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title: "Pool Scouts Franchise Welcomes David Mele as New Brand President"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/253b51cb-2fcd-4e1f-aff4-44a87ed1aa22
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240703_pool_scouts_franchise_welcomes_david_mele_as_new_brand_president.html
category: "Remodel & surfaces"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Remodel & surfaces"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2024-07-03T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T18:43:01.149Z
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# Pool Scouts Franchise Welcomes David Mele as New Brand President

**TL;DR:** Pool Scouts has appointed David Mele as its new brand president, bringing his experience in business management and growth to lead the company's expansion and innovation. Mele has a background in management consulting, media, and real estate, previously serving as president of Homes.com.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-07-03. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240703_pool_scouts_franchise_welcomes_david_mele_as_new_brand_president.html).*

## Story

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., July 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ - Pool Scouts is excited to announce the appointment of David Mele as the new brand president. With an impressive background in business management and a track record of driving growth, Mele is set to lead Pool Scouts into a new era of expansion and innovation.

Born in Washington D.C. and raised in Maryland, Mele attended the University of Virginia, where he majored in business with a concentration in marketing. After graduating, he joined Accenture, a global management consulting company, where he spent five years in the change management practice.

Driven by a desire to shift from advising to running a business, Mele pursued an MBA and joined Landmark Media Enterprises, a privately held media company based in Virginia. "I was looking for a fast track to P&L ownership," he said. "I had a chance to work in a variety of functions and eventually ran digital operations for our flagship newspaper, The Virginian-Pilot."

Mele's leadership extended to running a regional news and entertainment portal and building a digital agency that helped businesses with search engine marketing, website development and social media. He then served as publisher of The Virginian-Pilot and president of Pilot Media.

In 2014, Mele became the president of Homes.com. He spent the next decade growing the company into the second largest real estate listing platform.

"That was a very exciting journey," Mele said. "We grew it to the point of being acquired, and I learned all about how to grow businesses, optimize digital marketing channels, and drive top-line revenue growth."

This year, after the Pool Scouts founding president, Michael Wagner stepped down as brand president, the team reached out to Mele to see if he'd be interested in taking on the role. Right away, Mele says he could tell it would be a great fit.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- brand expansion (topic)
- business growth (topic)
- leadership change (topic)
- Pool Scouts (company)
- franchise management (topic)
- Michael Wagner (person)
- Accenture (company)
- David Mele (person)
- Landmark Media Enterprises (company)
- Homes.com (company)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240703_pool_scouts_franchise_welcomes_david_mele_as_new_brand_president.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/253b51cb-2fcd-4e1f-aff4-44a87ed1aa22).