DEESCONSULTING
CONSULTANT • EDUCATOR • KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Wholesale Distribution.
From Experience, Not Theory.

Dr. Colin Dees helps wholesale distributors improve profitability, pricing, inventory, operations, and leadership—combining more than 20 years of real-world distribution experience with consulting, research, and university teaching.

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Built for distributor owners, executives, associations, and leadership teams.
Dr. Colin Dees
20+Years in Wholesale Distribution
Ph.D.Academic Rigor
EXECDistribution Leadership
EDUUniversity Educator
STAGENational Speaker
WHY COLIN

Built in Distribution.
Proven in Leadership.
Focused on What's Next.

Colin Dees didn't enter wholesale distribution as a consultant. He built his career inside the industry—and continued building from there.

From HVAC technician and frontline distribution roles through branch operations and executive leadership, Colin has managed the same challenges distributors face every day.

Today, he combines that experience with advanced research, university teaching, and hands-on consulting to help distributors across the country improve profitability and performance.

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HOW COLIN HELPS DISTRIBUTORS

Practical Expertise.
Measurable Impact.

01

Consulting & Advisory

Get into the nuts and bolts of the business.

Identify opportunities, solve problems, and improve performance across pricing, inventory, purchasing, operations, analytics, and ERP utilization.

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02

Speaking & Training

Ideas your team can use Monday morning.

Keynotes, workshops, association programs, and customized training created specifically for wholesale distribution professionals.

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03

Leadership & Education

Develop leaders who understand the business.

Help current and emerging leaders connect sales, pricing, inventory, operations, finance, analytics, and people to profitable growth.

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EXPERTISE

Where Strategy Meets
the Real World.

01

Customer Pricing & Profitability

Disciplined pricing strategies that protect gross margin and support customer growth.

02

Inventory, Purchasing & Replenishment

Improve availability, working capital, forecasting, replenishment, and purchasing discipline.

03

Analytics & Business Intelligence

Turn distributor data into actionable information and focus attention where it matters.

04

ERP Utilization

Bridge the gap between business strategy and the systems distributors rely on every day.

05

Operational Excellence

Strengthen processes, productivity, accountability, and execution.

06

Leadership & Profitable Growth

Connect decisions across the organization to customers, cash flow, and profitability.

CLIENT RESULTS

Real Distributors.
Real Results.

“Improved our margin by more than 2%.”
“Improved our gross margins and inventory turns.”
“His Eclipse expertise coupled with his executive experience makes him unique and immensely helpful.”
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Colin Dees
THE JOURNEY

From the Warehouse to the Classroom—and Everywhere in Between.

HVAC Technician→Distribution Operations→Executive Leadership→Dees Consulting→Ph.D.→University Educator→National Speaker

That journey gives Colin an unusually broad perspective—from decisions made at the counter and inside the warehouse to strategic decisions made in the executive office.

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SPEAKING & TRAINING

Bring Practical Distribution Experience to Your Next Event.

Whether speaking to branch managers, sales professionals, emerging leaders, executives, or an industry association, Colin's goal is simple: give people ideas they can actually use.

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ON STAGEPractical.
Relevant.
Immediately
Useful.

A SIMPLE BELIEF

Distribution Is a People Business.
But the Numbers Still Matter.

Great distributors need both. Leaders who develop people, serve customers, and build strong teams—and the operational and financial discipline to understand pricing, inventory, working capital, productivity, and profitability.

LET'S TALK DISTRIBUTION

What Are You
Working On?

Whether you're trying to improve profitability, strengthen inventory performance, develop your leadership team, or bring practical distribution education to your organization, I'd enjoy learning more about it.

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