Boating was ingrained in David at a young age. He grew up learning every water sport imaginable. A native to Charlotte, he graduated from the University of Alabama, and later resided in Cairns, Australia after climbing the ranks to become a certified PADI Scuba Instructor. He witnessed firsthand how introducing people to boating can bring so much joy. His mission is to introduce even more people to the experience of boating.

David founded the largest short term property management company in Charlotte, NC, learning the ethos of rental hospitality and pains of renters and owners. Working in line with his property rental company, he become a commercial boat rental operator.

David has a proven track record of leadership having directly built and managed teams of 100+ employees. He has worked in international solution sales, but has always been an entrepreneur. David has built several successful businesses. He has proven to have the creative, resourceful, solution-oriented mentality required to execute a vision. His experience through life and work culminated with him shepherding Docklyne from an infant dream to phenomenal reality. Boating is his passion. Boaters are his people.

Keith Breyer is a citizen of the world having lived in 5 countries. After graduating from Tufts University with a degree in International Relations he began his career working in the marketing department for Merck Pharmaceuticals while living in Beijing. When he returned to the US to NYC he pursued his interest in technology as an early employee at the travel aggregator KAYAK.com managing the marketing efforts in Spain. He then moved across the country to Los Angeles to help found an IoT marketing and consulting agency before he was tapped by Hollywood entertainment magnate Peter Guber to help him across all of his businesses including the Golden State Warriors, LA Dodgers, Los Angeles Football Club and Mandalay Pictures. He soon caught the entrepreneur bug and founded a social messaging platform called LAIKA. Keith relocated home to Charlotte where he joined his childhood friend David Gaskin and leveraged his experience in business development, technology, marketing and meta search to co-found Docklyne.

Kylen hails from the Great Lakes and is no stranger to entrepreneurship. For more than 10 years, he has been instrumental is running a boat rental operation in West Michigan. What started as two jet skis quickly evolved into 15+ boats, requiring relocation. One of his top priorities is making it easier for renters to quickly see what’s available online. After several iterations, using various platforms, Kylen settled with a custom WordPress solution that wasn’t quite everything he was looking for in a booking software. He knows what operators need to be successful, and understands what renters are looking for.
His background is diverse. He successfully started and sold an apparel line within a year of graduating from Hope College. He currently manages a screen-printing shop, Silkscreen Marketing, which he started 10 years ago. He was an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship for 2 years at his alma mater. He has worked with a publicly-traded tech startup, directing all marketing and design for for the company.
As our VP of Product and Design, Kylen draws on his knowledge of the boating industry, technology, and graphic design.

Seth grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where his passion for boating began early. His parents owned multiple boat dealerships, and his grandparents operated a pair of marinas. From powerboating to racing sailboats, life on the water was a natural fit. After the family businesses were sold, Seth moved to Tampa, Florida, where he still resides. He graduated from a local college and went on to build a career in the marine industry, working with major boat manufacturers in both sales and engineering roles. Following seven years as Vice President of Sales for a leading manufacturing company, Seth joined the Docklyne team. For him, it was the perfect blend of hands-on boating experience and innovative marine technology. Seth spends most of his time in Tampa fishing, enjoying sandbar days on his personal boat, and traveling the world to race sailboats - continuing his lifelong connection to the water.

With years of experience in the marina software space, William has played a key role in growing multiple companies across five different markets. His versatile contributions span sales, investing, fundraising, and contract negotiation, showcasing a strategic and impactful approach to business expansion. William Stephenson serves as Head of Growth at Docklyne, where he has been instrumental in forging hyper-focused partnerships that drive revenue, unlock synergies, and complete key verticals to create a seamless, low-friction experience for clients. Through his vision and collaborative leadership, William continues to help Docklyne expand and succeed.

Taylor grew up on the Gulf Coast of Alabama where the beach and boating were at the forefront of her childhood. After graduating from Auburn University, she moved to California where she helped launch Pelican Executive Suites, a hospitality and short term housing company. For 3 years, Taylor managed existing inventory and oversaw expansion into properties in every major metropolitan area in the country. Taylor left to work for the leading provider of corporate housing and serviced apartment solutions, Oakwood Worldwide. She brings to Docklyne a wealth of experience in utilizing online booking engines to capture and increase conversions while providing excellent customer service. Taylor now resides in Fairhope, Alabama with her husband and daughter Anne. She loves spending her weekends island hopping in Orange Beach on her family’s 22’ Outrage Boston Whaler.

Jason has a proven track record of creative sales and marketing in the Tech Start up industries. He has pioneered new markets and launched new strategies. Born and raised in Virginia Beach, Va, and now living on the Gulf Coast of Florida He takes advantage of every opportunity to be on the water. Jason has spent most of his life outdoors, in Lakes, Mountains, and the Ocean enjoying the great outdoors.

Josh has been in and around the water his entire life from being on the swim team from K-12th grade to his parents owning a boat most of his childhood. During his college summers he was a class 5 white water rafting guide on the New and Gauley rivers in West Virginia and hang-gliding instructor/kayak guide in the Outer Banks, NC. Over the past 8 years he’s established a large watersport rental operation in Michigan and from day one was adamant about having the best website and most current online reservation system available. Until Docklyne he’s had to have it custom built in WordPress with a bunch of plugins and really excited to share our platform with the rental community making life easier on both the renter and owner/operator.