We are creating and running afterschool programming for students of all ages. Prioritizes improving academic skills by implementing athletic principles into everyday life. We also run summer/out-of-season programming to help engage students who see life through an athletic lens.

Helped run an afterschool basketball league that would help students with their athletic and academic success. We would help with fundraising, creating partnerships to engage with over 100 students regularly. We also created summer programming that would allow us to work with more students during the Summer. These programs and partnerships would be the framework for year-round programming.

Responsible for leading store to greatness in hitting key KPI's, Merchandising and Management.- Promoted 4 team members to new management position roles.- Finished the year with our store leading the district in Top Shrink Percentage to Goal- Finished the year with our store leading the district in highest Conversion % to LY and Goal

Champion of the local business owner by consulting about their success surrounding their businesses online presence, and providing a comprehensive diagnosis and solution. Utilizing platforms like Salesforce and Join.me to meet with clients and discuss their business goals on social media platforms such as Google+, Yelp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Foursquare. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • Consistently met sales goals and was recognized to be in the $1,000 club on multiple occasions. • Silent coached team members throughout entire sale process. • Recognized as a top rep on a top performing sales team.

Demonstrate the ability to effectively manage the operations of the store through repeated promotions throughout the store’s operational and functional departments. Earn a promotion from sales associate in the footwear department to senior merchandiser, footwear team leader, co-manager and eventually general manager. Assist struggling stores turn around their poor sales and customer service performance by implementing tried and proven strategies in the areas of merchandising, sales, marketing and advertising. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • Champion customer satisfaction initiatives throughout the quick resolution of issues. Regularly interact and participate in problem resolution discussions. Increase overall customer satisfaction to a 75 out of 100 on the SA promoter scale. • Lead the Riverdale team to become the top-performing store in the district. Motivate employees and cultivate a strong sense of pride in all associates. • Monitor sales and key store performance indicators through a program called Scales. Boost the Riverdale store’s score in Scales from a 37 to 90 out of a possible 100 points. • Coordinate the integration of advertising and merchandising initiatives throughout all departments in the store. Generate gross revenue through the strategic placement of products throughout the store. • Coach, motivate, train and educate store associates and management in a variety of different topics. Identify potential career paths for individuals and promote an average of 8 employees each year.

Promoted from a $12 million dollar store to effectively manage and turn around sales and visual appearance of $9 million dollar store in Riverdale, NJ. Direct supervisor of 8 managers and 70 employees. Led team from being a severely underperforming store in key KPI’s into the 2nd best store in entire district. Implemented tracking and forecasting method to scale and focus overall store performance to meet standards and projected goals. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • Received Gold Coins for being a top performer in sales, compliance and merchandising. • Weekly recognition for meeting sale and KPI metrics. • Promoted to underperforming store in Riverdale, NJ. • Lead the Riverdale team to become the top-performing store in the district. Motivate employees and cultivate a strong sense of pride in all associates. • Monitor sales and key store performance indicators through a program called Scales. Boost the Riverdale store’s score in Scales from a 37 to 90 out of a possible 100 points. • Coordinate the integration of advertising and merchandising initiatives throughout all departments in the store. Generate gross revenue through the strategic placement of products throughout the store. • Coach, motivate, train and educate store associates and management in a variety of different topics. Identify potential career paths for individuals and promote an average of 8 employees each year.

Led largest footwear departments in the company to be a top grossing department in the company in overall sales, add-ons, and merchandising. Put together a tracking method for associates to readily see and compare where they stood in key KPI’s to other associates in department and other locations.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • Promoted 2 employees to managers and other internal promotions. • Led strike teams in other locations through store remodels and additional times they needed assistance. • Helped District Manager set standards and advised on directives for other footwear departments in our district

Liaison from management to merchandisers around new directives and other merchandising standards and initiatives. Consistently led department strike teams to finish holiday sets or remerchandise to department company standards. Teamed with receiving managers and other department managers to maintain backroom and seasonal sets. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • Saw increase audit scores and visual improvements because of the attention to detail.

Led team of associates to reach sales goals. Informing them of key initiatives, sales goals, and KPI’s. Coordinated meetings with brand ambassadors around sharing product knowledge. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • Consistently led team in productivity and other sale metrics. • Highly recommended by doctors and other customers to measure and inform customers on their actual needs.

Demonstrated success by helping customers find what they were looking for by delivering next level customer service. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • Recognized for consistently being in customer surveys by Wowing clients.

Collaboratively managed and led all social networking profiles for a variety of high-profile clients. Stretched the profit margins on advertising dollars through the use of low-cost or free social networking avenues. Gathered requirements from senior account leadership before diving in to social media platforms. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • Successfully ran online campaigns for Times Square Church such as “God is” and “Prayer in the Square” • Collaborated with the team on successful ways to introduce some of the nuances of social media and how to utilize them successfully.