A FORTUNE 100 BRAND AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE
Driven to create winning strategy to enact change and organization improvement. Highly-experienced marketing professional with over 30 years of transformational marketing and innovation success, consistently exceeding corporate expectations, industry benchmarks, and client expectations. Possesses broad-based management skills and deep knowledge of current trends, methodologies, and approaches to improve organizational performance, maintain exceptional level of quality, and facilitate growth and change in response to complex business challenges and realities. A consensus builder, autonomous producer, and exceptional leader who gains the trust of his clients and major stakeholders. |
SPECIALTIES
Advertising Annual and Long-term Planning Brand Management Brand Revitalization Budgetary Oversight Business Turnarounds Channels Management Innovation Marketing Communications Promotion Public Relations Strategic Marketing Team Development |
To see a few career highlights, scroll below in the section titled Career Stops & Successes.
STOUT IS AN ELITE LONG DISTANCE KAYAKER
For fitness and recreation, his passion is long distance kayaking. Over six seasons he paddled over 5,500 miles on many of our country's most scenic rivers and lakes. He has solo paddled across our Great Lakes seven times: Lake Michigan (5), Lake Superior, and Lake Huron. Additionally, he has raced in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Washington. |
To read stories and view photography of his paddling adventures, visit: www.TheNorthlandAdventurer.com