Ari Jacobs Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

Expanding our website presence to add swagmygear.com as an additional digital eCommerce asset to our PromosOnline.com portfolio and am the Owner, founding and operating partner of online promotional products and corporate & premium incentives company since its inception in 1997 in a $27 billion+ industry.Responsible for all day to day operations & structure, sales & marketing, purchasing, direct sourcing & procurement optimization & fulfillment, HR, IT, finance, AP/AR, banking, payroll, telecom, budgeting, and corporate growth.Intimately involved in sales/order/art/shipping/invoicing/collections processing and entire workflow. Implemented & streamlined innovative internal guidelines, payment procedure and improved product quality.Duties included conception, design and construction of eCommerce website, creation and analysis of advanced online marketing campaigns, Google Adwords, Analytics, Adsense, & social media campaigns, sales procedure flow, trade show senior staff, industry consultant, advanced soft/hardware purchases and oversight of supplier/vendor management, consumer relationships and satisfaction programs.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Invited into Partnership with CEO to start and grow eCommerce operations for the company's newly created website asset, Maxifyz.com, dedicated to providing safe, high quality CBD products, that are organically grown, harvested and packaged in the United States, with the highest and strictest quality control methods, which may improve overall health & wellness and provide an excellent purchasing experience.Spearheaded fully functional eCommerce website creation & design, negotiated with affiliate marketing partners, attended industry trade shows and developed & designed marketing materials for brick & mortar locations nationwide to improve sales performance and supply chain vendors.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Owner, founding and operating partner of online promotional products and corporate & premium incentives company since its inception in 1997 in a $27 billion+ industry.Responsible for all day to day operations & structure, sales & marketing, purchasing, direct sourcing & procurement optimization & fulfillment, HR, IT, finance, AP/AR, banking, payroll, telecom, budgeting, and corporate growth.Intimately involved in sales/order/art/shipping/invoicing/collections processing and entire workflow. Implemented & streamlined innovative internal guidelines, payment procedure and improved product quality.Duties included conception, design and construction of eCommerce website, creation and analysis of advanced online marketing campaigns, Google Adwords, Analytics, Adsense, & social media campaigns, sales procedure flow, trade show senior staff, industry consultant, advanced soft/hardware purchases and oversight of supplier/vendor management, consumer relationships and satisfaction programs.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Negotiated vested & controlling working partnership interest in commercial & residential Real Estate property company, whose goal was to identify & purchase a multi-million multifamily 1031 exchange property, acquire preferred financing, gut rehab/renovate the asset, advertise to and acquire tenants, negotiate leases, increase profitability per unit so the asset could be sold in a 2 year window.Had independent authority and wide discretion for all aspects of acquisition, construction, management, HR & staff, legal compliance, contract negotiation, retaining and sustaining relationships with commercial and residential tenants, hiring, training, and development of the property management and admin staff and eventual sale.Negotiated $6.4m IO loan for purchase of property, set budgets, timelines and goals, allocated resources, and ensured legal compliance. Coordinated simultaneous multi-apartment construction and gut rehab projects, selecting, negotiating and working with designers, suppliers and contractors to secure on-time improvements to significantly increase property values.Directly responsible for marketing and negotiation of sale resulting in highly profitable sale within 24 months of acquisition resulting in 190% ROI.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Was hired to manage and facilitate a property acquisition of $6.3m & evaluation through eventual sale of $10.5m, and 1031 exchange of twin commercial & multi family residential building package on Manhattan's upper west side over the course of 4 years.Improved wide range of property management functions, including interfacing with existing and prospective tenants, delivering top-flight client service. Prepared lease and rental agreements, office administration accounting functions, and data management.Was sole liaison to attorneys. and accountants, while overseeing apartment by apartment negotiated vacancy, construction, rehab & gut renovation. • Increased $582,000 annual rent roll 59% to $982,000 in less than 3 years through aggressive marketing & advertising campaigns• Approved new tenants for rentals, was responsible for maintenance, construction, and apartment rehab, gutting & renovations. • Marketed and brought renovated asset to market, yielding a net pre-tax income of $3,750,000 on purchase price alone, a 20% annual ROI.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Assisted owner to manage and bring three, 60 year family owned, multifamily apartment houses in Brooklyn, and Manhattan to market, in a combined sale in excess of $8,000,000. Was retained to ensure smooth sale, filing tax returns strategically focused to reduce capital gains tax via 1031 exchange and find and acquire suitable lucrative replacement property as well as full property management. • Assisted in apartment leasing, renting and backoffice operations..• Converted 10,000 sq. ft. of unappropriated basement space into additional rentals, increasing rental income by 15%.• Negotiated construction contracts to reduce costs, resulting in 20% savings.• Instituted computer equipment to maintain record keeping, saving 30% on accounting fees and dramatic improvement in record accuracy.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Executive operations position, responsible for Telecommunications contract, negotiation, management, billing, reporting, presentation, marketing and advertising while transitioning executive offices, call center and warehouse location to expanded 200k sf facility.Implemented new developments, negotiations and closings, engineered new strategies for productivity/quality improvement. Accepted assignments for public relations and construction development on $25,000,000 relocation project.Coordinated and assisted integration of multiple T-1 lines, switched services, PBX, in/out routing, switching 198 toll free & 254 POTS lines. Reduced telecom expenses by 36% for $1,600,000 telecom contract, securing a 49% discount, in addition to receiving a $45K discount.Discovered and recovered in excess of $350,000 in billing telcom errors in the first 3 months of employment. Modernized automated reception, (Interactive Voice Response System) reducing hold time 38% for 2,500 daily inbound callers.Restored bankrupt warrantee programs, recouping neglected revenues, while reducing complaint related expenses 80%. Introduced development concepts such as private label credit cards, preferred customer memberships and direct mail reminders to generate projected annual revenues in excess of $8,000,000.

