Aaron Laughlin Email & Phone Number

Santa Clarita, Ca, Us

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

DARTON GROUP Consulting LLC, professional services firm, joined CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP), on July 1, 2018. As Principal, I led the integration of DGC into the CliftonLarsonAllen organization. Overall responsibility was leading the National Project Management practice for the firm. My responsibilities involved teaching the project management business to client leaders across the country, overseeing the recruiting and retention of our CAST consultants and managed the operations of the business to ensure all processes were followed. In addition, I was in charge of large client accounts at the C-Level to ensure a high level of satisfaction was being exceeded.CLA exists to Create Opportunities for our clients, our people, and our communities. We do this when we live the CLA promise: We promise to know you and help you. CLA has three integrated business lines — Outsourcing, Public Accounting (Audit, Tax, etc.), and Wealth Advisory — because we believe that serving all aspects of a client’s life and business is the best way to meet their evolving needs.CLA CAST (Consulting and Accounting Solutions Team) has experienced Project Management Consultants and CPA's who deliver for clients ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Serving public companies, private businesses and non-profit organizations, CLA CAST fulfills clients’ needs, whether they are interim, part-time or project-based.With 120 U.S. locations and a global affiliation, we can work with clients wherever they do business, today and in the future.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Aaron Laughlin serves as the Vice President of Sales and Operations for the DARTON Group, a boutique consulting firm specializing in highly experienced finance, accounting and project management professionals for projects, contract engagements and interim roles. Aaron leads the company’s operations and is driving the initiative to re-engineer the company's systems, processes and procedures to improve the total client experience and drive revenue growth. Before joining DARTON Group, Aaron was a District Manager for a Fortune 500 Big Box Retailer and was responsible for $90 Million in revenue where he led districts in central Texas as well as central California. In these roles, Aaron established processes that drove efficiency, increased revenue and most importantly, cultivated a culture that fostered excellent customer service. In addition, Aaron was responsible with training new leadership across multiple levels of the organization.Prior to that, Aaron worked for several years in the grocery industry in various roles such as Category Manager, Pricing Manager and Store Manager.During his 20+ year tenure in leadership roles, Aaron has developed many programs designed to drive efficiency in over 1,400 retail locations, many of these programs have been initiated across organizations and utilized as best practices. This type of leadership and skillset will be deployed in the consulting industry to enable cost effective programs for the clients that DARTON Group Consulting serves. Aaron brings a unique perspective to DARTON Group with the wealth of experience he has accumulated nationwide across several industries. Aaron studied business management at the University of Colorado in Denver, Colorado. He recently completed the Harvard Business School Management Development Program at Queens University.

Santa Clarita, California

● Responsible for operations in the Central California District including 18 business units employing up to 500 Associates and sales of $100 million+● Ranked in the top 10% of District Managers● Assisted in developing a Profit and Loss course for General Managers to gain comprehension of P/L’s and execute sound financial acumen in each of their businesses● Influential Manager that leads by developing behaviors that turn into results● Implemented creative strategies to drive revenue and fulfill corporate initiatives● Established succession plans for top talent to maintain store growth● Developed tools that assisted in decision support and monitored results at the district level● Mentored newly promoted General Managers by facilitating bi-annual critical development courses that included the following topics: •Performance Management •Leading Managers •Managing Customer Service •Behavioral Interviewing •Succession Planning •Driving Profitability

Boulder, Co

● Store Volume - approximately $7M annually ● Supervised 35 exempt and hourly employees● Oversaw all marketing and execution of ad planning and merchandising● Complied with federal and state laws regarding employment, hiring, OSHA and workers compensation● Responsible for store operations - training and development, inventory, safety, P&L, and in-store marketing● Special Team leader for new store expansion of company stores in Northeast. ● Executed construction roll out, merchandising and plan-o-gram integrity ● Managed an integrated team that launched 6 store locations in 90 days● Organized job fair for hiring of all new stores as well as trained new employees

Greater Denver Area

● Responsible for price assignment and margin controls● Maintained pricing program to ensure competitive market share● Worked as a liaison from corporate to stores, to ensure compliance● Planned inventory forecasts● Maintained Vendor relationships and quality compliance● Approved new products● Assigned new products to categories● Developed ad program to support new products

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration, Organizational Leadership

Management Development Program

Education record