James Dahline

“As the marketing director for Sport Ngin, Jim has been a great partner with us at the National Sports Center. He's constantly thinking of ways that Sport Ngin can be leveraged by us to make our programs and products better. He truly sees our success as Sport Ngin's success. I've also seen a noticeable difference in the quality and quantity of Sport Ngin's content marketing since he joined their team. He's clearly leading the push to build Sport Ngin as the "go-to" resource for all technology needs for sports clubs, organizations and facilities. Engaging with Jim you constantly come away with new ideas and new strategies to think about for your company.”

“I have had the pleasure to partner with Jim and Sport Ngin for over a year now. Jim acts with urgency and a can-do attitude through all of our mutual partnerships. While business results drive successful partnerships, the customer's experience is the most important in driving a call to action. Jim helps turn big ideas into reality by successfully activating at events through content marketing, engaging with customers via mobile technology and utlizing social media channels to stay connected to customers, potential customers, partners and clients.”

“I have had the opportunity to work and collaborate with Jim on a few separate projects and always look forward to and appreciate the idea generation and passion that he brings to the table within the focus areas of marketing strategy and activation. Beyond just contributing his industry insight to the project at hand in order to help achieve a beneficial outcome for all parties, Jim also understands the value of relationship management and the role that he plays has helped reinforce an already strong partnership.”

“I have had the privilege of working closely with Jim over the past year. His excellent communication and positive energy lend to his success during his time with Sport Ngin. Jim is the type of manager who is able to get the job done while promoting a fun and energetic atmosphere. His passion and determination to deliver high-quality results is unparalleled.”

“Jim was far more than a boss to me during my summer internship at Sport Ngin, he took countless hours out of his schedule to teach and serve as a mentor to me. Jim is a devoted, hard working Product Marketing Manager who goes above and beyond to deliver a great experience for all those around him.”

“I had the pleasure of working with Jim at 50 Below. As a Sales manager Jim’s ability to lead his team to develop new products was crucial to my team’s success. He was able to bring a product to market that filled our clients need and actually worked. This was no small feat. Jim worked hard staying up to date with the ever changing landscape of the internet. His in depth knowledge of the internet allowed him to bring to market products that have value. His ability to work with the other department managers and staff to roll out and support these products place him as a person I would be happy to work alongside as a sales manager. Jim’s strong marketing and advertising background allowed him to work well with our clients and develop products that were easy to sell. Jim also worked with outside vendors to allow us to retail additional products to our clients. His work with the vendors to tailor their product for us allowed us to market products to our clients that we would not have had otherwise. He is always learning and growing, and is an asset to the organization that has him on their team.”

“Jim is a talented marketer. He's a quick learner and always looks for ways to apply best practices to every situation. Jim's focus is always on the customer and how to reach them better and get them to buy. He understands that technology is just a tool and that good marketing principles have to underlie the use of new technology in reaching customers. He was a pleasure to have as a colleague.”

“I have worked with Jim in a variety of capacities over the years. Most recently, Jim and I worked together in the Business Development Group at 50 Below. As the front line of communication with prospective clients, I am only as good as the products and services I represent as part of 50 Below. Jim is directly responsible for the suite of products we currently offer our professional service clients. With his understanding of market demands, ability to create and maintain beneficial third party partnerships, and cooperation with internal staff to quickly bring products to market; Jim ensures the success of the Business Development Group at 50 Below. Vision is essential to this and any company. Jim's ability to foresee the evolving needs of our client base is essential to the current and continued growth of 50 Below. It eases my mind to know that I work with a person in Jim who's vision is 3 or 4 years ahead of the curve. I am constantly impressed by Jim's ability to understand the professional needs of our clients and prospects. Jim Dahline will benefit any operations, marketing, and business development organization with which he works.”

“I have had the pleasure of working with Jim for over two years. During that time we have met on a regular basis to discuss our two companies and shared business opportunities. Jim is extremely knowledgeable in: advisor marketing and communication, web technology, market trends and social media. In front of clients Jim is professional, respectful and fair. Jim has become a great partner and friend.”

“Jim Dahline is a "shooting star." By that, I mean that Jim is an individual that you rarely have the opportunity to work with during your career. He has consistently risen to achieve every business need our company has identified (and exceeded expectations). Jim is truly a marketer. Over my time managing him, he soaked in all available knowledge the company could provide, and then took it upon himself to exceed our immediate needs by earning his MBA. I can honestly say that Jim took the knowledge that I had to give, expanded on it, and has now become a mentor to me. I look up to his expertise, and quite often recommend him as an expert and mentor to others. Jim has an expert talent at analizing markets, developing sales, marketing, and product distribution strategies, and crafting new products that fit identified markets. At the same time, he maintains personal and business relationships with strategic business partners. I can count on one hand the number of people that I want to work with regardless of the company they work for.... and Jim is one of them.”

“During the time I was priviledged to work with James at Exmark, it was very obvious that he is a highly intelligent, highly motivated individual. He is a very stategic thinker that pushes people to look at new ideas and concepts, but backs those ideas with concrete reasons and measurements. Given the opportunity I would not only recommend James, but would jump at the chance to work with him again.”

“I was very fortunate to work with Jim on several large projects through out my time at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Jim was always quick to establish himself as the project leader. Working with Jim was always a guaranteed perfect grade as he always insured that every i was dotted and every t was crossed. Jim was an amazing project manager not only because of his thoroughness but also because he was able to utilize each team members strengths and pull together people from a variety of backgrounds and skill sets to produce a well functioning team. Watching Jim continue to develop his skills after college has been very rewarding for me. I wish Jim continued success and wish him the best in everything he does.”

“I have been in a few training classes that Jim has headed up, he is very thorough, informative, and knows how to gain and hold everyone’s attention. He is always researching and finding better and more efficient ways for all of us to do our jobs better and more effectively. Jim has been and will be a great asset to 50 Below, our teams, and our clients.”

“I have had the pleasure of working with Jim since I arrived here at 50 Below. I continue to be impressed with his grasp of all aspects of the internet and the website industry. His understanding and knowledge are huge assets for our company. From our clients to our staff, Jim's leadership and sharing of internet marketing and operating information benefits all.”

“Jim has been a strong leader for the Business Development and Marketing groups at 50 Below. As a department manager and vendor business partner, Jim's ability to plan and execute strategic marketing and product deployment projects places him at the forefront of experts in our industry. Jim has his finger on the pulse of current online marketing best practices and works daily to educate others and institute those practices within our firm. It has been both a pleasure and a learning experience working with Jim.”

“During my time with The UPS Store corporate office marketing department, I had the pleasure of working with 50 Below. From early on in my relationship with 50 Below one of the key team members assigned to our account was Jim Dahline. Jim is an expert in the online marketing arena and I often found myself relying on his knowledge to develop solutions for our customizable Web site program. Jim always seemed to have my company's best interests in mind. I always felt confident that if a problem or concern needed to be fixed it wouldn't be long before a resolution was proposed. Also, Jim's innovative thinking in the online marketing realm expanded my thinking of the capabilities of our program. It is with sincerity that I recommend Jim Dahline and the 50 Below team.”

“Jim is accurate and thorough in his research, pays attention to details and has no dread of routine work. His extraordinary ability to analyze problems and outline necessary courses of action is invaluable to the company. Seldom have I been able to recommend someone without reservation. It is a pleasure to do so in the case of Jim Dahline.”