Bronx, New York, United States

General manager for a large, 35+ employee Bronx based cut & sew print shop, that manufactured tote bags, banners, flyers, flags and other apparel in a 20,000 sf facility.Manager of Production, Product Control, Inventory, and Shipping/Receiving. Administrator for Human Resources and Purchasing. Monitored A/P, A/R, Banking, Payroll, and Bookkeeping departments.Supervised 16 Sales Associates, 5 office managers, and 35 factory employees. Advisor to CEO and principals. • Effectively negotiated two manufacturing ventures in Mexico, diminishing $25,000 in labor costs.• Converted 10,000 sq. ft. of unappropriated space into secondary warehouse abating $42,000 in rental costs.• Negotiated overnight freight rates to reduce charges resulting in customers' savings, and 3 day delivery to 94 percent of shipments.• Adapted existing computer equipment to transmit company literature to 15,000 sales reps, generating a 30 percent increase in company awareness and 15 percent increase in sales.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Complete management responsibility and reporting to principals.Coordinated tenant interviews for eligibility. Initiated primary residence and tenant investigations. Initiated & conducted nonpayment, holdover /eviction and L&T proceedings, Small Claims, Civil and Supreme Court actions, and acted as legal consultant on litigation.Budgeted income and expense accounts. Directed Superintendents and repairs. Familiar with MCI filings, apartment renovations, DHCR, RS/RC, HUD, and ECB filing procedures and guidelines. Leveraged mortgages to acquire multiple properties. • Expanded repair operations while decreasing costs by $15,000.• Increased revenues by 9% through complete building renovation.• Decreased legal fees by 20%, saving $13,000 by modifying counsel to appear Pro Se. • Streamlined heating by installing "dual fuel burners", reducing cost by 25 percent while increasing efficiency 40%.• Introduced "toilet rebate program" into properties, saving $4,500 in replacement costs, and generating revenues of $6,500.

Building Management, Building/Property Maintenance

Finance, Real Estate Development

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Education, 3.8 Gpa

Bachelor'S Degree, Law

Bachelor'S Degree, Logic

Bachelor'S Degree, Talmudic Law

Bachelor'S Degree, Jewish History & Logic

High School Diploma