Merle Marting
TEC Canada Speaker | Founder- Go Grow LLC | Vistage Speaker
Merle founded GO ten years ago to drive sustainable growth and operational excellence for companies. With an “operator-centric” approach, GO has served over 200 clients and 30 PE firms. Previously, Merle spent 25 years driving growth for brands like NIKE, adidas, TaylorMade, and Callaway, holding senior roles such as President and GM. His leadership resulted in major revenue and profit increases, including a 63% revenue boost at adidas Golf, a 300% revenue surge at TaylorMade, and a ten-fold growth in NIKE retail revenues.


Merle Marting
TEC Canada Speaker | Founder- Go Grow LLC | Vistage Speaker
Merle founded GO ten years ago to drive sustainable growth and operational excellence for companies. With an “operator-centric” approach, GO has served over 200 clients and 30 PE firms. Previously, Merle spent 25 years driving growth for brands like NIKE, adidas, TaylorMade, and Callaway, holding senior roles such as President and GM. His leadership resulted in major revenue and profit increases, including a 63% revenue boost at adidas Golf, a 300% revenue surge at TaylorMade, and a ten-fold growth in NIKE retail revenues.
Merle’s Topics
This workshop on strategic planning equips organizations with the tools to align vision, goals, and execution for scalable growth. Participants will refine their purpose, mission, and values, analyze key business drivers using frameworks like SWOT and AI-enhanced insights, and prioritize growth opportunities through proven models. By creating an actionable roadmap with the 4Ws (What, Who, When, Win), teams will gain the confidence and tools needed to effectively execute and drive measurable results. Ideal for leaders at all levels, this workshop helps businesses create sustainable growth strategies ready for implementation.