Leading a great team into an even greater future! Bella For is a growing greeting card and giftware distributor in Canada representing approximately 40 brands from the UK and US . Every day I build on the success of our fabulous company while supporting our amazing sales reps and customers. Each day is an adventure in creativity, negotiating and digging deeper to ensure we are providing top notch service and products. I enjoy a challenge and bring my energy and entusiasm with me to the office everyday.

I oversaw a team of product allocators and designers for a chain of stores that carried "something for everyone". Green Earth was a go-to gift destination with a wide array of fabulous products including our own brand of unique giftware. Every day I built on the success of our fabulous brand while supporting our stores and our wholesale division. I experienced overseas buying in Vietnam, China, Thailand, India and Pakistan including travelling for trade shows and factory visits...EXCITING!

An amazing part of my career where I built and then lead a team of dynamic and energetic independent sales reps growing the business 180% in the first year. A great opportunity to network snd build relationships with key accounts and independent retailers while growing our amazing brand!

In this multi-faceted role I built our Distribution Centre from the ground up while overseeing our purchasing team. I was negotiating both goods and services in order to keep our stores well inventoried ensuring the right product was in the right place at the right time for the right price.

Managed the highest volume retail store in the chain!!