We drive better customer experiences through zero-loss fulfillment
Red Stag at a glance
We’re a 3PL built from day 1 to enable brands to scale up and down with less pain.
Founded by ecommerce operators in 2013
Privately owned by Mollenhour Gross. We’re profitable, well-capitalized, and not going anywhere
1,400,000 square feet under management
2 locations in Knoxville, TN and Salt Lake City, UT reach 96% of the U.S. population in 2 days with ground
Fast receiving, zero shrink, zero mispicks and zero missed shipments—guaranteed
Our leadership
Wally Shaw
Wally, CEO of Red Stag, is an accomplished executive with a strong track record of driving growth, operational excellence, and strategic transformation across the consumer goods and retail sectors.
Prior to Red Stag, Wally was the General Manager of the Invisible Fence® Brand at PetSafe Brands, where he led a 50-year-old direct-to-consumer business. There, he focused on enhancing brand presence, elevating the customer experience, and improving operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Previously, Wally held Chief Operating Officer roles at Canidae Pet Food and Zarbee’s Naturals. In these positions, he oversaw all operational functions—including planning, manufacturing, procurement, logistics, warehousing, customer service, IT, and quality. He played a key role in both a strategic merger and a successful exit to a strategic partner, while managing day-to-day operations and capital investments.
Wally spent 18 years at Philips Electronics in progressively senior leadership roles. His tenure included serving as General Manager of Philips Canada, Global Head of Business Process, and Head of Operations & Supply Chain for the Americas within the Consumer Products division. His global experience spans five countries, giving him deep expertise in consumer-packaged goods and retail operations.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Logistics and Transportation from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and completed the Executive Development Program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
A proud Tennessee alum, Wally enjoys fall football Saturdays cheering on the Big Orange. Go Vols!
Eli Campbell
Eli, interim COO of Red Stag, brings extensive experience in operational excellence, strategic execution, and growth across multiple business disciplines with Mollenhour Gross (Red Stag’s ownership group).
As a trusted member of the Mollenhour Gross team, he joined Red Stag after years of working closely with our fulfillment team across multiple areas of operations and growth.
Previously, Eli held various leadership roles across the Mollenhour Gross portfolio, spanning procurement, logistics, M&A, business planning, and operations management. Known for his ability to move seamlessly between strategic planning and day-to-day execution, he has consistently delivered results in fast-paced, high-accountability environments.
While focused full-time on his leadership role at Red Stag, Eli remains closely involved in Mollenhour Gross’s real estate development efforts. He played a central role in the planning, construction, and outfitting of Red Stag’s new 700,000 square foot fulfillment center in Sweetwater, TN—a facility designed for long-term adaptability, operational efficiency, and team-centric design.
At Red Stag, Eli is committed to strengthening the company’s reputation for quality, dependability, and customer-first service, with a strong emphasis on executional discipline, team development, and culture-building.
Tony Runyan
Tony, CCO of Red Stag, is a strategic client relationship leader with over 15 years of experience helping businesses scale effectively. His passion for working with entrepreneurs shines through in his approach to client partnerships, where he combines deep operational expertise with genuine enthusiasm for helping ecommerce brands overcome complex fulfillment challenges.
He oversees all client-facing operations and manages strategic relationships with parcel shipping partners. He thrives on being a critical component in enabling brands to scale, finding deep satisfaction in watching entrepreneurs transform their visions into successful businesses.
Tony’s leadership journey at Red Stag began nearly seven years ago as VP of Client Success, where he built and led a team of over 20 professionals across onboarding, client support, and client success functions. Under his guidance, the client services department developed robust processes that helped hundreds of ecommerce brands navigate their growth challenges while maintaining exceptional customer experiences.
Before joining Red Stag, Tony spent nearly a decade at Voices Heard Media as SVP of Business Development and Operations, where he honed his skills in strategic relationship building and operational excellence. His career also includes executive leadership as VP of Business Development and Digital Marketing at BigWheel, where he developed expertise in helping businesses establish and optimize their digital presence to drive growth.
Since 2014, Tony has served as an Adjunct Professor of Business at Carson-Newman University, teaching future business leaders how to analyze complex situations and develop practical solution.
Tony holds an MBA from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Carson-Newman University.
Paul Zalewski
Paul, CMO of Red Stag, brings a unique blend of marketing leadership and firsthand ecommerce experience, with a proven track record of driving growth for technology companies and a genuine passion for the fulfillment industry.
He leverages his extensive marketing expertise to elevate the company’s brand and market presence. He uniquely understands the fulfillment ecosystem as an ecommerce business owner himself .
Prior to joining Red Stag, Paul served as Senior Vice President of Marketing at Verblio, where he led marketing strategy for a content creation platform that achieved the prestigious Inc 5000 list four consecutive years.
Before his success at Verblio, Paul served as Director of Digital Marketing at Tendril, managing all aspects of digital marketing for SolarPulse. His extensive marketing leadership background also includes key positions at Call Assistant, Western Union, and LiveOps, where he developed the strategic marketing expertise that now powers Red Stag’s market positioning.
Throughout his career, Paul has demonstrated a deep understanding of digital customer acquisition, content strategy, and growth marketing—skills that directly translate to communicating Red Stag’s unique value proposition to the ecommerce marketplace.
What Paul finds most rewarding about working at a 3PL is serving two different but equally important stakeholders: the ecommerce operators and entrepreneurs building their businesses, and the dedicated people in Sweetwater and Salt Lake City who do the literal heavy lifting to fulfill customer orders.
