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For 23 years, Jeff Davis built brands at Procter & Gamble, in various leadership roles and in numerous product sectors (consumer-packaged goods, pharmaceuticals and beauty) and in several countries (USA, Canada, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia). More than half of Jeff’s career has been outside the U.S.

After retiring from P&G in 2009, Jeff was the angel investor, board member and eventual CEO of Orabrush Inc., which pioneered Molio’s model and successfully built the Orabrush tongue cleaner brand. According to Google, Orabrush was one of the first companies to build and commercialize a product on a global level leveraging YouTube advertising only and recognized Orabrush as one of the 10 most iconic ad moments on YouTube alongside billion dollar brands. DenTek Oral Care acquired the Orabrush brand in 2014. The “Molio Method” has been touted as a disruptive approach for building brands and has been recognized by AdAge, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, TechCrunch, ABC’s Nightline, MediaPost and Bloomberg TV.

Jeff is a rare executive that has run global billion dollar businesses and has also successfully launched two startups with successful exits. At the University of Utah business school, Jeff serves as adjunct professor of Marketing and is a published academic author. Jeff currently serves as a board member to a number of start-up brands. In addition to speaking German fluently, Jeff is an avid skier and an advanced open water scuba diver and a less advanced golfer.

Jeff earned a B.S. in Marketing and a B.A. in German from the University of Utah and resides in Salt Lake City, Utah. Specialties: - Innovation & Brand Building - Digital video Advertising - Start-ups - Consumer, Pharma & Beauty Businesses - Licensing & Acquisition and Co-Promotion in Pharma Industry - Turnaround, Integration, Divestitures and Cost Restructuring - Bilingual: English & German