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Provide exceptional guidance and assistance to all clients purchasing loose diamonds and ready-made luxury jewelry• Provide extensive education to all clients prior to purchasing• Manage “personal business” of all past and present clients – maintain contact, rapport and relationship to create repeat clients and referrals• Create all special orders• Work directly with designers to negotiate prices, designs and timelines for client purchases• Create client appraisals for purchased items• Sold $920,000 in first six months• #1 in sales for personal location’s three day Holiday Showcase, November 2013• #1 in Gross Profit Margin company-wide, February 2014

Provide quality service while assisting guests with their selectionsAssist customers with all repairs and special ordersWork closely with designers to ensure customer satisfactionCreate appraisalsFurther my education and brand knowledge with catalogs and manuals in order to provide accurate and helpful assistance

Responsible for 70 + employees, management staff, and daily operations of restaurant generating minimum 2 million annual revenueAssess staffing needs, hire, motivate and terminate employees as well as schedule weekly staff hours and assign duties, banquets and special on- and off-site events.Establish standards for personnel performance and customer service, as well as review work procedures and operational problems to determine ways to improve service, performance, or safetyGreet guests, escort them to their seats, and present them all menus, perform food preparation or service tasks such as cooking, clearing tables, waiting tables, tending bar, and serving food and drinks.Responsible for all money onsite, daily bank deposits, weekly withdrawals of petty cash and ABC checksMonitor budgets and payroll records, and record and review daily financial transactions to ensure that expenditures are authorized and budgeted via QuickBooks. Complete payroll biweekly.Take dining reservations, schedule use of facilities or catering services for events such as banquets or receptions, and negotiate details of arrangements with clients, plan menus and food utilization based on anticipated number of guests, popularity, and costs.Investigate and resolve complaints regarding food quality, service, or accommodationsDetermine, order and record profitability of all new product in bar and retail space, daily and weekly specials and costs.Monitor employee and patron activities to ensure liquor regulations are obeyed.Estimate food, liquor, wine, and other beverage consumption to anticipate amounts to be purchased or requisitioned.

Managed daily operations of retail establishment specializing in women’s apparel, accessories and home décor. Hired, motivated, trained, supervised and terminated staff of 5-8 employees. Created weekly hours and employee schedules.Followed current trends to remain competitive and successful.Buyer at AmericasMart, Atlanta, GA for retail merchandise as well as online purchases throughout entire employment. Generated revolving visual merchandising throughout store, created and held sales and special afterhours events. Completed biweekly payroll, budgeted and recorded all expenses via QuickBooks. Successfully created, designed and assembled jewelry and accessories weekly for retail under personal company, Daughters of Rose. Controlled all social media outlets, advertisements in local publications, and email accounts.

Maintained renters in 14 properties. Scheduled appointments, showed properties, signed leases and acquired tenants.Collected deposits and monthly rent. Worked directly with tenants to comply with city regulations.Resolved tenant complaints and scheduled maintenance and repairs as needed.