Deborah Marlor
Offshore Sailing School CEO and President, Doris Colgate, announced the appointment of Deborah (Deb) Marlor, an Offshore Sailing School graduate from 38 years ago, has joined the company in a new executive position as Vice President of Sales. Deb has served as a sales and process consultant with the company since August 2016.
Doris commented, “As we enter our 53rd year, with more than 140,000 graduates, Deb will work with the management team to develop our company’s strategic and business goals, oversee the sales process and sales team. Her vast experience in developing and transforming company infrastructure, founding and leading her own successful sales organization while utilizing the most current technology to achieve time efficiency and sales effectiveness, will position Offshore Sailing School well for sustainable growth.”
Deb is an award-winning entrepreneur with over 35 years of demonstrated success in creating and developing sales teams. Deb has also led demand generation activities for Global 500 technology sales campaigns, generating revenue for channel sales programs, and strengthening client pipelines.
A native of Erie, Pennsylvania, Deb Marlor began her career in retail sales in 1975, rapidly moving into a management position with Manulife Financial Services. In 1981, she made the transition to the technology industry, working throughout the United States in sales and marketing departments for such high tech firms as, Radium Software, Computer Associates, and Extended Systems.
In 1997, Deb founded DJM Sales & Marketing in Boise, Idaho. DJM launched its first service, executive appointment setting for Jetstream Communications, and quickly expanded to provide sales services to Sun Microsystems, Siemens Enterprise Communications, Symantec, and HP. Under her leadership, DJM was an Inc. 500/5000 honoree three different years.DJM was acquired by a private party in summer 2016.
After decades of sailing and racing whenever and where they could, Deb and her husband sold the family home and moved aboard their Beneteau, Oceanis 381,
“SV Simplicity” full time. Sailing from Houston, Texas, to Florida, stopping in Pensacola, Clearwater, Punta Gorda, they have made Fort Myers, Florida, their current “home” base.
Offshore Sailing School was founded in 1964 by Olympian, America’s Cup Sailor and National Sailing Hall of Fame Inductee, Steve Colgate. The school provides a full range of sailing instruction with US Sailing certification – from beginning sailing to racing, advanced cruising, and passage making – at five locations in Florida and the British Virgin Islands. In addition, the Company conducts team building programs for corporations and groups, and leadership training for universities, including Emory’s Goizuetta Advanced Leadership Academy. More than 140,000 adults and their families have graduated from Offshore Sailing School programs over the past 53 years.
