Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson

KEY SKILLS

Robert has consistently driven strategy and delivered growth across diverse industry / business models, large and small, corporate and start-up.

Prior to GO, Robert was global President and General Manager for Mophie, a division of ZAGG, Inc. where he led a 225-person business unit ($200MM+) focused on growing the Mophie product portfolio, brand position, global distribution and profitability.

As the EVP at Taylormade-adidas Golf Company, he oversaw all TaylorMade golf products from ideation, planning, budgeting, execution, design, production, lifecycle, and financials. He repositioned and relaunched a new corporate culture initiative, successfully achieve all financial goals and was a member of the Executive Team that completed the successful divestiture of TaylorMade from adidas and subsequent transaction to new private equity ownership. He implemented a portfolio diversification plan that increased top and bottom-line growth >20%, re-establish a DTC e-commerce group. He also served as Senior Director of Innovation and Director of Marketing (U.S.). ​

Robert was also the founder and CEO of The Hive Collective, Inc., a marketing and design agency which provided strategy work through asset development of creative solutions that included e-commerce, advertising, media planning, retail SIS and POP, PR/ communications, and product development/design. He started his career in agency and client-side marketing consulting, working with clients on branding and  strategy, advertising and positioning, direct response, CRM, and communication strategy/execution. 

Robert’s passions include Family, Golf, and Sports. He attended University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA.