 Founded a restaurant company that grew to 10 locations and $7.5 million in sales Negotiated over 15 commercial leases, with Tenant Improvement allowances averaging 50% of build out cost Oversaw construction of restaurants, including budget, design and branding of restaurants. Directly responsible for recruiting, hiring, training and career development of all employees Directly oversaw all customer facing activities, including managers, servers, and bartenders.  Developed and managed wine lists at all restaurants with liquor licenses Performed all HR functions, including health care purchasing and administration, employee benefits, and workman’s comp admin.Select achievements Managed over 200 employees  Café sales were as high as $1,000/sq ft, 2.5 times national average  Maintained a rate of employee turnover ¼ of the industry average. Won countless numerous awards for best coffee, best restaurant in Baltimore Earned the moniker “McDonna’s” in the local media for the rapid expansion of the brand

 Co-Founded weekly in Baltimore and Washington with $50,000 in capital; Grew sales staffs to 14 and annual sales to $6.5 million (inflation adjusted). Early adopter of technology in the publishing industry Responsible for all infrastructure, technology purchases and upgrades P&L responsibility for the companySelect Achievements Engineered sale of the company for more than twice the price offered the prior year, $8.2 million dollars( inflation adjusted). Personally responsible for all sales in year one, totaling $700,000 (inflation adjusted) Created “Best of Baltimore” franchise, which was copied by Baltimore Magazine and the Baltimore Sun