GAVIN HEVERLY
Founder & Principal
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Founder - Rise Above Consulting
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Founder - Rise Above Consulting Network
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Founder - Climbing Gym Management Series
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COO - UBC Pro Tour
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COO - Brooklyn Boulders
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20+ years of leadership and innovation in the climbing gym and outdoor industry.
EXPERIENCE
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Championed HR strategy including new team structure to improve HR response time by +300%, reduce recruiting time by 50% and employee turnover by ~20%.
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Implemented enterprise planning process to define and monitor objectives and clarify resource prioritization. Resulted in first-ever measurable utilization rate, achieving 75% success rate on key results.
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Identified real estate and market opportunities & prepared for expansion, with 3 locations producing ~$1.4mm in EBITDA
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Increased national membership base ~3X to 10K+ active members achieving best sales months ever in company history. National Members +70% and revenue +31% vs. previous year
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Led market expansion with development and launch of new facility on budget to deliver record breaking 2,000 pre-sale memberships, 2X previous record
EXPERIENCE
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Multiple growth CEO positions delivering five-year highs in performance and up to 51% YoY revenue growth
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Built the modern model for competition climbing & digital broadcast
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Experience in Tech & on Wall st managing up to nine figure P&L responsibility
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Visionary strategist and thought leader in the climbing industry
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Swiss Armed Forces Command & Staff Officer School - Crisis Management Training and Simulation Certified