Gregarious Potentialist with Entrepreneurial Adictions
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Founder at Wave Tribe (The World's First Green Surf Company)
- Board Member at One Love Learning Foundation
- Board Member at Oak Grove Educational Center
- Publisher & International Rights Director at K Publications
- Past
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- Entreprenuer at Korazon Organics
- Entreprenuer at Ojai Web
- Professor at European School of Management (Spain)
- Explorer at Himalaya Sanctuary
- Professor at Universidad del Noreste (Mexico)
- Entreprenuer at Quest For Success
- Education
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- Rajghat Besant School (Varanasi, India)
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- California State University-Long Beach
- School of Life
- Connections
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30
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- Industry
- Non-Profit Organization Management
- Websites
Derek Dodds’s Summary
I have been involved with various business start-ups and non- profits for the last decade and my current skill set has allowed me to expand my effectiveness in multiple areas of executive management and leadership.
As an entrepreneur in the publishing field I have been responsible for growing sales of published authors in global markets; traveling to China, Africa, Latin America and Europe each year to expand market penetration and increase multilateral revenue streams.
As an entrepreneur in the surf industry I created the world's first GREEN surf company using ecological and recycled materials; first to market with passion and vision.
My BHAG is to end all war on this planet, both internal and external.
"Take the wheel of life and drive. Don't wind up in the backseat or worse---the trunk." - Left on Red by Bill Glynn
Derek Dodds’s Specialties:
Financial management, strategic planning, marketing, vision and goal setting, organizational behavior, business dialogue, publishing, sales, systems, networking and IT.
Derek Dodds’s Experience
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Founder
Wave Tribe (The World's First Green Surf Company)
(Sporting Goods industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)
"If people really understood the connection of environmental damage to their own lives, they would be much more motivated to preserve and protect the environment."
- Dr. Eric Chivian, Director of Harvard’s, Center for Health & the Global Environment -
Board Member
One Love Learning Foundation
(Think Tanks industry)
June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)
We facilitate learning through exploratory self examination, heart centered education, and innovative responsible business creation by providing resources, wisdom, and inspiration through unimagined possibilities.
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Board Member
Oak Grove Educational Center
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
October 2004 — Present (5 years 2 months)
As a Board member of both the parent organization and the Oak Grove School, I am part of the governing body that sets direction and creates vision.
Additional Positions:
Chair of the Board Finance Committee
> responsible for 5 Million Dollar Budget)
Member of the Land Committee
> managing 175 acres, retreat, archive, school, offices -
Publisher & International Rights Director
K Publications
(Publishing industry)
1999 — Present (10 years )
Responsible for international sales, systems administration, management of core sales and marketing staff; operating with limited resources with the strategic goal of establishing new global markets and increasing domestic sales. It's all about sales baby, can you close them?
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Entreprenuer
Korazon Organics
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
2005 — 2008 (3 years )
Created first ALL organic retailer in US. Sold in 2008.
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Entreprenuer
Ojai Web
(Design industry)
2003 — 2004 (1 year )
Design and web company. Closed after one year for lack of vision.
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Professor
European School of Management (Spain)
(Higher Education industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year )
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Explorer
Himalaya Sanctuary
(Think Tanks industry)
1994 — 1999 (5 years )
Lived in Asia/Europe for five years while preparing for and accomplishing three separate trekking expeditions through the Annapurna's in Nepal.
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Professor
Universidad del Noreste (Mexico)
(Higher Education industry)
1997 — 1998 (1 year )
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Entreprenuer
Quest For Success
(Education Management industry)
1993 — 1994 (1 year )
Founded career guidance company out of Grad School for the criminology field. Sold after one year.
Derek Dodds’s Education
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Rajghat Besant School (Varanasi, India)
None , Indian Philosophy + Yoga , 2004 — 2004
- Activities and Societies:
- Six month sabbatical of study and introspection in this very powerful city.
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Languages 1995 — 1997
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California State University-Long Beach
MPA , Total Quality Management and Organizational Behavior , 1988 — 1993
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School of Life
Still in Session , Communications, Marketing, Humility , 1968
Additional Information
Derek Dodds’s Websites:
Derek Dodds’s Interests:
surfing, reading, learning, creating, sculpting surfboards, marketing, business innovation, technology, truth and driving my '75 911 way too fast.
Derek Dodds’s Groups:
social venture network, surf rider foundation, heal the bay
Derek Dodds’s Honors:
to live wholeheartedly with maximum benefit to society---to enthusiastically approach each moment with heart, passion and vitality
Derek Dodds’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
