bigger Bang" video.

Marketing Director

HAVEN Retail Chain

2019 – 2022

- Led all levels of marketing - Conceptualized and executed all marketing campaigns and projects - Led a team of over 200 employees - Opened 8 retail locations in 2 years - Managed and coordinated several licensing & brand partnerships. - Ran Digital Marketing, Google, Yelp, SMS, Email and more - Graphic Designer for all merchandise and marketing assets - Ran weekly data and KPI analysis reports - Created Bi-Monthly internal marketing newsletters for the entire staff.

Videographer / Editor and Social Media content creator

Deathwish Skateboards

2010 – 2017

-Filming Team Riders and company products -Directing and Editing Video Projects -Creating consistent content for web and social media platforms -and more -Working closely with talent