✥ Provided leadership and organizational vision, while overseeing daily business operations for Skipco and SourceOne's 7 offices in Ohio, with 5 direct managerial reports and 250 indirect reports.✥ Responsible for improving overall business functions, managing budgets, developing 
strategic plans, creating policies, and communicating business goals.✥ Designed, maintained, and oversaw the complete recovery process. ✥ Built and maintained client relationships with banks, financial institution, clients, and vendors.✥ Instituted checks & balances, along with audit procedures, to ensure all company and client requirements were being met throughout the process.✥ Served as company’s Human Resources internal expert, responsible for all aspects of employee relations including job descriptions, recruiting, interviewing, hiring, background checks/drug testing, offer letters, onboarding, performance evaluations, compensation, disciplinary actions, and terminations.✥ Reviewed and updated out-of-date contracts and pricing sheets to optimize profitability, and then distributed to clients and uploaded in system files.✥ Collaborated with Accounting team to insure correct invoicing and purchasing.✥ Partnered with leaders at both organizations to achieve mutual goals.

✥ Served as primary contact for new client sales, and sold both sides of the business 
(Skipco and Source One) to banks and credit unions.✥ Re-wrote material for Skipco and Source One for distribution to clients and at conventions, and performed re-marketing activities for both companies.✥ Arranged and attended all sales meetings and conventions to promote both companies.✥ Assisted clients during their onboarding process. ✥ Partnered with General Council on client contract negotiations to ensure that requirements were met, and verified all operations confirmed with company policy and applicable laws. ✥ Provided all necessary information and paperwork to be completed and entered into the proper platforms, from start to finish (repo to auction).

✥ Responsible for simultaneously managing Specialty and Outlet stores.✥ Directed a geographically-diverse team of 880 associates, including 36 direct reports.✥ Managed and drove results for an annual sales revenue budget of $18 million.✥ Consistently drove top line sales growth year-over-year, with my district ranked as 
Top 3 in the company for past 8 years.✥ Selected as 1 of 6 DMs responsible for onboarding all new DMs & several home office personnel. ✥ Built strong partnerships with 3 Regional Managers, while managing profit and loss responsibilities for 34 specialty, outlet, adult & children retail stores.✥ Successfully drove profitable sales through effective business analytics, identifying financial opportunities, and aligning strategic direction to maximize business results/profitability.✥ Utilized data, trend analysis, statistical reports, and benchmarking to analyze competitor trends, which drove data-driven solutions/results.✥ Coached/mentored store management teams to meet district, regional & company goals.✥ Trained, developed, and promoted 2 store managers to district manager roles.✥ Audited store performance and communicated results to the corporate office, while managing team priorities to meet goals and commitments.✥ Ensured the safety & security of company assets, customers, and associates through regular store visits and in-store compliance training.✥ Charged with testing several payroll initiatives over the years as the company changed leadership. District was also consistently selected to perform pilot testing for different apparel, computer/software upgrades, promotions, new visuals, and marketing set-up.✥ Recognized leader of 2nd opinion in solving customer service dilemmas and computer issues, along with assisting in 2nd interviews of candidates from other districts.✥ Successfully closed 23 Stride Rite stores within the district, and placed all members of my leadership team in new jobs.

✥ Collective Brands, Inc. was a holding company based in Lexington, Massachusetts, that owned Payless ShoeSource and Robeez. The company encompassed multiple retail brands, including: Sperry, Saucony, Keds, and Stride Rite, and was purchased by Wolverine Worldwide, Blum Capital, and Golden Gate Capital in 2012.✥ Opened and launched 9 new stores across 11 states, which encompassed logistics coordination, recruiting, training, visual layout/merchandising, and overall operations for each location, including training and onboarding 7 new District Managers.✥ Selected by senior management to lead a 2-year initiative that partnered with the Boston Consulting Group in developing, implementing, and training stores in the company’s new service model, “Building Trust.”✥ Awarded as District Manager of the Year (2009) for exceeding sales goals and store performance metrics.