The oldest of six, my parents were both severely hearing impaired. At a very young age, I realized that my parents would communicate with each other by lip reading when they didn’t want me to know their conversation. Being excluded peaked my sense of curiosity. As I am “habitually curious," I taught myself to read lips. Early on, I realized that if I wanted to feel included, to be engaged, and to achieve any kind of success, I had to assume personal responsibility to learn. It encouraged me to continuously learn enough about whatever subject or current event happening to feel informed. But even more important, it would help me become a success business professional.My sense of curiosity has been a key to all my life achievements, including my career. I am a seasoned professional with a reputation for accelerated revenue growth, strategic operational improvements, and bold visionary initiatives. I create an engaging culture of excellence - ensuring peak performance and consistent bottom results. Areas of expertise include: • Market analysis; long and short term strategic planning• Budget and finance leadership; focus on P&L, cash flow, and forecasting• Start-up, turnaround, and new product and service launch management • Expansion leadership – organic, traditional, and via acquisition• Multiple location / multi-million dollar territorial management • Technology savvy – with focus on operations / new business development • Staff development and leadership; build / maintain a culture of excellence