Blair Wheeler
Brand Manager
Wilmington | United States
Skills
No information
Interests
Family
The beach and living a active healthy lifestyle.
Industries
Fashion
Lifestyle
Outdoor
Skate
Surf
Swim
In my own words
— BlairMotivated worker with a background rooted in marketing and retail environments within the surf industry Passionate about building and growing brand awareness.
Developed relationships and brand partnerships with individuals and companies, tracked deliverables and oversaw rollout of partnerships on an international scale
Trajectory
Aug 2017 — Now
Brand Manager · Ocean & Earth USA
Oversee the brand's re-launch in North America. Established sales reps in the USA, to better reach independent retailers. Managed marketing
initiatives from concept to activation. Develop an online presence, both for marketing and sales. Oversee sales, marketing, inventory and create
suggested buys for bi-yearly purchase orders from manufacturers overseas.
Grew sales 110% YOY in first full year as O&E USA's Brand Manager as well as worked to build and launch the first E-Commerce site for O&E in North
America.
Nov 2016 — Aug 2017
Outdoor Marketing Specialist · Sweeney Marketing & PR
Manage all social media accounts for various clients and acted as a liaison between the agency and the brand itself for all matters regarding
social media and the outdoor industry space.
Jul 2016 — Nov 2016
Global Marketing Manager · Hurley Surf Club
Hurley, Int.
Oversee global logistics in operating of the Hurley Surf Club and monitoring
the business to customer connection with the goal of increasing traffic and sales on Hurley.com. This includes managing a 1.5 million dollar budget as
well as a global team to create a seamless experience and feel throughout all of our physical locations. Organized programming in key
HSC cities to engage our consumers both physically and digitally and
activate online at build the Hurley Surf Club Community. Manage athletes to make sure their needs are meet while at the same time manage team
of 5 people on site at each Hurley Surf Club location.
Jul 2014 — Jun 2016
Event Marketing Manager · Hurley, Int
Plan, manage and execute all of Hurley's events located in North
America. Notably work in coordination with World Surf League Executives to produce the 2015 and 2016 Hurley Pro, one of eleven stops on the World
Championship tour. Manage a 1.3 million dollar budget, a team of 50
people to build and execute the event viewed by over 15 million people
worldwide. Work with both sales and retail marketing teams to ensure
success of events and gauge return on investment through sales numbers during the days of the event. Develop run of shows and call to actions
based on event location, time and target demographic.
Mar 2013 — Jul 2014
Marketing Coordinator · Hurley, Int
Coordinate and manage all of Hurley's events including, The Hurley Pro, Rip My Shred Stick, The Rincon Classic, Hurley Surfboard demos, and Hurley
Wetsuit Demo days. Worked directly with Director of Sports Marketing to align global and regional athletes to seasonal directive and insure
awareness of events, meetings, contents, etc.
Activity
Education history
Coastal Carolina University
Bachelor of Communication




