David H Walker

a Professional & Personal introduction

David Walker

I seek to prove
that a business can be profitable at the same
time it respects its customers and the society
it operates in.

David H Walker is 26 years old and a 2006 graduate of The University of Texas at Austin with a degree in marketing from the McCombs School of Business plus a concentration in sociology. Born into a family of entrepreneurs, David has been exposed to and been interested in forging new trails since a child.  Passionate and progressive-minded, he despises the phrase, "it's just business," and believes that instead of a means towards wealth creation, business should be about forming a symbiotic relationship with society, providing a method to bring us all together and promote meaning in our lives. David is the co-founder of 302designs, an eco-friendly, positive-minded clothing company and is also the co-founder of Conjunctured, a coworking company. He also does freelance projects on an active basis to keep things interesting.

About 302designs

302designs is an inspirational and positive-minded t-shirt company I co-founded while I was a sophomore in college (2004). I've stuck with it for the past several years and in mid 2007 quit my first salaried job out of school to run with it full-time. It's probably the scariest decision I've ever made, but it's something I really believe in. I've poured my heart into it to turn it into something I'm truly proud of—a business that not only reflects my professional values, but also my personal outlook on life. Sharing duties with financial and production guru, Abdon Nacif, we successfully sell online and in about 25 retail stores across the country, most notably in Whole Foods Market. 302 has been featured in the Austin American Statesman, Austin Business Journal, Austin Monthly Magazine, News 8 Austin, TreeHugger, and numerous online blogs.

About Conjunctured

Conjunctured is Austin's first coworking space started in August 2008 and run by myself and three partners, Cesar Torres, John Erik Metcalf, and Dusty Reagan. Currently we are home to a strong community of entrepreneurs, freelancers, and telecommuters. We also host numerous educational events catered to the entrepreneur and tech community in Austin. Conjunctured has been featured in Mashable, TechCrunch, MSNBC, ZDnet, KXAN NBC, Austin American Statesman, Austin Business Journal, and numerous online blogs.

About My Freelance Projects

I'm always open for unique projects involving marketing consulting, web development and design, search engine marketing, e-commerce consulting, retail consulting (helping you get your products in stores), and social media marketing. I take on clients individually and also when needed will transfer projects to Conjunctured, which (in addition to a coworking space) also operates as a marketing and technology agency. When projects are transferred to Conjunctured I generally serve as a project manager.

On a more personal note...

I'm excited to meet like-minded individuals who share my passion and zest for life.

My Passions: I love helping people. I love to help people see the fire in themselves, to help them realize that they're infinitely talented, infinitely beautiful, infinitely intelligent, and to remind them that the future is on their side as long as they believe it is.

Beauty: recognizing it, and helping to add to it. I see beauty in many facets of life. Whether it's the beauty of personal relationships, the beauty of someone's closely held emotions, the beauty of the realization that we really do shape our own world, the beauty of the earth and the delicate balance that humans are seeking to find with her, or the beauty of the normalities of everyday life.

Interaction/Interconnectivity: I've always been fascinated with the way the web helps to facilitate personal connections. When two individuals from the far stretches of the world can meet electronically and relate on the same level/help each other out, it's a truly beautiful technological feat. And it's equally as beautiful when that same medium helps bring friends who we already see on a daily basis even closer into our inner personal circle. The web gives us the means to strengthen our bonds with others. It's really amazing.

If you feel your professional and/or personal ideals mesh with mine, I invite you to connect with me on facebook or linkedin. Meeting new people with like-minded mentalities is always fun!