
President & Founder, Shoewallet Active Gear LLC
Greater Seattle Area

President & Founder, Shoewallet Active Gear LLC
Greater Seattle Area
For a decade, after graduating from the University of Washington in 1994, he was a money manager working in Chicago on the Chicago Board of Trade, on Wall Street in New York City and in Seattle, Washington.
In 2000, While managing money for the Private Client Group of Oppenheimer & Co., Brian was invited to be the Market Commentator for FOX's Seattle Morning News TV Show. For 3 1/2 years, he reported daily from his Oppenheimer & Co. office in the Columbia Tower in Seattle. Credited with over +2,000 live TV appearances, he reported during the biggest boom and biggest bust in the history of the US Stock Market.
In April 2004, he left money management completely to launch Shoewallet Active Gear LLC. Since than, the "Shoewallet," from Shoewallet Active Gear LLC has been featured on:
NBC's Today Show, CNN Headline News, NY1 & over 200 radio stations nationwide. In addition, it has been written about & reviewed in the Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News, Shape magazine, Runner's World magazine, amongst dozens of others in print & on the web.
As a Shoewallet Supplier to the ad specialty, promotional products industry; Shoewallets are sold exclusively thru ASI, SAGE & PPAI Member Distributor Partners in the US, Canada & across the globe. Shoewallet Active Gear has produced custom branded Shoewallets for such brands as Southwest Airlines, US Air Force, Department of Defense, YMCA, Jamba Juice, Skechers, Pitney Bowes, Dunkin' Donuts, UCLA, etc.
The Mission is to provide a useful, versatile product in the Shoewallet, while increasing awareness on the need to always carry ID when on the road or trail. This message is driven daily by their Safer Roads & Trails Campaign;
Be Smart. Be Safe. Carry ID.™
(each Shoewallet is packed with a Free ID card)
By working closely with their Distributor Partners & end retail customers, they are driven to enable all people, young and old, to live Active, Safe & Healthy Lives.
>90% of the business is focused on manufacturing & supplying our ASI|SAGE|PPAI Member Distributor partners custom branded Shoewallets for their corp./non-profit/military/university/event customers. The other <10% is focused on selling shoewallets thru the retail channels of www.shoewallet.com and www.amazon.com.
(Consumer Goods industry)
July 2003 — Present (6 years 1 month)
Our primary business is manufacturing private label shoewallets for our Distributor partner-end customers. Our ASI Supplier #87194|SAGE Supplier #68300. Private label shoewallets can be purchased thru our network of thousands of partner ASI|SAGE|PPAI Distributors in the US and Canada.
If you are not a member, but wish to purchase Private Label Shoewallets/Go Wallets, please contact your local ASI|SAGE|PPAI Distributor. If you don't have one, we will introduce you to one of our preferred distributors in your area. You can also go here to view our Preferred Distributors in your city, www.shoewalletpromogear.com/resources/mainmenu.html
We are always interested in discussing joint partnership opportunities.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Investment Management industry)
January 2000 — April 2004 (4 years 4 months)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TRB; Broadcast Media industry)
March 2000 — October 2003 (3 years 8 months)
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Investment Management industry)
January 1996 — January 2000 (4 years 1 month)
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Investment Management industry)
January 1995 — December 1995 (1 year)
Joint venture development, new idea/product development, mentoring, investing, running, traveling, boating, tennis, spending time with family and friends.
Landmark Education Forum Graduate June 2008
Better Business Bureau Honor Roll Member since 2005
MIT Enterprise Forum Board Member (3 Terms)
Shoewallet.com Active Gear has been a Better Business Bureau Honor Roll member since 2005. Shoewallet.com Active Gear featured top of the hour, on CNN Headline News Fitness Safety Segment. Featured on the NBC's Today Show as 1 of 8 of the latest & greatest fitness gear products for the Fall in 2007.