Mike is a 20+ year veteran of the outdoor industry. He has been instrumental in the development of numerous brands in the fishing segment. Helping companies start from scratch in the US fishing market or existing companies grow into the fishing segment.

He and the Outdoor Brand Team have helped companies in multiple roles of sales, management, marketing and brand building at all levels. His passion from an early age has always been fishing and that continues today with a focus on a small group of preferred partners in the fishing market.

Mike currently lives in Iowa with his wife and two children.

Vance brings 40+ years of sales experience to the table, with 30+ of those specifically being in the marine and sporting goods industry. With over 50 years spent fishing both recreationally and in competitive tournaments, Vance has a great passion for fishing.

Sharing new products and techniques with customers and fellow anglers is one of Vance’s passions along with understanding the manufacturing processes of the great products he represents. Vance is semi-retired and helps with select accounts and strategies when he is not fishing on the Mississippi River.

Vance currently resides in Iowa, and enjoys spending as much time on the water as possible.

Carl is a US ARMY veteran, with loyalty marketing and management positions held within a large retail chain. A 20-year accomplished tournament angler and avid outdoorsman, that enjoys introducing the outdoors to others via camping, hunting and fishing (freshwater or saltwater).

Coordinator in tradeshows, speaker at seminars, schools, consumer shows, hunting or fishing clubs.  Sales Consultant with 13+ years’ experience with buyers at multiple levels:  independent dealer, large retailer and or large distributors.

Carl brings with him true in the field experience with in store sets, product training, marketing and sales trends or techniques. So lets go outdoors and talk business.

Justin has five plus of years of sales experience in the fishing segment and has strong relationships with retailers all over Florida.

Justin graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a degree in marketing.  He has been very effective in sales and marketing events thru out the state of Florida while winning multiple rep of the year awards.

Justin is a passionate fisherman with strong knowledge of freshwater, saltwater and fly markets.

Matt has more than 20 years experience in the fishing industry. With 10 years of retail sales and management experience, and over 14 years experience as a factory rep, Matt is a seasoned veteran of the industry. With great account relationships and strong team relationships, Matt has risen to the position of sales manager for the Outdoor Brand Team.  Matt leads all of our sales team members to help ensure they are all reaching their full potential in their respective territories.

Matt’s career has led him to Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi working with both dealers and distributors along the way.

Matt  enjoys both fresh and saltwater fishing, with his favorites being bass and inshore saltwater.  Along with fishing Matt enjoys attending sporting events such as football, basketball and baseball.   Matt currently resides in Georgia close to the shores of Lake Lanier.

Justin joined the Outdoor Brand Team in January of 2018 as sales professional responsible for accounts in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Illinois.

Justin’s background includes 13 plus years of fishing sales experience, along with also growing up in the fishing industry. A big key to his success is building lasting relationships with customers.

He also enjoys competing in fishing tournaments, as well as spending time with family trout fishing below Bull Shoals Dam. He Currently resides in Northwest Arkansas.

Scott joined the Outdoor Brand Team in June of 2019. He is responsible for the accounts in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

Scott has over 30 years of outdoor sales experience both as a sales representative and distributor salesman. He’s a highly motivated achiever, skilled in selling products, services and developing client relationships and new business.

Scott’s passion as a Manufactures Representative is taking a new or unknown product and working with his dealers, pro-staff and advertisers to making it a winner. He is also a rep who wants to know the nuts and bolts of the lines he represents, so product knowledge is a very important part to his sales technique. Scott brings to the table, ethics, honesty, hard work and an upfront personality that gets the job done.

Scott’s free time is spent mainly on the water fishing. He and wife chase the perch around Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River and the Finger Lakes. When he’s not fishing with his wife, he’s after walleyes, pike, large and small mouth bass. When open water fishing ends in mid-November he likes to hunt Whitetails.

Rob joined Outdoor Brand Team in 2015 as a Sales Professional responsible for accounts in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. His ability to establish strong working relationships with his customers, our manufacturers and local consumer networks has been key to his success.

Being the recipient of multiple sales awards, the true reward lies within the growth and sharing in the success of his customers and the brands he represents.

Rob enjoys all aspects of the outdoor business. He is an avid angler and a licensed USCG fishing guide in the great lakes region. Rob values sharing his passion for the outdoors on and off the water with friends and family.

Bill joined the Outdoor Brand Team in May of 2019. He is responsible for the accounts in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Bill has over 22 years of outdoors sales knowledge. The majority of his experience comes from the fishing side of the business. He brings his skills of merchandising, assortment building, and product knowledge. Providing an individual with the proper product or knowledge to enhance their experience is rewarding for him. His relationships with customers and contacts have been created with honesty and commitment, providing the best service possible in each situation.

Bill’s free time is spent in the outdoors. He spends time fishing muskies, walleyes, panfish, largemouth and smallmouth bass, and an occasional steelhead. When fall comes around and he is not deer hunting, he is waterfowl hunting. His greatest enjoyment of the season comes from watching his yellow lab, Kota, retrieve birds.

Scott grew up hunting and fishing in the upper Midwest and calls the Twin Cities of Minnesota home. He took to the water and found a passion for tournament bass fishing.

Tournament success led him to the seminar stage at area sport shows and that lead him into writing for outdoor publications throughout the upper Midwest. It is the writing and teaching passion that lead him to becoming the Media Coordinator for the companies that Outdoor Brand Team represents. Scott also coordinates our successful media events each year.

Scott uses his on the water experience and fishing knowledge to assist the companies and their Pro Staff’s in getting their media and marketing message to the public and to the fishermen.

Dave is an outdoor journalist, photographer and content specialist based in Summerville, SC. Growing up around the fishing and marine industry led Dave to pursue his passion of sharing the great outdoors with others through writing and photography.

Covering the professional tournament scene for over a decade has given Dave a unique insight on how to promote the brands that are the lifeblood of the fishing and outdoor industry. He has strong relationships with anglers at all levels.

Dave is our content coordinator and heads our efforts to construct unique content to be used on a wide range of platforms including social, newsletters, digital, SEO and paid advertising. Dave also manages our Best on Tour weekly email.

Preston Kendrick joined the Outdoor Brand Team in June of 2021. He graduated from Bryan College with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing, while currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing.

Preston has had a passion for fishing since he was 10 years old. His passion led him to compete in high school and college fishing tournaments, and he and his partner won the 2020 Collegiate National Championship.

Preston is passionate about growing the sport of fishing through teaching younger anglers how to fish.  Preston helps with a number of sales and marketing activities in the Southeast and across the Eastern US.