Dirk Kettlewell

Dirk Kettlewell was born in Oakland California in 1965 and was the youngest of three children. His father was a Scottish immigrant and his mother was an Oakland California native. He first began working in a stockroom at a local Sears store which has paved the way for his success today. Dirk was a senior buyer for Montgomery Ward, a Senior Vice President of Merchandising, Technology, and Electronics for Officemax, and eventually co founded InkStop. During this time, he was responsible for opening over 160 stores across the United States and created over 500 jobs during one of the countries worst recessions on record.