About
Inventor. Entrepreneur.
Racing driver. Futurist.
I'm Drew Cleaver — based in Austin, TX. I built Higher Hangers from a patented dorm-room idea into a seven-figure global brand, sold direct to 30,000+ customers across 40+ countries, and managed enterprise energy accounts with $200M+ in annual revenue at Baker Hughes and Weatherford.
My background sits at the intersection of physical product, enterprise sales, and digital operations. I understand how to build things from zero, how to sell into complex organizations, and how to architect the systems that make both sustainable.
These days I help people own their corner of the internet — domain, email, privacy stack, and the hardware that runs it all. Boring, durable, yours.
Experience
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2015 — present
Founder & Inventor
Higher Hangers ↗Built a patented seven-figure D2C housewares brand from scratch — 30,000+ customers across 40+ countries via Shopify, Amazon FBA/FBM, and wholesale. Top 1% all-time Kickstarter campaign. Owned full P&L, GTM strategy, and a fractional ops network of 10+ experts delivering enterprise-grade execution at startup cost.
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2012 — 2015
Account Manager, Enterprise Energy Services
Weatherford International
Opened Rocky Mountain territory from zero. Closed $75M+ in long-term service contracts. Grew territory net profit from <$1M to >$10M in one year. Won global Salesforce utilization competition.
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2011 — 2012
Account Manager, Enterprise Energy Services
Baker Hughes
Managed $200M+ annual revenue across 20+ enterprise accounts. Closed $25M+ in new multi-product projects. Built most profitable cementing customer in Texas from $0. Graduate of Baker Hughes Sales Academy.
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2010 — 2011
Technical Sales Representative
Stewart Tubular Products
Custom CNC Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG).
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2008 — 2010
SMB Account Executive
Fastenal Company
Energy and industrial OEMs, Houston TX and Northwest Arkansas.
Education
BS Business Management
John Brown University, 2009
Winner, 2009 D.W. Reynolds Governor's Cup Business Plan Competition ($40,000)
Notable
- — US Utility Patent: Compact Clothes Hanger (US7404503B1)
- — Winner, 2010 Bed Bath & Beyond Innovative Dorm Room Product search
- — Winner, 2009 D.W. Reynolds Governor's Cup Business Plan Competition ($40,000)
- — Press: Washington Post, NBC, Wall Street Journal, Designboom
- — Called for ABC Shark Tank casting
Want to work together?
Tell me what you need and what it's worth to you. Two sentences is plenty. I read every inquiry and reply within a day or two.