Reed Dickens is an American Businessman and Entrepreneur based in Los Angeles. Dickens is currently the Chairman of LA Golf Partners, formed to invest in golf companies, who recently acquired the assets of Matrix Shafts and launched LA Golf Shafts. He is a former White House Assistant Press Secretary under George W. Bush. Dickens is the co-founder and former CEO of Marucci Sports, Co-Founder and Chairman of EQtainment, which created the Q Wunder show, app, and games.
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Biography
Dickens was born on December 30, 1977 in Monroe Louisiana to Sam and Jenny Dickens. Dickens attended Louisiana Tech University and graduated from LSU Shreveport in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications.
After graduation, Dickens became a White House Assistant Press Secretary to Ari Fleischer under George W. Bush in 2001. From 2001 to 2004, Dickens also served as a national spokesperson for the reelection campaign.
After leaving Washington and making the move to the West Coast, Dickens founded Outside Eyes, a crisis management and public affairs firm in 2005 that advised CEOs, government officials, and celebrities during all sorts of crises ranging from indictments and investigations to mergers and shareholder battles.
Dickens served as the CEO until he sold most the business to his partner when he launched Marucci Sports with his co-founders in 2009. From 2009 to 2012, Dickens was the first CEO of Marucci Sports (served as Chairman until 2015), where he led the acquisition of Marucci Bat Co. to build a national brand out of a niche business. His aggressive approach to consumer engagement and contrast marketing toppled Louisville Slugger as the industry leader of over 100 years. Marucci is now the manufacturer of the number one bat in Major League Baseball, as well as premium metal bats, gear and apparel for the most elite youth, senior league, college, and professional players in the game. Dickens remains one of the largest shareholders and is still actively involved as an advisor to his co-founder and current CEO, Kurt Ainsworth.
In 2012, Dickens founded Dickens Capital Group as a vehicle to invest, advise, and sit on boards of early and growth stage companies.
In 2014, Dickens co-founded EQtainment with his wife Sofia Dickens. EQtainment is the producer of the award winning Q Wunder app and games to teach social and emotional skills to children.
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Awards
As CEO of Marucci Sports, Dickens was profiled in Forbes magazine's America's Most Promising Growth Companies edition, named a top entrepreneur by Orange Coast magazine, and was also named to the Top 40 Under 40 by the Baton Rouge Business Report.
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