Bio

Richard Rex Schutte

Professional Biography

Mr. Schutte is a Sales and Marketing professional with over 30 years of ever increasing responsibility. He currently is the Founding Principal of Schutte & Associates, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in assisting small to medium sized businesses. He has helped companies from a variety if industries create and launch new products, develop marketing plans, train sales people, implement and motivate sales rep organizations, develop incentive plans, install accounting and point of sale software, create and implement customer loyalty programs, reduce overhead and restore bottom line profitability.

Extensive Experience

He has led businesses as the President /COO and Sales and Marketing VP in turn-around situations executing profitable strategies for business growth, obtaining financing and creating profits. Mr. Schutte’s primary marketing experience has been as a consumer products marketing professional. He has created numerous successful product execution plans, product positionings, marketing strategies, advertising campaigns, customer loyalty programs, representative and distributor networks and launched new products. He has developed effective plans that have driven prospects into stores and gained market share. He has led sales launches in numerous categories both domestically and internationally with in house sales forces and rep/distributor networks and knows how to lead and motivate a sales team to deliver the desired results.

Financial Background

His finance background is based on being a hands-on controller, cost accounting, capital budgeting and obtaining outside financing. He has implemented numerous new accounting packages and understands financial statements and how to dissect them to uncover issues and solutions. Additionally, he has extensive experience in strategic planning, operations, and engineering.

Education

His education includes a BS in Engineering from Cornell University, a MS in Engineering from University of Pennsylvania and an MBA in Finance and Marketing from the University of Delaware. He is a Registered Engineer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. He is an Accredited Associate with the Institute for Independent Business.