LK Hillside is owned by Dave Lessing, an experienced entrepreneur

Entrepreneurship and business ownership have been core to Dave’s upbringing

  • Dave’s Parents owned professional service businesses

  • Dave’s Grandfather owned a food distributor

  • Dave’s Uncles owned family businesses in food service, vending, metalworking manufacturing, and more

Dave is a dynamic business leader with a proven track record building and scaling organizations in different industries

SUPERPOWERS

Entrepreneurial Leadership: Deep Listening & Inner Fire

  • Deep Listening: listen to customers, colleagues & partners and understand needs/priorities to deliver outstanding results–e.g., ecommerce redesign (PsPrint), cross-sell solutions (Deluxe Corp), refinancing & construction projects (Presidio Knolls School)

  • Inner Fire: embrace new challenges with a “can-do” attitude and overcome obstacles to consistently achieve success

Leader and Doer

  • Strategic vision combined with practical, agile execution

  • Expansive range in scope based on the need of the business in the moment, from being the online marketer (PsPrint, Hotwire) or deal maker (Yahoo!) to leading multi-function organizations (Deluxe Corp, PsPrint, Presidio Knolls School)

Chief Cheerleader

  • Rare ability to generate excitement and enthusiasm–from janitors and security guards to functional leaders, investors and trustees–to deliver projects, products, processes and meaningful change

RESULTS

General Manager

23% growth in revenue, from $30M to $37M

200 basis point reduction in selling costs

5% boost in productivity for the division

VP Sales & Marketing

270% growth in sales, from $11M to $30M

10x return via $45M strategic acquisition

59% increase in customer lifetime value

COO/CFO

170% growth in revenue

155% growth in student enrollment

STARTUP & TRANSFORMATION EXPERIENCE

Building from the Ground Up: Products, Projects & Functions

  • Marketing, customer service & website usability (PsPrint)

  • New product: multiple print promotional products (PsPrint)

  • New service: direct mail (Deluxe Corp) & graphic design (PsPrint)

  • Refinancing & construction projects (Presidio Knolls School)

Strategic Pivots & Quick Transformations

  • From print marketing products to personalized print and direct mail services (Deluxe Corp)

  • From simple search engine marketing to integrated, multi-channel online & offline marketing programs (PsPrint)

  • From search/affiliate marketing to website optimization (Hotwire)

  • From in person to remote learning (Presidio Knolls School)

OPERATIONAL & STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

Organization & Talent Management

  • Reorganized the technology/marketing teams and recruited and mentored leadership team of seven people (Deluxe Corp)

  • Launched an employee goal/review process and implemented continuous improvement approach (PsPrint, Presidio Knolls School)

Deal-Making

  • Instrumental in positioning the company for successful strategic acquisition (PsPrint)

  • Negotiated and closed 19 integrated marketing and software/database licensing agreements, contributing $25M in revenue (Yahoo!)

Dave is a dynamic business leader with a proven track record building and scaling organizations in different industries

Deluxe Corp General Manager

23% growth in revenue, from $30M to $37M

200 basis point reduction in selling costs

5% boost in productivity for the division

PsPrint VP Sales & Marketing

270% growth in sales, from $11M to $30M

10x return via $45M strategic acquisition

59% increase in customer lifetime value

Presidio Knolls School Chief Operations Officer

170% growth in revenue

155% growth in student enrollment

OPERATIONAL & STRATEGIC

Organization & Talent Management

  • Reorganized the technology/marketing teams and recruited and mentored leadership team of seven people (Deluxe Corp)

  • Launched an employee goal/review process and implemented continuous improvement approach (PsPrint, Presidio Knolls School)

Deal-Making

  • Instrumental in positioning the company for successful strategic acquisition (PsPrint)

  • Negotiated and closed 19 integrated marketing and software/database licensing agreements, contributing $25M in revenue (Yahoo!)

SUPERPOWERS

Deep Listening & Inner Fire

  • Listen to customers, colleagues & partners and understand needs/priorities to deliver outstanding results–e.g., ecommerce redesign (PsPrint), cross-sell solutions (Deluxe Corp), refinancing & construction projects (Presidio Knolls School)

  • Embrace new challenges with a “can-do” attitude and overcome obstacles to consistently achieve success

Leader and Doer

  • Strategic vision combined with practical, agile execution

  • Expansive range in scope based on the need of the business in the moment, from being the online marketer (PsPrint, Hotwire) or deal maker (Yahoo!) to leading multi-function organizations (Deluxe Corp, PsPrint, Presidio Knolls School)

Chief Cheerleader

  • Rare ability to generate excitement and enthusiasm–from janitors and security guards to functional leaders, investors and trustees–to deliver projects, products, processes and meaningful change

STARTUPS & PIVOTS

Building from the Ground Up

● Marketing, customer service & website usability (PsPrint)

  • ● New product: multiple print promotional products (PsPrint)

  • ● New service: direct mail (Deluxe Corp) & graphic design (PsPrint)

  • ● Refinancing & construction projects (Presidio Knolls School)

Strategic Pivots & Quick Transformations

  1. ● From print marketing products to personalized print and direct mail services (Deluxe Corp)

  2. ● From simple search engine marketing to integrated, multi-channel online & offline marketing programs (PsPrint)

  3. ● From search/affiliate marketing to website optimization (Hotwire)

  4. ● From in person to remote learning (Presidio Knolls School)

RESULTS