• We Integrate with Growing Companies

    Elevating their Business, while Aligning Vision, Brand, Sales & Marketing

About Kompass Solutions

120+

Years Sales & Brand Experience

10,000+

Deals Completed Around the World

400+

Million Dollars in Managed Sales

  • Tap into our vast experience

    Avoid the costly and time-consuming mistakes

Our Team

Rick Olson

CEO | Go-To-Market Strategy

  • 27 years of GM & Global Sales Leadership
  • Key Executive Positions – overseeing sales, marketing, operations, finance
  • Omni Brand and Channel
  • Multi Function Leadership
  • Start up and Fortune 100
  • High Global Growth Record

Specialty:

A visionary yet grounded leader with a record of driving profitable growth in multi-channel and multi-brand environments while building globally branded businesses, result-driven and highly motivated teams and lasting relationships with customers, vendors, staff and peers.

Scott Franklin

CMO | Marketing Strategy & Execution

  • 25 years of Global Marketing Leadership
  • Digital Marketing: Social Media, Brand Influencers, Search, Advertising
  • B2B and B2C Marketing Experience
  • Brand and Product Marketing
  • Experience in various product segments
  • Start-up to Public companies

Specialty:

A global marketing leader who has built several consumers brands from niche products to multi-million-dollar global brands. Extensive experience with brand management, digital marketing, media relations, advertising, packaging, B2C & B2B marketing, and product development in various product segments for start-up and public companies.

Keely Pleger

Leader | Inside Sales

  • 25+ years of experience in Sales & Service Operations Management
  • Built & led multiple Inside Sales teams
  • Turns low-volume accounts into growth drivers
  • Specializes in process standardization & change management
  • Knows how to drive revenue

Specialty:

A high-impact professional with extensive experience in client development with a proven ability to build trust, drive performance, and turn conversations into long-term partnerships. Her experience at Keen Footwear and Columbia Sportswear aligns perfectly with our mission in helping brands grow through smart channel strategy, operational excellence, and hands-on execution.

Kate Kingery

Vice President | Sales Management

  • 15+ years of Sporting Goods Industry experience
  • Sales Representative, Retail Sales Analysis, Demand Planning and Forecasting
  • B2B and B2C Sales experience
  • Sold big brands as well as start-up brands
  • Footwear, apparel, hard goods, and accessories

Specialty:

A highly successful independent sales representative with extensive experience within the Outdoor and Sporting Goods industries.  Lead the sales efforts in the Rocky Mountains for such brands as K-Swiss, Razor, Columbia, Sorel, Eastpoint Sports, Woolrich, Everlast, Pro-Tec and Kodiak Boots.  A seasoned professional who understands how to grow brands through retail sell-in and sell-thru.

More Reasons to work with Kompass Solutions

Outsourced Leadership vs. Direct Hire

Like technology, business models and standard structures of business are changing.  Since 2010, the average VP of Sales tenure dropped from 26 months to 19.  A large part of this decline is their sales channels have decreased their abilities to make their sales quotas.  It takes time to build relationships with sales channels and most VP’s don’t have the bandwidth to get sales going in the first few months which highly contributes to missing annual sales goals.

Don’t forget the Major Cost Differences

This point is often misunderstood since in most cases, organizations don’t take into account back-end employee costs like workers comp and personal insurance; vacation and sick pay; along with training and on-boarding costs.  With the tremendous costs associated with hiring, training, and developing a new VP along with personal and workers compensation insurance, vacation & sick pay, Kompass Solutions and outsourced leadership quickly becomes your best choice to grow your organization’s sales.

In Conclusion

With over 120 years of combined Got-to-Market Sales and Brand Management experience, Kompass Solutions has developed relationships with top buyers and sales organizations, while creating sales and marketing programs to convert on incremental opportunities. Interested in how our programs can provide sustained growth and open up new channels?  Looking for a structured, long-term sales and Go-to-Market program? Leverage our decades of experience to take greater control on the trajectory of your business.

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