Evan Townsley

Background analyst, behavioral examiner & strategy implementer

About

CEO, International Growers Supply Inc. Brand development & placement, manufacturing & wholesale for the indoor gardening industry world wide. International product sales and brand placement, 1995- Present. Specialist in hydroponic methods: NFT, Aeroponics, Drip, Ebb & Flow, DWC, Raft, & Vertical. Patented the grow tent, created, manufactured and distributed brands: Hydrohut, Phat Filter, Organic Air Filter, Mister Clone, Deaupasse Products, Powerload, and manufactured many house brands for Hydrofarm and Bloomington Wholesale among others world wide. Electronics, plastics, filters, parts and CO2 distributor. ODM & OEM in our own factory in Tianjin. Recent former COO at Lusher Bioscientific, a subsidiary of Focus Universal, (Nasdaq: FCUV) 2021-2022. Created and branded the Lusher Bio mark and company, created the Hydropublica and Garden Prime brands and created, branded and oversaw development of Hive Filtration for Focus CEO, Dr. Desheng Wang. Helped formulate product attributes and create market strategies to implement fundamental disruptive technologies into the controlled agriculture environment, IoT and data transmission. CEO & manager of retail hydroponic & indoor gardening equipment sales & customer education, 1995-2014, simultaneously with duties at International Growers Supply. I was one of the pioneers in the hydroponics industry having founded a retail hydroponics outlet and distributorship in Los Angeles in 1995. Equal partners included Lawrence Brook, CEO of General Hydroponics (acquired by Scotts Miracle Gro (NYSE: SMG) (retired) and Benoit Goessens, V.P. of Hydrofarm (Nasdaq: HYFM) (retired). Over successive decades, Mr. Townsley helped mold the industry into what it is today through innovative product advancements, numerous patents and decades of product manufacturing and brand development for both his company International Growers Supply, Inc. and myriad industry powerhouse players such has Bloomington Wholesale (purchased by Suntrust and then Grow Generation NYSE: GRWG), Hydrofarm (Nasdaq: HYFM), Sunlight Supply (acquired by Scotts Miracle Gro (NYSE: SMG), and numerous European, South American and Canadian wholesalers.

Country

United States

City

Los Angeles

Industry

Wholesale

Skill

Project Management, Leadership, Product Development, Brand Developement, Product Marketing, Brand Advertising, International Product Placement, Design for Manufacturing, Product Distribution, Building Brand Awareness, Market segmentation analysis, Transacted sales in the tens of millions, New Business Development, Strategic Planning, Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Negotiation, Customer Service, Sales Management, Business Strategy

Experience

Background analyst, behavioral examiner & strategy implementer

IGS

2023-10 - Present · 3 yrs

Los Angeles, California, United States

CEO & Head Visionary

International Growers Supply, Inc.

1995-10 - Present · 31 yrs

Greater Los Angeles Area

Design, manufacturing and product placement for indoor gardening products worldwide since 1994. Former COO at Lusher Bioscientific (2021-2022), a subsidiary of Focus Universal, Nasdaq: (FCUV), I was one of the pioneers in the hydroponics industry having founded a retail hydroponics outlet and distributorship in Los Angeles in 1995. Equal partners included Lawrence Brook, CEO of General Hydroponics (acquired by Scotts Miracle Gro (NYSE: SMG) (retired) and Benoit Goessens, V.P. of Hydrofarm (Nasdaq: HYFM) (retired). Over successive decades, I helped mold the industry into what it is today through innovative product advancements, numerous patents and decades of product manufacturing and brand development for both his company International Growers Supply, Inc. and myriad industry powerhouse players such has Bloomington Wholesale (purchased by Suntrust and then Grow Generation NYSE: GRWG), Hydrofarm (Nasdaq: HYFM), Sunlight Supply (acquired by Scotts Miracle Gro (NYSE: SMG), and numerous European, South American and Canadian wholesalers.

Former COO

Lusher Bioscientific, Focus Universal, Nasdaq: FCUV

2021-8 - 2022-6 · 11 mos

Ontario, CA

Chief Operating Officer at Lusher Bioscientific, a subsidiary of Focus Universal, Nasdaq: FCUV. Created and branded the Lusher Bio company, Garden Prime brand, Hydropublica brand, and created, oversaw development, and branded Hive Filtration for Lusher Bio and CEO Dr. Desheng Wang.

Product Development Consultant

Focus Universal (FCUV) NASDAQ

2021-9 - 2022-1 · 5 mos

Ontario, California, United States

Revamped, restructured, re-created, re-branded, repackaged, previous lines of hydroponic products previously sold to Hydrofarm and later divested to Hydrofarm.

CEO & Founder of International Growers Supply, Inc. & Hydroasis Corp. Inc. Since 1994

INTERNATIONAL GROWERS SUPPLY I

1995 - 2022 · 27 yrs

Los Angeles, California, United States

Co-Founder

The Allele Group

2014-1 - 2016-11 · 2 yrs 11 mos

CBD genetic research towards creating an inbred line.

CEO

Hydroasis Corporation

1994-10 - 2013-11 · 19 yrs 2 mos

Greater Los Angeles Area

Retail hydroponic & organic gardening store.

CEO & Founder of Hydroasis Corp. Inc.

Hydroasis Corporation

1995-10 - 2013-10 · 18 yrs 1 mo

Los Angeles, CA

The third hydroponic store in Southern California. We opened in 1995 with myself, Benoit Goessens, V.P. of Hydrofarm (retired) and Lawrence Brooke, CEO of General Hydroponics (retired). Hydroasis catered to all communities and employed a diverse staff mostly garnered from my old high school, Fairfax High in L.A. We taught hydroponic methods, pest control, lighting and atmospherics to thousands of clients for almost twenty years in all communities in and around L.A. Hydroasis helped push the boundaries in a time when hydro was taboo and not well known.