I’m Doug Houvener. I am a marketer, sales operations nerd, graphic designer, husband, father of two, coffee addict, & amateur chef located in The Valley of the Sun. I am a creative thinker with a passion for growth and process improvement, driven by speed and critical thinking. I am naturally curious and have an insatiable thirst for knowledge and understanding.
Since childhood, I’ve been keenly drawn to two things: art and figuring out how something works. It should come as no surprise, then, that I wound up focusing on two things in my career: marketing and design.
By day, I work at Pristine Auction, where I am responsible for leading the marketing team and delivering marketing excellence, promotional strategy, partnership development, and process improvement.
By night, I freelance as a graphic designer and marketing consultant where I help small business owners level up their brand and marketing programs so that they can use these new tools to fuel organic growth.
Oh, and the doctor thing? While I’m not an actual doctor (sorry to disappoint!), it’s a nickname that was given to me by a previous colleague because of my ability to diagnose and come up with new ideas to solve problems quickly. I’m sure the rapper Doug E. Fresh had something to do with it, too.
Want to work together? I’d love to learn more about your next project. Contact me to tell me more about it.
The fun stuff
I’m a big fan of personality tests (and psychology in general). I’ve taken quite a few, and here’s what they say about me:
Myers-Briggs: ESTJ-A
DiSC: CD
Enneagram: Type 1
My Main StrengthsFinder Themes: Analytical, Strategic, Achiever, Relator, Individualization