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Created 12 years ago in Business / Getting Started

Globally we are faced with many challenges. It will take entrepreneurs and risk-takers to tackle these problems. I'll share with you how giving back made me a better leader and how you can become a better leader by giving back.
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Vipe Desai
Orange County, California Area
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Vipe is a brand strategist with a purpose. In addition to being a serial entrepreneur and philanthropist, he applies more than 3 decades of experience in creating disruptive brands and growth strategies for nonprofits and brands. Currently, Vipe is serving as a Board Member for Ocean Champions, Ocean Institute, and RichUncles.com, an SEC reporting company managing more than $450 million in assets. He’s also a campaign ambassador for AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles, a cutting edge 400,000 square-foot campus that convenes and nurtures the best and brightest pioneers and organizations in science, business, and education for ocean conservation. Vipe kicked off his career in the early ’90s when he created the H2O Winter Classic, a two-day surf and snowboard competition with a concert that went on to inspire the creation of the Warped Tour and X Games. In the late ’90s, he helped launch Red Bull in the U.S. Vipe has been called up by numerous brands, CEO’s and even political campaigns to advise on branding, marketing and turn-around strategies including creating a collaboration for Partnership for a Healthier America chaired by First Lady Michelle Obama. Today, Vipe’s focus is on ensuring that future generations are met with a healthy and thriving ocean. He’s involved with several ventures focused around innovations and solutions that will reduce plastic waste and minimize business's impact on the planet. An outspoken member of the coastal business community and a founding member of the Business Alliance for Protecting the Pacific Coast, Vipe was invited by Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) to testify before members of Congress on the harms of new offshore oil and gas drilling. He was recently presented with a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from Congressman Harley Rouda (CA-48) on his work with BAPPC to protect our coasts from offshore oil drilling. As a way to help others propel their careers, he launched the Army of Gamechangers podcast where he interviews executives who share their best career and leadership advice.
Reviews (11)
Highly recommended.
Source: Clarity Rushit Hila Dec 17, 2020Very happy and satisfied for this call which i had it postponed for months because i felt unprepared to do it (silly me).
Vipe was very helpful, happy to share his network for this project and gave me insights of the action sports market and the investing world.
Thank you so much Vipe!
Great chat about sports & marketing - thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience!
Source: Clarity Anthony Blatner Mar 19, 2018Vipe dove right into my questions with a wealth of advice and experience in non-profit management and youth marketing that helped to guide my next steps and overcome a few specific obstacles. A very valuable call.
Source: Clarity Jereme Axelrod May 16, 2014Couldn't be happier with the call. Vipe was friendly, knowledgeable, down to earth & very helpful. Answered all of my questions & had valuable insight & direction. He helped make a couple topics VERY clear that in the past had been foggy due to my lack of knowledge & lack of access to people with the knowledge to help. Really delighted to have this opportunity with Vipe through Clarity. Thank you!
Source: Clarity Jimmy Hickey May 8, 2014I've had the pleasure of working with Vipe Desai, President of Propaganda Headquarters, Inc., when I participated as a competitor in the H2O Winter Classic Pro Snowboarder/ Surfer Competition in 2003 and 2004. Vipe presents an infectious enthusiasm for his job, and always lightened the mood with his witty, comical sense of humor. He organized this entire two-day event with an unwavering resolution to facilitate productiveness and initiate commerce, all while generating a prodigious show for the spectators.
During his Presidency at Propaganda Headquarters, Inc. , I've observed Vipe’s have ability to appeal to the local action sports community, promote exchanges of ideas and questions; all while building strong, long-lasting business relationships with the both the sponsors and the competitors.
Vipe has always exhibited a superior knowledge of his products, remarkable organization, strong leadership abilities, and a positive attitude. His polite, outgoing demeanor works perfectly to appeal to the competitors, while his leadership capabilities and innovative business approaches must have made the sponsors confident to have him coordinating such a sizeable event.
Therefore, I recommend Vipe as an intelligent, hard-working individual with a unique sense of appeal to the action sports community, and a person who is capable of leading his teams to success. If you have any further questions regarding the abilities or qualities of Vipe Desai, please feel free to contact me at 808-779-6400.
Vipe is great to work with, has excellent vision and follow through...his ideas and his understanding of the communities in which he serves is top notch and he is a pleasure to be around...
Source: LinkedIn Rob Farrow Aug 13, 2013There's smart, and then there's crafty... If the guy who invented ice cream is smart, then Vipe would be the guy who first thought about putting it in a cone. Where the world sees right angles, Vipe sees curves.
You don't need to think outside the box when you're having a ball...
Source: LinkedIn Matt McClain Aug 13, 2013Vipe is an excellent person to be doing what he does. He has such a grasp on the industries of Action Sports, Youth Culture, Sports Marketing, Brand Development, Cause-related Marketing and Non-profit Board Development. He truly loves what he does and it shows everytime you sit down with him and talk about it. Vipe has been more than helpful to me in giving me insight into endeavors that I have gone into and if it wasn't for Vipe, the outcome in most caes, if not all, would have been devastatingly different. Vipe is an asset to everyone he works with and I would recommend him to anyone who wants a real professional with style, knowledge and heart to bring to the table.
Source: LinkedIn DP Group Aug 13, 2013Vipe has been a true mentor throughout my entire life. He was my sponser when I was a 14 year old surfer, my agent during a portion of my surf career and was also my boss when I excited the WQS to pursue college and a career in the surf industry. He has been instrumental in helping me take my education and applying it to real real world situations. Vipe is a giving, intelligent, passionate professional who has the ability to help any company, endemic or non-endemic, rise to the next level when targeting the youth and action sports markets.
Source: LinkedIn Mike (Mikey) Reilly, MBA Aug 13, 2013the startups.com platform
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