Ashok Dhariwal Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Owner of multi-unit YogaFit Studios licenses in the Minneapolis Metro market. Linden Hills, Morningside Shoppes opening mid-December 2014. Others locations to follow very soon.YogaFit Studios is the newest business within the Lift Brands Elevated Wellness Companies, which is made up of Snap Fitness, YogaFit Studios, STEELE Fitness, 9Round Kick Boxing, and Kosama. YogaFit Studios is founded on the following beliefs: It is Yoga for anybody and everybody. All classes are taught by certified Yoga Instructors. The class environment is simple and classy. There is no intimidation for anyone at any level. Yoga should be affordable for everyone. YogaFit Studios offers many live classes each day, but also have state of the art video on demand Yoga Instructional videos available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so if your schedule doesn’t align with one of our live classes, you can come in anytime that works for you and practice Yoga with a state of the art training video., sister company to SNAP Fitness, Steele Fitness and other fitness brands.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Responsible for total sales, marketing strategy and guest traffic and experience in rapidly-growing healthcare business. Increased revenue and guest visits on a comparable basis of 19% and 22% respectively.Responsible for a new department for business to business sales and account management including negotiating contracts, performing financial analysis and ensuring successful operational implementation.Partnered with senior levels of the organization to ensure programs were effectively designed, communicated and implemented which required cross-functional and cross-company collaboration.Developed and nurtured close internal and external partnerships at executive and project team levels.Led successful expansion of Target Clinics by 28% and 23% in 2013 and 2012 respectively.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Identified, negotiated and implemented company-wide programs with approximately 40 vendor partners and 20 non-retail suppliers resulting in an additional recurring 2.5% annual EBIT.Implemented best practices through collaboration with employees in Property Development and Operations; Assets Protection, Facilities Management, Risk Management and Legal departments. Responsible for all operational financials, processes and issues resolution associated with multi-million dollar strategic relationship with an outsourced partner.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Responsible for the overall operational effectiveness and efficiency of all projects (over $120 million in projects). Responsible for the satisfaction of clients with regards to project implementation and delivery, which included all sales support functions and operational processes and procedures. Led cross-functional team to create and implement best practices for 108 specific key process steps necessary to execute a successful project including assignment of accountability and involvement of all stakeholders.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Created and implemented all store operational processes for the first-ever commercial interiors retail store. Developed and implemented strategy and operational processes which resulted in exceeding sales plan by 7% in its inaugural year.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Defined business requirements for future state sourcing processes for non-retail goods and services – a multi-billion dollar spend. Implemented a best in class online auction tool which managed over 2000 auctions per year.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Reported to the Vice President of Business Risk Management, reporting into UHG Corporate CFO. Developed and managed projects associated with the implementation of an enterprise-wide Business Risk Management program. Worked with all segments’ executive management and their teams to create business objectives and proactively identify risks to the business. Led quarterly executive level risk management meetings with all segments.Built consensus among internal customers on risk issues and develop action plans to ensure that business objectives were met. Communicated and worked with the executive management of the six business units and corporate departments

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Led team that developed and implemented online business strategies and operational processes for clients.Presented recommendations and communicated to executive management. Responsibilities included project management, resource allocation and management, and P&L responsibilities.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Managed development of labor standards project for Kohl’s Department Stores. Communicated progress of project and raised potential issues to executive management. Trained client employees to work as internal consultants. Ensured project objectives, timeline, budgets, and deliverables were achieved. Led project to assist Randalls’ / Tom Thumb, a unit of Safeway Supermarkets with internal project management and labor scheduling. Trained and developed client's middle management for their professional advancement by mentoring them in building relationships with executive management, project management, process improvement, and best practice implementation techniques. Communicated and presented project updates to CFO, CIO and COO of the organization.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Managed and participated in process-mapping over 100 store operational activities for Sainsbury’s Supermarkets in the United Kingdom. Identified key operational processes and developed business cases and recommendations. Identified $80 million in realizable annual savings and developed implementation plan for 400 stores. Managed a team of 12 client employees. Developed and presented project findings and recommendations to executive management. Managed project budget and resource allocation.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Co-managed and implemented company-wide review of Azizia-Panda, the largest supermarket chain in Saudi Arabia ($200 million annual sales). Defined roles and created organizational structures for stores, merchandising, buying, and supply chain functions. Developed implementation plan for 35 stores. Identified one-time savings of $30 million and $7 million in realizable recurring annual savings. Facilitated and presented leadership seminar to senior executives. Awarded Arthur Andersen Project of the Year Award for generating more than 2% in increased margin in 14 areas of the client’s business and a high client satisfaction score.

Mba, Strategic Management And Marketing

Activities and Societies: Participated in two International Exchange MBA Programs: ESADE, Barcelona, Spain and Vienna School of Economics.

Ba, Economics

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