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GAVIN HEVERLY

Founder & Principal

  • Founder - Rise Above Consulting

  • Founder - Rise Above Consulting Network

  • Founder - Climbing Gym Management Series

  • COO - UBC Pro Tour

  • COO - Brooklyn Boulders

  • 20+ years of leadership and innovation in the climbing gym and outdoor industry.  

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EXPERIENCE

  • Championed HR strategy including new team structure to improve HR response time by +300%, reduce recruiting time by 50% and employee turnover by ~20%.

  • 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.

  • Identified real estate and market opportunities & prepared for expansion, with 3 locations producing ~$1.4mm  in EBITDA

  • 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

  • Led market expansion with development and launch of new facility on budget to deliver record breaking 2,000 pre-sale memberships, 2X previous record

PETE WARD

Partner

  • Board VP & Interim CEO - American Alpine Club

  • Founder & CEO - UBC Pro Tour

  • Founder & CEO - NE2C Productions

  • Interim CEO - Rockwerx

  • Founder - PSG

  • BS - Neuroscience

  • MBA - Leadership

  • 25+ years of leadership and innovation in climbing, tech, finance and corporate strategy.

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EXPERIENCE

  • Multiple growth CEO positions delivering five-year highs in performance and up to 51% YoY revenue growth

  • Built the modern model for competition climbing & digital broadcast

  • Experience in Tech & on Wall st managing up to nine figure P&L responsibility 

  • Visionary strategist and thought leader in the climbing industry

  • Swiss Armed Forces Command & Staff Officer School - Crisis Management Training and Simulation Certified

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