David Himmel

I started at PwC in 2011 as the Florida Marketing Leader. In that role, I worked closely with PwC's Florida Partners to identify opportunities to impact revenues and drive growth in Florida. In 2013, I took on added responsibility as PwC's Global LinkedIn Leader for Business Development & Sales Enablement, working closely with LinkedIn to develop training customized for PwC and ensuring the rollout of several LinkedIn training modules across the US firm. In 2015, I began my role as a Client Relationship Director in the Private Company group, working closely with FL-based private companies In 2021, I joined the firm's PE / AWM group, where I work closely with a handful of select clients to help them solve their business issues by bringing them the full breadth of PwC's expertise in audit, tax and consulting services.

I led the development of a new start-up venture to create the world's largest provider of sailing services / sailing related retail stores. I grew the brand from 1 to 14 locations -- and over $5M in revenue through a combination of franchising, licensing and strategic partnerships. I managed the group's P&L and a team of approximately 100 worldwide. I built the brand's Business Plan, Marketing Programs, Operations Manual and Sales Programs. Extensive global business experience, as 14 locations were located in the US, Caribbean, UK, Europe, Middle East, and Asia.

I ran sales and marketing for 800+ franchised health club locations across the US. As VP of Sales, I managed the franchised sales team, developed sales strategies, created sales lead programs and managed trade shows and international sales opportunities. Additionally, I led the marketing team, supervised Field Marketing representatives, developed an Internet marketing campaign and new websites, created direct mail programs and consumer promotions, developed a multi-faceted advertising campaign and managed vendor relationships / franchisee relations.

I worked in Private Clients Services calling on C-Suite executives to assist them with asset allocation strategies and investment selection. I built a strong network / referral base and became adept at networking with, and selling to, a high-net worth clientele. My strength was my ability to utilize my broad personal network to quickly develop new relationships and use a consultative sales approach to address clients' concerns, as opposed to "selling" to them. Following the merger of Chase and JP Morgan, I joined Banc of America Securities as a Vice President where I co-managed a a successful six broker sales team.

As the NJ State Sales Manager, I led the NJ distributor sales team to build distribution and sales volume across a large portfolio of wine and spirit brands by analyzing / managing pricing programs, retailer incentives and distributor sales programs. Besides determining strategy, my role required me to lead and motivate my salespeople to achieve required objectives. As Brand Manager for Grand Marnier, I created the brand's marketing plan, developed a new advertising campaign around utilizing Grand Marnier in our line of signature cocktails and led the execution of over 2,400 on-premise promotions.

AS Brand Assistant on the Cambridge and Alpine brands, I developed brand plans, new advertising, consumer sweepstakes, retailer promotions, direct mail programs, and product catalogs.

As the Marketing Intern on Tide Detergent, I led Tide financial reporting and identified and initiated a strategic partnerships and joint advertising / promotional program with LL Bean that was successfully executed.