Stephen Youngblade

Stephen Youngblade currently serves as a Partner at The Bench since November 2024. Prior to this role, Youngblade was the Director of Brand & Marketing at Whitewater from August 2023 to November 2024. From August 2014 to August 2023, Youngblade held various positions at The North Face, a VF Company, culminating as Director of Brand Marketing, where responsibilities included leading brand marketing for the lifestyle segment and global collaborations. Youngblade's earlier experience includes strategic roles at EVB, where strategic planning for client marketing campaigns was a focus, as well as marketing management roles at U.S. National Whitewater Center and PLEI Consulting. Academically, Youngblade earned an MBA in Sports Marketing and Management from UNC Charlotte and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with a double major in Spanish from Virginia Tech.