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Los Angeles County, California, United States

Transition Leadership: Spearheaded the transformation of a counter-service vegetarian restaurant into a full-service dining experience offering meat optionsMenu Innovation: Developed and launched a diverse full-service menu that expanded customer demographics and enhanced market competitivenessOperations expertise: management, team leadership, and strategic planning, with a strong focus on labor cost reduction, checklists and policies implementation and innovative business development.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Dedicated and results-driven leader with a strong background in Hospitality with a focus on Health & Wellness. My strength lies in the ability to communicate and mentor to contribute to the growth and success of the organization while building a strong and empowered team. Recognized for driving brand growth, fostering team excellence and consistently elevating the customer experience to build revenue.Establish strategy, innovation, and growth for 250+ employees, 15 stores and a top line revenue of 19MOverseeing day to day operations, implementing long term and short term objectivesCollaboration with HR, Training, Finance, and F&B managers to create, review, and uphold policies in line with company culture and visionCreating and utilizing checklists and objective standards that are clear to every leader and team memberLeading NSO from planning, recruiting and facilitating opening day action itemsAligning organizational objectives with company mission, increasing revenue, profit and business growth by collaboratively developing integrated strategies Recognizing talent to grow and mentor, always prioritizing growth from within Spearheading the catering program, including sourcing of material, menu launch and marketingWorking hand in hand with creative founder for overall synergy

Greater Los Angeles Area

Emphasis on people and training, promoting internal growth as well as discovering external talentAnalyze and identify necessary efficiencies to improve operations and focus on guest patronageImprove training and recruiting programs to ensure on brand and motivated teams at all locationsDirectly advising 8 stores and their management team, generating 13.5M in annual sales with a 4M bottom lineConducting F&B and cleanliness audits to ensure premium guest experience and adherence to Health Department standardsLeading communication between day to day employees and C Suite management, streamlining company initiativesSetting up disciplinary expectations for teams performing below standards to set tangible improvements