Darren Marshall's guest appearances

Darren Marshall

Open Account with SuChin Pak

PDX Executive Podcast

Drew McLellan

Lena Waithe

Jerry Colonna

Amy Wolff

Neal Gabler

Chip Conley

Blake Thiess

Deena Pierott

Mac Prichard

Ryan Carson

David Thompson

Vinay Prasad

Ravi Patel

Jennifer Johnson

Steve Brown

OwlTail

Smith Teamaker

Darren Marshall is the CEO of Portland based Smith Teamaker. In this episode Darren discusses how Smith embraced change during the pandemic to pivot towards ecommerce &amp; reinvent themselves as a direct to consumer brand.

Darren Marshall, CEO of Smith Teamaker on Embracing Change for Growth

Ravi Kroesen

In 2018, when Darren Marshall took over as CEO of Smith Teamaker, his goal was to take the company from high-end boutique to major retail force. However, that kind of change doesn’t happen without some tough and painful decisions that left everyone wondering ‘is this worth it?’ But, as Darren and his head teamaker, Ravi Kroesen discovered, it was worth it--because if it weren’t for that “pain,” they wouldn’t be prepared to pivot and be one of the few companies now experiencing unprecedented success in the middle of a pandemic...

<p>In 2018, when Darren Marshall took over as CEO of Smith Teamaker, his goal was to take the company from high-end boutique to major retail force. However, that kind of change doesn’t happen without some tough and painful decisions that left everyone wondering ‘is this worth it?’ But, as Darren and his head teamaker, Ravi Kroesen discovered, it was worth it--because if it weren’t for that “pain,” they wouldn’t be prepared to pivot and be one of the few companies now experiencing unprecedented success in the middle of a pandemic...</p>

These Unprecedented Times: Darren Marshall and  Ravi Kroesen