Brendan Baxter Email & Phone Number

Detroit Metropolitan Area

Built and maintained relationships with management and staff at 50+ Metro Detroit area dispensaries - At least one visit per month help encourage sales and Budtender engagement outside of vendor daysScheduled and organized in-store event/vendor day calendar 1-2 months in advance - Took care to balance high priority clients and smaller stores, making sure to provide fair time to all storesPerformed vendor days to create sales, educate staff and build relationships with customers - Averaged a 30% conversion rate of customers during vendor days - Performed 7-8 vendor days a week, Wed-SatParticipated in weekly out-of-store client appreciation nights by managing “Dab Bar” and smoking area - Facilitated a seamless and comfortable smoking experience, while also explaining the product and “dab” process - Assisted with set up and tear down of event, events were 8pm-midnight or later on Thursdays

Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

-Build and maintain relationships with management and staff at dispensaries across the lower peninsula of Michigan-Audit merchandising across partner stores in order to maintain consistent branding and provide insight for future merchandising opportunities -Host vendor days and other in-store events to promote sales and educate budtenders-Execute “Mocktail Bars” at private and cannabis industry events to increase brand recognition

Ferndale, Michigan, United States

-Led all budtenders in monthly sales, averaging over $30,000 in revenue per month-Regularly received 5-star reviews from customers, among the most of all budtenders in store-Assisted Store Manager with tasks such as training new hire budtenders and planning of weekly deals-Maintained accuracy and uniformity of product displays, as well as periodically changing merchandising of displays

Walled Lake, Michigan, United States

-Managed the production, quality control and organization of pre-rolled joints made in house-Maintained consistent and organized product displays to better facilitate budtender sales and product restocking-Assisted Inventory Manager with product intake, new hire training and inventory audits

Walled Lake, Michigan, United States

-Supervised and assisted other budtenders by answering questions and solving issues-Trained new hire budtenders on topics such as proper store procedures, sales techniques and State of Michigan cannabis laws-Processed product returns and register pay-ins-Maintained sales floor stock levels and organization

Novi, Michigan

Responsible for sales of eyewear and apparel, as well as managing and assisting the sales team. Additionally, I measure, fit and processes orders for prescription eyewear.Other duties include maintaining store appearance and stock levels; updating marketing and display directives; transferring out and taking inventory of product.Often picked up much of the assistant managers responsibilities including but not limited to, assessing damaged and defected product, participated in conference calls, and onboarded and trained new hires.

East Lansing, Michigan, United States

General Assignment Reporter and Student Government Beat Reporter. Responsibilities included a minimum of three articles per week, producing multimedia content, and live-tweeting events and breaking news coverage.

Farmington Hills, Mi

Responsibilities included interacting with customers, maintaining an organized sales floor, working the cash register.

Detroit, Mi

Responsibilities included servicing customers, mixing paint, making keys, repairing screen and glass windows, stocking shelves.

Education record

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs