Randy D. | Leland

Randy D.

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10-year Career Coach | Graduate from School of Hard Knocks

Studied at Robert H. Smith School of Business

Works at Innovacean

Available Tuesday at 3:00 PM UTC

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Available Tuesday at 3:00 PM UTC

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Randy's Coaching Offerings

Career Development Start-to-Finish

Expert help on everything from getting the interview to landing the offer.

Starting at $1,25010h+ of coaching

Pay as you go

Get help with Interview Prep, Skill Building, and .

Randy also coaches for Marketing, Military, Executive, and Entrepreneurship. View all.

Randy’s Career Development Qualifications

Experience level: Executive

100+ people coached for Career Development

Starting my career as a top graduate from my undergraduate university, I believed the world was full of opportunity. But I discovered the path to achieve my dreams was far more difficult than I anticipated. There were no recruiters standing by and no companies pursuing me. I had to forge my way at every step of my career. Over the course of 20 years, I have been coached by dozens of mentors and executive recruiters. With their guidance and my perseverance, I progressed from obscurity to being presented for leadership opportunities with some of the most respected companies in the world. I learned in the trenches of experience and graduated from the "school of hard knocks." For the past decade, I have coached scores of people to help them avoid the difficulties I faced. If you are seeking to open doors, change paths, get promoted, or move to a higher level, I can assist you to achieve your dreams -- without the hard knocks.

Randy can help with:

Interview Prep

Skill Building

Career Planning

Professional Networking

Resume Review

Personal Branding

Networking Strategy

Freelancing

Salary Negotiation

Job Search Strategies

Randy also coaches for Marketing, Military, Executive, and Entrepreneurship. View all.

About Randy

With over 20 years of experience leading marketing and brand strategy for companies ranging from startups to Fortune 50 global giants, I’ve worked with renowned brands like Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Google, Microsoft, P&G, Samsung, Target, and many more. My expertise spans Tech, Retail, Consumer Products, Fashion & Apparel, CPG, Entertainment, Medical, Manufacturing, and Government. I combine enterprise leadership with startup agility and drive transformational business results. Whether you are at the beginning of your career or at a mature stage, starting a company or managing a business unit for a global enterprise, I can help you to plan your course, pursue your dreams, and achieve your life goals.

Why do I coach?

My career progression was a challenging journey. Starting at a typical state university without recruiting relationships, I faced an uphill battle to get to where I wanted. Despite my academic performance and work experience, there was no direct path to my dream job. Through perseverance and the guidance of mentors, I progressed and achieved my dream to serve as a marketing leader for Fortune 50 companies. I learned that with the right coaching, anyone can achieve their dreams. Over the past two decades, I’ve been mentored by numerous executive recruiters and leaders, gaining valuable insights through their coaching and my personal experiences. This helped me to get opportunities with some of the best companies in the world. For the past decade, I have been coaching to share what I discovered and enable people to achieve their dreams.

Work Experience

President

WaterTech Solutions

August 2024 - Present

WaterTech Solutions provides a comprehensive set of solutions to enable health and wellness through safe drinking water. WaterTech brings certified expertise in Problem Diagnosis, Solution Design, and provides the most advanced water filtration systems on the market with education, training, and support. WaterTech systems treat, reduce, and remove more than 90 chemical, radiological, and microbial contaminants including bacteria, viruses, chemicals, disinfectant byproducts, and emerging contaminants. WaterTech has a proven track record of performance and reliability for 35+ years in more than 90 countries.

Founder & President

Innovacean

August 2016 - Present

Innovacean is a strategy consulting agency that specializes in driving transformative growth through data analysis, strategy, and execution for mid-cap companies. Innovacean combines the expertise of a strategy consultancy with the creative development and execution arm of marketing agency to bring end-to-end solutions to market and drive results.

Cofounder

sFoundation

April 2019 - April 2020

Co-founded Silicon Valley startup accelerator which was focused on early-stage startups and helping founders to successfully qualify for Y Combinator. Developed mentoring relationship with UC Berkley Startup program focused on startup customer value proposition, marketing development, and investment preparation. Coached multiple companies through UC Berkley and sFoundation. Developed Met with investors to garner investment, build strategic relationships, and achieve revenue goals.

Vice President of Marketing

Tailored Brands

September 2017 - February 2019

As senior marketing officer, led brand strategy, marketing, and innovation for one of the largest men's specialty brands in the US (Men's Wearhouse). Managed marketing teams, agencies, initiatives, steering committees, channel plans, and budget. Drove transformational growth in sales, acquisition, retention and a turnaround to consistent profitable growth.

Director of Marketing

Luxottica

April 2013 - August 2016

Led holistic marketing and innovation for the world's largest eyewear companies (LensCrafters, Pearle Vision, Ray-Ban, Oakley, etc.). Led brand strategy and new product/service/technology launches. Led competitive analysis, channel planning, creative development, and Go To Market. Reversed 10-year decline; drove record sales, profitability, retention, and traffic growth for 3 years.

Brand Manager

Procter & Gamble

March 2010 - April 2013

Led $2B global brand, managed P&L, $45MM marketing budget, and innovation pipeline. Partnered with regional teams, managed agencies, media, channel plans, and led broad cross-functional teams. Launched holistic brand restage, product innovation, and creative campaign that drove business from 10-year decline to positive growth.

Senior Category Marketer

Target

April 2006 - December 2009

Led holistic marketing for multiple categories including $6B Electronics category, Registries, and Holiday Gifting. Helped Apple to launch the company's first retail store-in-store. Developed joint business plans with Samsung, Sony, Microsoft, LG, and others. Led category development for Target.com--the 2nd largest e-commerce site in the world. Helped develop the first integrated realtime experience between site and store in the retail industry. Drove +42% sales growth.