D.J. Dozier

Author, W.H. Dozier III is currently an entrepreneur and business strategist, assisting start-ups and small companies with brand development, growth management, and sales strategies. Dozier was formerly the Senior Solution Executive for Verizon Enterprise Solutions with regional responsibility in multiple states on the East Coast. Prior to this position, Dozier was the Global Vertical Leader for a cross-functional sports & entertainment practice for Verizon Business, having responsibilities across the US and selected international locations. An organization he co-created for the multi-billion-dollar company.

Before joining Verizon Business, Dozier had a dual role with Broad Bay Cotton as a Special Advisor to the President and Vice President of Brand Development.

In previous executive positions in corporate development and as a marketing director at Powdr Corp’s action sports brand, Woodward Camp, a globally recognized power brand, Dozier learned from and reported directly to action sports icon and President, Gary Ream.

Prior to Dozier’s corporate career he traveled throughout the country and to various parts of the world as a public speaker and a fulltime volunteer. He participated in a total of seven seasons as a professional athlete in the National Football League and Major League Baseball, being one of only a handful of two-sport athletes. He is the only NFL player or athlete to ever reach baseball’s “major leagues,” who did not participate in collegiate baseball with almost seven years of not participating in the sport.

Dozier earned a B.S. in Commercial Recreation, Hospitality, and Tourism which has a strong concentration in marketing from Pennsylvania State University. Dozier and his team won a national championship with Penn State defeating the Miami Hurricanes in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl. It was the Fiesta Bowl’s first opportunity to host a national championship contest.