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David Patri

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Creative Director at Seaweed & Gravel LLC
Fort Worth | US

Skills

  • Merchandising
  • DTC Online Retail
  • Retail Sales
  • Customer Experience
  • Square
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Interests

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Industries

Fashion
Lifestyle
Moto & Powersports
Outdoor
Skate
Surf
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In my own words

David

Creative Director | Brand Strategist | Design Expert A dynamic and results-driven leader with over 20 years of experience in creative direction, brand development, design, marketing, and web-based retail.

Proven expertise in establishing and growing successful brands, building cross-functional teams, and delivering innovative solutions that drive business growth.

Trajectory

Apr 2012 — Mar 2025
Creative Director · Seaweed & Gravel
• Founded and led an apparel brand with a retail location and online presence, specializing in branded and vintage clothing, accessories, custom motorcycles, and bonsai trees.
• Spearheaded creative direction, marketing campaigns, influencer relations, content creation, digital paid media, merchandising, customer in store experience and DTC e-commerce initiatives.
• Successfully cultivated a strong brand identity and grew the company’s reach by staying true to a unique and authentic concept. seaweedandgravel.com
Mar 2018 — Mar 2020
Principal CEO · GoTEK247 LLC
On demand peer to peer APP for the production industry staffing contractors - in the event industry from audio engineers, lighting designers, video engineers, photo shoot crew and event services nationwide www.GoTEK247.com
Oct 2008 — Feb 2012
Creative Director · Life Distribution LLC
• Founded and grew Life Distribution, managing Ambiguous Clothing and Split Clothing brands.
• Drove creative direction for products, marketing, and overall brand strategy, achieving $4 million in sales within three years.
• Led the design, development, marketing, and distribution efforts, establishing the company as a major player in the market. ambiguousbrand.com | splitusa.com
Jan 2005 — Jan 2007
Design Director Men’s Division · O'Neill
• Directed all aspects of the Men’s apparel and accessories lines, from product creation to sample execution.
• Managed design teams, oversaw merchandising, trend forecasting, color stories, and fabric + graphic selections.
• Produced marketing assets for catalogs, advertising, and sales presentations. oneill.com
Jan 1988 — Jan 2005
Creative Director · Split Clothing
• Founded and developed Split Clothing, creating a men’s and women’s brand that integrated youth culture, sports, music, and art with apparel.
• Led design and marketing teams in creating iconic collections, and built a comprehensive custom database for domestic and overseas production.
• Managed brand positioning, advertising, media buys, athlete contracts, web development and promotional events. splitusa.com

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Education history

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California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Bachelor | 1984 - 1988

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