Daniel Schwartz

About

Operations executive (Plant/Operations Manager → COO/CEO) with hands-on experience launching a greenfield manufacturing plant for Deluxe and driving Lean/cellular transformations. As COO/CEO at Midland Radio, grew the business from ~$40M to ~$63M in 4 years, scaling marketing headcount (3→15) and building 9 sales channels while optimizing manufacturing layouts and cross-training teams.

Key Strengths

• Launched a greenfield manufacturing facility for Deluxe in Streetsboro, OH (recruited 12-person leadership team; oversaw ~2-year facility construction)
• Implemented Lean/cellular manufacturing and facility layout changes that exceeded productivity and profit goals in first two years
• Scaled Midland Radio as COO/CEO from ~$40M to ~$63M revenue in 4 years
• Built and scaled marketing org from 3 to 15 team members
• Established 9 sales channels to expand go-to-market reach
• Operational excellence through one-piece flow/pull systems, cross-training, and waste reduction
• Strong mentorship approach: trust-building, scenario-based coaching, and pairing non-ops leaders with experienced operators
• Change management with team-based goals/rewards to drive engagement and reduce siloed work

Reference Highlights

• fair and effective at assessing processes
• not intimidated by challenges
• improves organizations through strong relationships
• efficient and fair communicator
• shares experience and knowledge across the team
• creates a motivating, high-performance culture
• strong at hiring high-quality leaders and mentors
• prioritizes collaboration over just talent/skill
• drove significant company growth
• willing to take calculated risks
• built trust with an overbearing owner/founder
• helped make the company the most successful it has been
• improved company culture significantly
• respected across all levels of the organization
• effective mentor (helped identify strengths and improvement areas)
• treats everyone with respect
• creates an environment for people to grow and learn
• effective in small, fast-growing, startup-like environments
• strategic and visionary
• able to see through roadblocks
• highly developed operational background across several industries
• highly adaptable; able to pivot and change directions
• strategic in developing teams around a vision
• drove multi-digit increases in revenue and EBITDA via marketing scale-up
• effective at navigating complex leadership dynamics
• able to govern the board and balance outcomes across the organization
• strong recommendation for advisory roles; would do well in any role

Experience

Education

Awards

• President’s Club (2012) - Deluxe Corporation
• Lean Manufacturing Award (two years in a row) - Deluxe (out of 30 KS companies)

Skills

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