-Created a technical and life-style sportswear brand catering to water sports athletes.-Represent Talis Crew to major customers such as distributors, retail businesses, trade partners, competitive and recreational sport clubs, and athletic associations.-Create multiple sales channels such as establishing alliances with key trade partners, creating an effective sales team, developing e-commerce platform, and identifying and reacting quickly to new sales opportunities. -Develop strategic brand building plans that reflect the longer-term objectives and priorities. Worked from the ground up creating the Talis Crew brand look, to marketing, to building a team of elite level athletes and coaches in several major cities across Canada, the U.S, Hong Kong, and Australia, as well as creating, assisting, and sound boarding with going marketing campaigns. -Ensure that the Talis Crew brand image, standards of performance, and quality of product and service are not only understood but owned by the management, employees, and business partners.-Closely monitor the operating and financial results against plans and budgets.-Maintain the operational performance of the company.-Put in place adequate operational planning, quality assurance and financial control systems.-Formulate and successfully implementing company policy for both products and service.

-Responsible for corporate sales and over seeing client account management/client relations for a small trading company utilizing several Chinese garment manufacturers (OEM).-Achieved approximately 1.9 million USD in gross sales spread over several accounts during tenure. -Created sales tools, lookbooks, and presented new clothing styles and fabrics to assist buyers and designers (our clients) with their collections.-Attended fashion shows and fabric expos to keep up to date on the latest trends, and to build on our vendor network and library of fabrics.-Responsible for auditing and quality controls to ensure client product and operational standards were achieved.

Corporate Achievements-Recognized for Best in Class Management and Leadership: Awarded TD Bank Annual Champion in 2006 and 2007.-Nominated for 2006 TD Visionary Award (Recognition given to the top 50 best employees bank wide). -Multiple quarterly champion recipient for meeting/exceeding department metrics from 2006 to 2009.-Promote “Best in Class” sales and service by devising long term strategies, identifying business needs and pinpointing gaps to improve sales and service.-Effectively influence Investment Representatives via coaching and conducting sales meetings, to focus on specific business needs such as achieving “best service” ranked by Dalbar and internal metrics. -Worked closely with VP’s, Managing Director, and managers to help increase business on a daily level. Activities include: Coaching, leading sales and product meetings, consulting Team Managers on various methods to increase sales and quality of service for their respective teams.-Responsible for departmental rewards and recognition: Created campaigns to keep Investment Representatives engaged in exceeding sales and service goals and recognized top performers to promote business enthusiasm.

Corporate Achievements -Top sales nationally 2004 over achieving goals by 350% and bringing in assets over $5.5 million CDN. -Top sales for 2005 before promoted to Sales Manager.-Advised clients on how to reach their investment goals: Evaluated their financial and investment situation and using TD Bank tools, recommended suitable investment products.-Responsible for client retention. Mitigated client concerns about their investment portfolio performance and ensured them TD Bank operated its business in their best financial interest. -Conducted daily presentations on capital markets news. Resulted in fostering employees awareness of current issues in the financial industry so that this information could be relayed to clients.

-Assisted VP’s and Regional Sales in developing new business relationships and conducting market research. Maintained existing client relations by initiating weekly telephone calls to specific clients for follow up and ensuring customer satisfaction.-Part of a specialized team mandated to improve customer service. Accomplished goals through reduction of customer complaints, retention of asset-based clients, and assistance to customers in selecting appropriate AIM Funds products.

-Communicated with financial advisors via telephone. Resolved quantitative issues regarding financial and administrative errors on client accounts. Ensured high dollar trades were processed