The Twenty Minute Vc: Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

Dave Powers serves as President and CEO of Deckers Brands, a global footwear and apparel company where he focuses on the company’s five high-performing brands: UGG®, Teva®, Sanuk®, HOKA One One® and Koolaburra®. Prior to Deckers, he held executive leadership roles at Converse and Timberland, where he led worldwide retail merchandising, marketing, visual and store design as well as the creation of a sustainable line of footwear and apparel. In Today's Episode with Dave Powers: 1. The Unlikely CEO of a Global Footwear Company: How did Dave make his way into the world of consumer and fashion from the ground up? Why did Dave never think he was the type of person to be a CEO? What does Dave know now that he wishes he had known when he started his career? 2. From $1.1M Acquisition to $1.4BN Revenues: The Hoka Story: Why did Deckers acquire Hoka for $1.1M? What did they see in this, at the time, futuristic running shoe that no one else saw? Was the growth of Hoka linear or were there needle-moving mom