Owner/Managing Director
• Built new upscale ‘beauty lounge’ from scratch, grew revenue from zero to $600k in 1 year, successful exit, managed 15+ employees & large book of business• From idea conception to launch: independently designed the whole business model, secured city permits, negotiated commercial property lease, personally created the full interior design, hired and managed contractors to build to my specifications, ADA compliance, full company formation documentation• Managing Operations: Setting up and configured scheduling app, front desk andreception duties, phone reservations management, inventory & supply management• People Management: implemented and managed recruitment campaigns for highly specialized talent, conducted interviews, license and reference checks, salary negotiations, new employee contracts and onboarding, performance reviews and promotions, roster management, training and re-evaluations• Budgets and Bookkeeping: setting up and running payroll (W2 and 1099), Quickbooks expense managing, budgets and cashflow management• Marketing: Designed website, integration with social media and scheduling app, managed Instagram accounts, designed printed marketing collateral, constantly ran promotions, effectively managed Yelp profile (4.5 stars) and client responses