Consumers are changing "in the blink of an eye." Practice is focused on assisting small to medium sized retailers with commissioned sales teams to rapidly adjust to the new reality of retail.Recent engagements:*Interim CEO of Mattresses Unlimited. A 17 store chain operating in Nashville, TN and Louisville, KY. Fourteen month engagement. Results: Comp Store Sales improved 35%, voluntary turnover reduced to 1%, added Sure Sleep Adjustable Warranties (40% attachment rate!), PTAB attachment rates improved from 7% to 48%. Successfully sold the Company to IMS. http://nashvillepost.com/news/2011/10/31/west_virginia_company_buys_mattresses_unlimited*Update of the Verlo Mattress Company's merchandise offering. Scope of work included product design, selection, and pricing. *Interim CEO of Furniture Factory Warehouse. Scope of work included an inclusive repricing, sales process, sales greeting, in store flyer, store standards. Extensive work on consumer financing options from Wells Fargo, Rent-A-Center, and an in-house finance offering. Recommended a recapitalization strategy with options for the Private Equity Sponsor. Options included investment, additional debt, sale of in house finance portfolio, Chapter 11, Chapter 7 and GOB (Going Out of Business) vendors and strategy.*Restonic Mattress Company.*Magi Seal International*YEXT Board of Advisors.*Progressive Finance*Sure Sleep Adjustable Bed Warranties

Engaged, through et oyeblikk consulting practice, as the Interim CEO. Mattresses Unlimited is a 17 store retail store operating in Nashville, TN and Louisville, KY. Product offering includes Southerland Mattress, Simmons, and Tempur-pedic. Additional vendors are Protect A Bed and Leggett & Platt.

et oyeblikk: Retail Strategies, LLC was engaged to assist FFW. FFW is a 13 store low price furniture chain operating in SW Texas. FFW offers in house financing, RAC financing and low to mid price points.

370 Retail locations in Fifteen States. MG grew through building meaningful relationships with employees and vendors. Grew profitably from 174 stores to 386 stores. Successful exit for PE firm and sale to a new PE sponsor.

Rapid growth retailer. Dominant advertiser. Began career at Sleep Country as VP of Operations. Managed all aspects of a PE transaction. Promoted to President & COO upon sale closing.

Lease Account Manager: Phoenix 1984-1987Branch Manager, District Sales Manager: El Paso 1987-1990District Sales Manager: Seattle 1990-1995General Manager: Seattle CBU 1995-1996

Sales Associate. Assistant Finance & Insurance Manager.