GARY DOBBINS

Gary Dobbins has extensive work experience in product development, category management, brand management, and product marketing in the sporting goods industry.

GARY started their career at Wilson Sporting Goods in 1999 as an Inside Account Manager, servicing accounts in the Washington, Oregon, and Northern California regions. GARY received the Wilson Sporting Goods presentation award during their tenure. In 2002, they transitioned to the role of Product Marketing Manager, where they managed licensing initiatives and played a key role in achieving annual sales of $58 million. GARY also set a sales record for tennis rackets in 2006.

In 2007, Dobbins joined Horizon Fitness as a Brand Manager, where they coordinated the successful introduction of a new line of compact treadmills on the Home Shopping Network. This introduction set an on-air record for the treadmill category and led to immediate adoption by other accounts.

In 2008, Dobbins moved to Maurice Sporting Goods as a Category Manager. GARY had complete profit and loss responsibility for all categories and utilized their product and brand management expertise for the development of new items and management of existing SKU's.

In 2010, Dobbins joined Easton-Bell Sports as a Product Development Manager, where they currently hold a role. No further details regarding their specific responsibilities have been provided.

Gary Dobbins holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) degree in Marketing from Washington State University, completing their studies in 1997. Prior to that, from 1993 to 1995, they earned an Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree in Business Administration and Management from BYU-Idaho. Later, from 2009 to 2014, Dobbins obtained a Master of Arts (M.A) in Business Management from Webster University.