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About Distribution Strategy Group<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Distribution Strategy Group helps you compete and win.<\/strong> In an evolving business environment marked by digital transformation, shifting customer preferences, and the pivotal role of AI, we are your go-to source for research-backed webinars, whitepapers, blogs, and live events that will help you make better decisions. Our proprietary, specialized, distributor-focused analytics systems provide actionable insights you can use to drive superior outcomes with customers, employees, and versus competitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Distribution Strategy Group: Thought Leadership for Wholesale Change Agents.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ian G. Heller<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ian Heller has more than 30 years of experience executing marketing and e-business strategy in the wholesale distribution industry. He has written and spoken extensively on the impact of digital disruption on distributors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ian entered the distribution industry as a truck unloader at a Grainger branch while in college. He eventually became Vice President of Marketing there and has since held senior executive roles at GE Capital, Corporate Express, Newark Electronics and HD Supply. Ian most recently served as President and COO for Modern Distribution Management, a specialized information and analytics firm serving the wholesale distribution industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ian earned a BA in History from Roosevelt University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where he was elected commencement speaker by his classmates and won the Dean’s Distinguished Service Award.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n