Don Daseke

Career Daseke began his career with Arthur Andersen as an auditor. He then moved to IBM and held roles in sales and finance.

Daseke served as a founding chairman for Sage Telecom beginning in 1998. Daseke founded the company BigFatWow, a shopping mall internet kiosk operator in 1999. The company ceased operations in 2002. In 2006, Daseke purchased the East Teak Trading Group and founded East Teak International, Inc., a teak and hardwood importer.

In 2008, Daseke purchased the trucking company Smokey Point Distributing, the first company of Daseke Inc. By 2013, the company had a revenue of $205 million, up from $30 million in 2009. In 2014, Daseke was named an Entrepreneur of the Year for the Southwestern Region by Ernst & Young. In 2017, Daseke acquired seven companies, making them the leading consolidator and largest flatbed and specialized company in North America. Daseke's efforts growing the company didn't go unnoticed, Don Daseke was named The Accidental Trucker In December 2018, Don Daseke was selected for the 2018 Horatio Alger Award for his lifetime achievements and commitment to his local community.

Daseke has also served as a chairman at Sage Telecom Inc., Mirage Systems Inc., Priority Flowers Inc., ApartmentMatching.com, Netier Technologies Inc. and Liquid Motors Inc.