Evan Townsley
HUMINT & OSINT Analysis & Strategic Action Implementation. CEO & Founder of International Growers Supply, Inc. & Hydroasis Corp. Inc. Former COO at Lusher Bioscientific, a subsidiary of Focus Universal, Nasdaq: (FCUV)
- Role
- Background Analyst, Behavioral Examiner & Strategy Implementer at IGS
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Evan Townsley
CEO, International Growers Supply Inc. Brand development & placement, manufacturing & wholesale for the indoor gardening industry world wide. International product sales and brand placement, 1995- Present. Specialist in hydroponic methods: NFT, Aeroponics, Drip, Ebb & Flow, DWC, Raft, & Vertical. Patented the grow tent, created, manufactured and distributed brands: Hydrohut, Phat Filter, Organic Air Filter, Mister Clone, Deaupasse Products, Powerload, and manufactured many house brands for Hydrofarm and Bloomington Wholesale among others world wide. Electronics, plastics, filters, parts and CO2 distributor. ODM & OEM in our own factory in Tianjin. Recent former COO at Lusher Bioscientific, a subsidiary of Focus Universal,(Nasdaq: FCUV) 20••••22. Created and branded the Lusher Bio mark and company, created the Hydropublica and Garden Prime brands and created, branded and oversaw development of Hive Filtration for Focus CEO, Dr. Desheng Wang. Helped formulate product attributes and create market strategies to implement fundamental disruptive technologies into the controlled agriculture environment, IoT and data transmission. CEO & manager of retail hydroponic & indoor gardening equipment sales & customer education, 19••••14, simultaneously with duties at International Growers Supply. I was one of the pioneers in the hydroponics industry having founded a retail hydroponics outlet and distributorship in Los Angeles in 1995. Equal partners included Lawrence Brook, CEO of General Hydroponics (acquired by Scotts Miracle Gro (NYSE: SMG)(retired) and Benoit Goessens, V.P. of Hydrofarm (Nasdaq: HYFM)(retired). Over successive decades, Mr. Townsley helped mold the industry into what it is today through innovative product advancements, numerous patents and decades of product manufacturing and brand development for both his company International Growers Supply, Inc. and myriad industry powerhouse players such has Bloomington Wholesale (purchased by Suntrust and then Grow Generation NYSE: GRWG), Hydrofarm (Nasdaq: HYFM), Sunlight Supply (acquired by Scotts Miracle Gro (NYSE: SMG), and numerous European, South American and Canadian wholesalers.
Experience
Background Analyst, Behavioral Examiner & Strategy Implementer
Oct 2023 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
Education
American University of Paris
BA International Business Administration
1989 — 1991
Fairfax High School
Graduate
1982 — 1985
Skills
- Marketing Management
- Brand Development
- International Sales
- Sales
- Product Management
- Team Leadership
- Business Strategy
- Segmentation
- Product Distribution
- Market Segmentation Analysis
- Strategy
- Account Management
- Transacted Sales in the Tens of Millions
- Brand Developement
- Product Development
- Strategic Partnerships
- Product Marketing
- Start-Ups
- Public Relations
- Customer Service
- Marketing Communications
- Building Brand Awareness
- Social Media Marketing
- Retail
- Business Planning
- Team Building
- Market Research
- Marketing Strategy
- Brand Advertising
- Entrepreneurship
- International Product Placement
- New Business Development
- Contract Negotiation
- Design for Manufacturing
- International Business
- Public Speaking
- Strategic Planning
- Sales Management
- Online Marketing
- Negotiation
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