“Long before he was an acclaimed designer, creative director, and brand advisor, Kelly Dee Williams was just another kid with a skateboard and a lofty dream of becoming a pro snowboarder. But it was his lived study of boardsports culture that would inform his career… After a brief span as a snowboard athlete on the Mammut team, he pursued a different line and landed in a design role with Burton’s Analog apparel division. It was a dream job and one that required a move to the desert that is Southern California. Ironically, that was the closest Kelly came to having to quit snowboarding. But the experience opened doors. In the years that followed, he managed external artists for brands, worked with clients such as Nike 6.0 and Philips, took on the Brand Manager role with Fallen Footwear, presenting collections to sales reps, overseeing catalog design, and eventually landed with DVS Footwear as Global Creative Director.”

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