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Dana Madlem

Doer · DISC type ds
Chief Executive Officer at Rush Order
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Dana Madlem is the CEO of Rush Order, where he provides global order fulfillment and customer support solutions for high-growth brands. With an MBA from Santa Clara University, he is an expert in creating scalable customer experiences. Colleagues and clients often describe him as strategic, thorough, and attentive to detail.

Outside of his professional life, Dana is an avid trail runner. He lives in a small town where he enjoys the local community and, like many, deals with the occasional challenges of suburban life, such as package theft.

He once wrote a professional blog post about preventing porch piracy that opened with the personal story of his own running shoes being stolen.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Dana shows up

Deliberate Doer
Strategic Planner
Fast-paced

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Priorities

Topics Dana cares about

E-commerce Fulfillment
As CEO of Rush Order and an author of numerous articles on the topic, he is an expert in 3PL solutions for direct-to-consumer brands.
Scaling Growth Brands
His company, Rush Order, is specifically positioned as "The 3PL for High Growth Brands, " and client recommendations praise his strategic roadmaps for scaling.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Chief Executive Officer
Rush Order
10-2012 - 12-2023
Vice President Services
Rush Order
11-2011 - 10-2012
Vice President Business Development
Gerson Lehrman Group
6-2010 - 11-2011
Global Client Director
Gartner
10-2008 - 6-2010
Account Executive
Gartner
In the press

Media appearances

Dana Madlem – Profile on TheOrg (Chief Executive Officer, Rush Order). Featured in TheOrg
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Education
MBA
Santa Clara University
BA
Pomona College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

d

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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