Russ Burchard
President and Co-FOUNDER
Russ co-founded The Sourcing Solution after over 20 years with UPS where he became an expert in importing and logistics. Living full-time in Asia provides Russ unsurpassed insight into the manufacturing process as well as the intricacies of moving product from factory to port to the US and clearing customs.
He was born in San Diego and grew up in Middleton, Idaho before attending Boise State and BYU and then graduating from DeVry Institute with a Computer Science degree. He has since completed graduate studies at LeTourneau University.
Jeff Sampson
VP, Client services and Co-FOUNDER
After a 20+ year career in Promotional Products Sales, Jeff decided to follow his entrepreneurial instincts and started his own business to fill a significant void in the market on the sourcing side. His knowledge of marketing, production and distribution is broad and a significant asset to both TSS and our client partners.
Jeff was born in Wichita Falls, Texas and grew up in Houston. He is an honors graduate from Texas A&M with a degree in Marketing and Retail and lives in the Dallas area.
Paola Morales
VP Sourcing
Paola lives in Hong Kong and is responsible for finding, vetting, and developing relationships with our Asian and other manufacturers across the globe including Mexico. She oversees all aspects of production, orders and manages our global offices and staff while being lead liaison with our US-based team and clientele.
She has two bachelor's degrees in International Business (one from Fundacion Universidad de las Americas and one from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara), a Master of Arts degree from York St. John University and she speaks 4 languages.
Clif Jordan
VP SALES
Clif is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University and resides in the North Dallas area. He has over 20 years’ experience in Promotional Product Sales as a Regional Manager representing Top 40 Suppliers Gemline, Spector and Logomark. He was also a distributor before that and understands both sides of the business and worked with many Fortune 500 companies on partnered projects.
Clif has deep knowledge in creating custom merchandise, unique and personalized packaging along with managing and executing successful reward and incentive programs.
