Andrew Straus Email & Phone Number

• Designed efficient and cost-effective marketplace to match homeowners with landscapers• Negotiated revenue-sharing commission relationship with dozens of landscaping firms• Expanded business operations from initial location to 5 different geographic locations throughout California.• Developed 2 additional product offerings in 2008 that accounted for more than 60% of company’s revenue in 2008-9• Hired, trained and managed field sales representatives and in-house sales support / administrative team

• Recruited, managed and trained sales, sales management, customer service and administrative personnel.• Implemented customer service tactics that helped support price increases of 30%+ per year while maintaining a 92% retention rate• Personally sold to and maintained business relationships with the company’s largest national accounts including publically-traded REITs and property management firms• Regularly spoke at national real estate and multi-family housing industry conferences• Conducted comprehensive training seminars for all sales and customer service representatives.

• Recruited, managed and trained sales, sales management, customer service and administrative personnel.• Implemented customer service tactics that helped support price increases of 30%+ per year while maintaining a 92% retention rate• Personally sold to and maintained business relationships with the company’s largest national accounts including publically-traded REITs and property management firms• Regularly spoke at national real estate and multi-family housing industry conferences• Conducted comprehensive training seminars for all sales and customer service representatives.