Puffin
Drinkwear,
makers of personality-infused apparel for your drink to wear, announces that
Julian Davis is being brought on as Vice President of Wholesale Sales starting
immediately. Davis brings to Puffin Drinkwear extensive experience in sales and
operations, account management and product marketing.
With over 10
years of lead sales experience partnering with most major channel-leading
retailers, Davis is skilled in managing direct relationships with retail
partners and scaling wholesale businesses through periods of high growth. Davis
has consistently driven revenue growth and market expansion throughout his
career.
Tory Upham,
Puffin Drinkwear CEO, expressed excitement in Davis stepping in to the
position, “After an exhaustive search and fantastic pool of candidates, I
couldn’t be more proud to have Julian Davis join Puffin Drinkwear as Vice
President of Wholesale Sales,” says Upham. “Julian’s most recent work at
PopSockets and Mighty Jaxx has proven his exceptional ability to lead
high-growth sales organizations across a diverse channel mix of
category-creating and highly expressive products. Julian brings a thoughtful
approach to managing teams and delivers results in a fun way; a perfect tie to
Puffin Drinkwear’s ‘Fun Together’ mission.”
Julian Davis
was the North America Head of Sales for Mighty Jaxx, creators of limited
edition art toys and collectibles. Davis successfully managed direct
relationships with key retail partners including Hot Topic, FYE, Diamond
Comics, and UTC, led all revenue and operational objectives within the North
American region, successfully executed go-to market strategies for U.S.,
Canada, and Latin America markets, and increased YOY revenue by 240%.
Prior,
Davis was the Vice President of Sales for PopSockets, scaling wholesale
business from $3 million to $150 million. During his 5-years at PopSockets,
Davis led successful partnerships with Target, Walmart, Best Buy, T-Mobile,
AT&T, and Verizon, developed channel specific sales strategies and
budgeting processes, and lead in-store sales through assortment optimization
and employee training to ensure PopSockets product received premium-tier
attention at the store level. During this time, PopSockets placed second on the
Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in 2018 and shipped over 150
million units. “I am thrilled to be joining Puffin Drinkwear to help continue
to build on an already impressive foundation of retail partners throughout
North America,” says Davis. “The Puffin brand is built on the power of “Fun
Together” and I look forward to working with the team to expand Puffin’s
partner network with this in mind while delivering a bit of fun to consumers
along the way.”
Based in
Bend, Oregon, Puffin Drinkwear launched in 2018 and quickly gained traction
online and in retail, now on shelves at over 4,500 stores throughout the United
States and Canada, including R.E.I, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Bass Pro Shops, The
Paper Store, and World Market. Puffin Drinkwear ranked No. 8 on Inc. Magazine’s list of Pacific Region’s Fastest-Growing
Private Companies in 2023, further placing as No. 1 in the Oregon Business Category.