Kevin Cowart
Kevin, CIO of Red Stag, has a career that combines a history of service to digital commerce customers and enterprise clients and is underpinned by a passion for aligning incentives to achieve data-driven, growth-focused outcomes.
He brings his extensive technology product management experience to develop solutions that help ecommerce brands optimize their fulfillment operations.
Prior to joining Red Stag, Kevin held progressive leadership roles in Technology product management at Jewelry Television, ultimately serving as Head of Product. There he led teams that built digital customer experiences that seamlessly balanced the velocity of 24/7/365 live television with high-volume digital commerce operations, supporting annual sales that grew past half a billion dollars.
In his Product leadership role at Jewelry Television, Kevin also led teams through the creation of a jewelry focused third-party marketplace, Jedora.com, that connected businesses to digital consumers after these businesses enrolled either as dropship or third-party fulfillment partners who received warehousing and fulfillment services from Jedora.
Before his time at Jewelry Television, Kevin worked in management consulting and professional services at Schneider Electric for over five years.
Kevin holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Northwestern University and is a Certified Product Owner through Scrum Alliance. He is known for building agile, innovative teams characterized by clever curiosity and grit.
Aaron Dean
Aaron, CPO of Red Stag, is a transformative HR leader who has built a career on the conviction that organizations thrive when they fully engage and develop their talent.
He leads all aspects of the company’s human resources strategy, ensuring that talent development aligns with business objectives while fostering a culture where team members can excel.
Prior to joining Red Stag, Aaron spent 14 years at Avnet, a global electronics distributor, where he progressed through multiple leadership roles. Most recently, he served as VP Global Human Resources, focusing primarily on organizational design and cultivating high-performance cultures across the company’s international operations.
During his tenure at Avnet, Aaron designed and developed a global performance management system, built a comprehensive learning framework to drive a growth mindset, and led global talent and succession discussions that facilitated the development of key leaders worldwide.
Aaron’s diverse professional background includes experience across multiple industries ranging from Aerospace to Consumer Packaged Goods to Medical Device. This broad exposure helped him develop strong business acumen and the ability to implement people strategies specifically designed to support and enhance business performance—skills that now benefit Red Stag’s operations and client service capabilities.
He holds an MBA from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.
What Aaron most appreciates about working at Red Stag is the deep commitment of team members to supporting both clients and their customers.
Dusty Brock
Dusty, CAO of Red Stag, brings over two decades of financial leadership experience in manufacturing and distribution to Red Stag, with specialized expertise in helping companies scale operations efficiently while maintaining fiscal discipline across diverse business environments.
He oversees all financial operations, applying his extensive experience from both publicly traded and privately held companies to support the company’s growth trajectory and create sustainable value for clients.
Before joining Red Stag, Dusty served as Chief Financial Officer at Filterbuy, a direct-to-consumer distribution company, where he optimized financial systems to support the company’s rapid expansion. Prior to that role, he was Vice President of Finance at SASE Company, LLC, a private-equity backed manufacturer and distributor of concrete polishing and preparation equipment, where he implemented financial strategies that strengthened the company’s market position.
Dusty spent more than seven years as Director of Accounting at MasterCraft Boat Company, where he played an instrumental role in preparing the company for its initial public offering and successfully integrating strategic acquisitions that expanded the business.
Throughout his career, Dusty has demonstrated exceptional skill in creating financial infrastructures that support operational excellence. This expertise now helps Red Stag deliver superior fulfillment services to its growing client base.
Dusty holds a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from Tennessee Technological University.
Stephen Roth
Steve, General Counsel of Red Stag, is an experienced adviser to senior management and strategic leader with extensive legal department and law firm experience.
Prior to joining Red Stag, Steve was the General Counsel and Secretary for JTV, an international, multi-channel retailer. Steve led the company’s legal team, advised JTV’s Board of Directors and served as a strategic adviser to the company’s executive leadership.
While in private practice, Steve was a partner in an AmLaw200 firm, where he served on the firm’s Board of Directors, as the chair of two multi-office practice groups, and as an office managing partner. His practice focused on complex intellectual property and commercial litigation.
Steve received his bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Tennessee, where he was selected to Phi Beta Kappa and the Order of the Coif.
To pay it forward, Steve teaches a course at the University of Tennessee’s College of Law entitled “The Role of the General Counsel,” which prepares law students for in-house practice. He is a frequent speaker on leadership, in-house practice and corporate governance.
Steve was born and raised in the Midwest, where he became a passionate Kansas City Chiefs fan. Now a long-time Tennessean, Steve enjoys Knoxville’s vibrant downtown and the beauty of the many scenic areas in and around the city.
Careers
How a 3PL treats its people directly impacts how they’ll treat your products and customers. We take great care of our people and treat them with dignity and respect, so they take great care of our clients.
If you’re looking to join a team that takes pride in world-class fulfillment, explore our opportunities below.
Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits
Professional Growth
Paid Time Off
401K Benefits
Paternal Leave
Competitive Pay
The original Red Stag team in 2013
Why we exist
In 2012, our co-founders, Jordan Mollenhour and Dustin Gross, were on their third 3PL and at their wits’ end.
Their sporting goods ecommerce company was growing rapidly, but fulfillment was a major problem.
Late deliveries to customers, lost inventory,
and package mixups were costing them dearly—
in both profit and customer loyalty.
One problem? Their inventory was dense and heavy. The 3PLs were struggling with the (literal) heavy lifting.
This was the moment Red Stag was born.
And since our very first client was our owners’ sporting goods company, we began building our operations to handle big, heavy, and bulky fulfillment from day 1.
12 years later, we’ve made every mistake in the book and become a learning machine relentlessly focused on world-class big, heavy, and bulky fulfillment.
