Roderick Brown

Promotional Products and Branded Merchandise

Now retired Founder of MadeToOrder, Inc. Serving a number of Fortune 1000 companies with OEM branded or logo identity products, business gifting, branded merchandise, corporate apparel, recognition, and awards. We add dimension to your brand. MadeToOrder builds and deploys specialized websites and related services for large enterprises, non-profits, or agencies to manage, control, and direct their spending in this category of goods and services.

The Piedmont Council - Boy Scouts of America is one of the oldest Boy Scout Councils west of the Mississippi River. We one have the highest percentages of Eagle Scout Graduates in the USA. One of our long-time scouts donated $50 Million to The Boy Scouts of America. Vocal in driving membership policy for all regardless of sexual orientation. Created and co chair a sporting clays shooting fundraiser that raised over $18K locally in 2014 and continue to be a key volunteer running the $150K annual Christmas tree lot for the Piedmont Council. Continue to be deeply involved in shooting and tree lot fundraisers even after terming out of board.

Served on numerous committees and in 2010 elected to PPAI Board of Directors to a 4 year term. Served as Vice Chair of Financial Services for 2012 1n2 2013 and Board Liaison to the Technology Committee at PPAI. Actively involved in rebuilding strategic reserves, reducing size of the BOD, participating in legislative events in DC and participating with board in directing a $20 million trade organization. Participated in delegations to PSI in Germany 2013 and 2014 and guest speaker at BPMA in Great Britain 2014.

PPAI is the not-for-profit trade association representing the $20 Billion Promotional Products industry. PPAI has approximately 75 employees and an annual budget nearing $ 20 million.

PRFO is a non-profit organization established to build a new community park and sports field facility in Piedmont, CA.

Piedmont Community Church is a 100-year-old non-denominational church participating in numerous international youth mission trips.

Supports all forms of girl's and boy's high school athletic programs.

I left Idea Man, Inc in January 1989 in order to create my own Promotional Products Distribution and Consulting firm and grew Harwood Holdings, Inc for 10 years before selling to a start up Venture Capitlal backed company in January of 2000. I then left that firm in July 2001 and orchestrated a buy back in April 2003. Today we exist as MadeToOrder, Inc.

Created and launched a regional sales office for a Los Angeles based branded merchandise company. Recruited, trained and managed sales representatives for the firm and reported to the CEO.

Revenue and recruiting were my key assignments at JNI. I attended career days at campuses such as Santa Clara University, University of the Pacific, Cal State San Jose and Cal Poly to recruit new sales executives and began to learn what traits had a chance of turning into a sales ability.

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