Dave Fester

About Dave Fester

30+ years experience in executive marketing driving all levels of the business including…

Experience

1. Founder & CEO

   Summit24, Llc

   Oct 2010 — Present

   Dave provides executive leadership and coaching to help transform companies in a time of massive digital disruption. Dave has proven expertise where he helped drive critical innovations inside of Microsoft and now helps other major companies to re-imagine their possibilities. In addition, Dave helps build strong marketing plans that rises ahead of the noise with impact and scale. These include the Microsoft Store group where they have built a powerful online eCommerce engine with Dave helping with global expansion, reinventing the way they sell online and also helping drive the Signature experience on new PCs. In addition, Dave has helped IBM in their company-wide digital transformation. Working with the Boston Consulting group, Dave helped lead a team to drive a futuristic iteration of IBM.com, their marketplace and the way customers interact with them. This reimagining is beginning to unfold now in a dramatic transformation. Dave also helped Kirio with their breakthrough smart home technologies working to put them on the map, launch with excellence and prove they power the smartest home in the world.

Skills

• Marketing
• Marketing Communications
• Marketing Strategy
• Consumer Behaviour
• Mobile Devices
• Enterprise Software
• Sales
• Consulting
• Business Alliances
• Direct Marketing
• Analytics
• Product Marketing
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Product Management
• Product Planning
• Digital Media
• E-Commerce
• Strategic Partnerships
• Leadership
• Cloud Computing
• Business Strategy
• Management Consulting
• Business Development
• B2b Marketing
• Partner Management
• Digital Optimization
• Product Development
• Strategy
• Program Management
• Marketing Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership