Blue 44 Leadership, Inspiration, and Coaching



Welcome to Blue44









"A Passionate Teammate Who Has Walked In Your Shoes"

With over 25 years of leadership experience in operations, merchandising, supply chain, category management, marketing, and sales, I want to share some lessons I have learned along this great journey. On this website you see a compilation of articles I have written, motivational & inspirational stories, observations on leadership, service & business, books I have enjoyed, my favorite quotes and some fun observations.

Experienced "Retail Swiss Army Knife":

  • Mentoring/Coaching/Culture

  • General Management

  • Merchandising

  • Category Management

  • Analytics

  • Project Management

  • Business Development

  • Compliance

  • Brand Ambassador

  • Competition/Strategy

  • Supply Chain

  • Marketing

The name of my organization comes from the basketball jersey number I wore in high school and college for the Blue Aces and Blue Streaks respectively. It's a fitting name because my leadership style draws heavily upon team based principles, coaching and competing.

CORE VALUES

Everything I do revolves around these core values, and much of the content contained on this website can be tied back to these beliefs.

PASSION, WORK ETHIC, AND LEADING BY EXAMPLE

There is only one thing a leader believes in more than his own ability: his team. It is my experience that success is determined by work ethic, passion and leading by example.

HEALTHY BODY, HEALTHY MIND

I believe in this passionately. Stay Active. Set Goals. Do Something. Work out, Run, Bike, Hike, Kayak, Hoop - those are some of my favorites.


FAMILY

I love spending time with my family. There is only one thing more precious than our time, and it is who we spend it on.

Inquiries: dstukus@gmail.com