Donte McCrary-McClain
5.0
(12)
Studied at Elizabethtown College
Hiring Manager at Willse-McClain Advisory
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Work Experience
Co-Founder & Partner
Willse-McClain Advisory
November 2025 - Present
Hiring Manager
Consultant and Co-founder, partnering with brands and agencies to translate digital commerce complexity into clear strategies, focused operating models, and durable capabilities.
Vice President, Amazon Media
Flywheel Digital
August 2024 - July 2025
Hiring Manager
Executive P&L owner for Amazon Media, reporting to the SVP of Media. Co-led a 215-person Media department alongside the VP of Omnichannel, directly managed a 95-person Amazon Media team, and oversaw strategic Amazon partnerships to drive innovation, strengthen client relationships, and support retention and growth.
Director of Client Services
Flywheel Digital
November 2022 - August 2024
Hiring Manager
Led media teams for global clients. Cultivated C-suite relationships that generated incremental revenue and secured long-term partnerships. Architected Flywheel's scalable digital commerce framework while elevating company visibility at industry forums and fostering team excellence.
Senior Client Services Manager
Flywheel Digital
May 2022 - November 2022
Interviewer
Led media teams for global clients. Cultivated C-suite relationships that generated incremental revenue and secured long-term partnerships. Architected Flywheel's scalable digital commerce framework while elevating company visibility at industry forums and fostering team excellence.
Director of Ecommerce
The Hershey Company
June 2021 - December 2021
Hiring Manager
Strategic leader driving $24MM+ e-commerce business with 20% growth targets across major retail platforms. Pioneered digital commerce roadmaps while educating cross-functional teams on emerging marketplace trends. Orchestrated brand, shopper marketing, and operations, in collaboration to maximize digital ROI.
Senior Manager, Global Eommerce Business Development
Newell Brands
November 2018 - June 2021
Hiring Manager
Led an intrapreneurial team of eight, building and implementing go-to-market e-commerce strategies across Canada and Latin America, managing a multi-category $170MM P&L across DTC, Pure Play, and Omnichannel platforms. Partnered with eight country General Managers to develop comprehensive strategies, annual sales plans, and P&L accountability.
Manager, Global eCommerce Business Development
Newell Brands
May 2017 - October 2018
Interviewer
Led an intrapreneurial team of eight, building and implementing go-to-market e-commerce strategies across Canada and Latin America, managing a multi-category $170MM P&L across DTC, Pure Play, and Omnichannel platforms. Partnered with eight country General Managers to develop comprehensive strategies, annual sales plans, and P&L accountability.
Customer Business Manager
Unilever
February 2016 - May 2017
Interviewer
Led a team of four managing $60MM Skin and Hair Care portfolio at Walgreens and Ulta Beauty; negotiated growth plans, optimized assortment, and launched digital-first campaigns.
Business Resource Group Lead: Unilever - Enactus
Unilever
September 2013 - May 2017
Co-founded an employee resource group bridging Unilever-Enactus partnership, growing to 150+ global members with executive sponsorship from five senior leaders. Created and launched the national Bright Future Project Accelerator Grant Competition. Mobilized student teams to implement sustainable food security solutions aligned with Global Goal 2: Zero Hunger, impacting 100,000+ lives.
Associate Channel Business Manager (Global Assignment)
Unilever
October 2015 - March 2016
Owned a cross-functional strategic framework tool that aligned Sales, Category Operations, and the retail force with a clear consumer-focused briefs for execution of 2016 promotional drives. Led the creation and negotiations of a Joint Business Plan cross-category activation ‘Household Essentials’ platform, including an enhanced Machine Manufacturer Recommendation Program, POS elements and navigation solutions, and a branded identity to live across print and digital communications.
Global Associate Brand Manager
Unilever
January 2015 - November 2015
Pioneered the workstream of two new proprietary brand licensing partnerships and developed and tested full concepts, designs, and business cases in alignment with a global premiumization strategy for category growth.
Associate Category Management Manager
Unilever
April 2014 - December 2014
Worked collaboratively with Walmart Buyers to objectively develop insight-driven category modular recommendations integrating corporate deletes, brand block and segment/sub-segment and shopper strategies, and new innovation.
Customer Development Analyst
Unilever
July 2013 - March 2014
Dual in-office Walmart Analyst and Territory Sales role, 1.) owning analytical reporting and incremental strategic projects whilst 2.) managing 14 retail stores, selling and building displays, driving incremental off-shelf placement, and maintaining distribution and modular compliance.
Customer Development Intern
Unilever
May 2012 - August 2012
Optimized product assortment in the Discount Channel through analysis of core item product velocity, recommendations equating proj. to +$4.6MM in incremental sales volume.
Education
Elizabethtown College
Bachelor of Science, International Business, Marketing, Spanish
Activities and societies: Student Government, Enactus, Delta Mu Delta Business Honors Society, Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Entrepreneurship & Spanish
12 Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
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