Tuesday, March 19, 2013

About Dirk Kettlewell


Dirk Kettlewell: His Career

Dirk Kettlewell is well known throughout the business community. From a young age, Dirk has continuously proven that hard work and dedication pay off. As a teenager, Dirk began his working career working in a stockroom at a local Sears store. Little did he know that this would be the beginning to many successful endeavors throughout his career. Dirk Kettlewell has worked for many world retail giants including Officemax, Sears, Circuit City, and Montgomery Ward. Today, Dirk is a successful International Retail Consultant and works with many retailers around the world in order to execute higher revenues. Dirk Kettlewell was name one of the “Top 40 Executives Under 40” by Dealerscope Magazine. This title was earned through Dirk’s devotion to the industry.


Dirk Kettlewell: His Contributions

Dirk Kettlewell has been actively involved in a number of charitable organizations, one of which is the Boomer Esiason Foundation. In 2001, Dirk was fortunate enough to meet Boomer Esiason at a Super Bowl event. That year, Dirk attended the Booming Celebration and at that point significantly increased his commitment to the fight against cystic fibrosis. Since then, Dirk has played a key role in fundraising for the Boomer Esiason Foundation. During the unfortunate events that took place on 9/11, the Boomer Esiason Foundation offices were lost in the World Trade Center attacks. Dirk Kettlewell again contributed what he could in order to help the foundation. Kettlewell quickly responded by providing laptops, printers, and a host of other supplies for the Foundation’s new offices in Long Island and Manhattan. Kettlewell’s commitment to the fight against cystic fibrosis holds strong as he has raised well over $2 million for the Boomer Esiason Foundation.


Dirk Kettlewell: Family

Dirk Kettlewell is married to Dawn Callahan-Kettlewell. They are the proud parents of three boys ages 17, 20, 24. Although work and and charity are very important to Dirk Kettlewell, he loves spending time with his wife and children. Together as a family, they enjoy attending sporting events such as football and baseball. Dirks favorite teams are the Oakland Raiders and the Oakland Athletics.

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