LK Hillside is owned by Dave Lessing, an experienced entrepreneur

Dave is a dynamic business leader with a proven track record building and scaling organizations in different industries.

RESULTS

Deluxe Corporation, GM

  • 23% growth in revenue, from $30M to $37M

  • 200 basis point reduction in selling costs

  • 5% boost in productivity for the division

PsPrint, VP Sales & Marketing

  • 270% growth in sales, from $11M to $30M

  • 10x return via $45M strategic acquisition

  • 59% increase in customer lifetime value

Presidio Knolls School, COO

  • 170% growth in revenue

  • 155% growth in student enrollment

Entrepreneurship and business ownership have been core to Dave’s upbringing.

  • Dave’s Parents owned professional service businesses

  • Dave’s Grandfather owned a food distributor

  • Dave’s Uncles owned family businesses in food service, vending, metalworking manufacturing, and more

SUPERPOWERS

Entrepreneurial Leadership: Deep Listening & Inner Fire

  • Deep Listening: listen to customers, colleagues & partners and understand needs/priorities to deliver outstanding results — e.g., ecommerce redesign (PsPrint), cross-sell solutions (Deluxe Corp), refinancing & construction projects (Presidio Knolls School)

  • Inner Fire: embrace new challenges with a “can-do” attitude and overcome obstacles to consistently achieve success

Leader and Doer

  • Strategic vision combined with practical, agile execution

  • Expansive range in scope based on the need of the business in the moment, from being the online marketer (PsPrint, Hotwire) or deal maker (Yahoo!) to leading multi-function organizations (Deluxe Corp, PsPrint, Presidio Knolls School)

Chief Cheerleader

  • Rare ability to generate excitement and enthusiasm — from janitors and security guards to functional leaders, investors and trustees — to deliver projects, products, processes and meaningful change