Unbolted Entertainment is the owner of The Cuban Missile, a vintage 1974 Airstream Landyacht RV that has been converted into a mobile cigar lounge on wheels. I was 50% of the concept, design, and implementation of this new business venture, along with my brother and business partner.

o Oversaw all aspects of small business management, including human resources, insurance requirements, telemarketing, and payrollo Earned Michigan Residential Builder’s Licenseo Managed a wide variety of residential construction and maintenance projects including full bathroom remodels, fence construction, and home repairso Designed and wrote copy for annual newsletter, and multiple print and digital advertisementso Annual revenue of $200,000+. Grew business from seasonal part-time job to full time operation for the last 6 yearso Proficient with many aspects of home remodeling and repairs including electrical and plumbing

Photographic equipment accessory sales

o Re-opened numerous dormant accounts through phone based business-to-business sales and in-store visitso Closed deal with major online retailer (Tigerdirect.com) to carry multiple SKU’so Wrote technical copy and assisted in product setup for Tiger Direct, Amazon.com, Black’s of Canada, and multiple other major national retailerso Grew outside sales force in eastern US region from three underperforming reps to six rep firms hungry for businesso Successfully negotiated $25,000 private-label/OEM order with major international reseller (Grainger)o Personally traveled with new rep firms and handled all product training and account management issueso Setup and staffed booth at annual IPI membership tradeshow in Las Vegas, NVo Designed rep/buying group tracking sheet now in use division-wide to keep tabs on major accounts, track new prospects, and to analyze sales trends

o Developed wide-ranging knowledge of all aspects of residential mortgage lending industry and major industry-specific laws and regulations, including RESPA, TIL, and the ECOAo Closed an average of $1.25 million in monthly loan volumeo Completed 350+ hours of education and multiple off-site licensing exams to become licensed to write mortgage loans in forty-five stateso Worked in tandem with the “mouse-trap” team to improve various business processes related to pre-approval for first-time home buyerso Participated in ongoing training of new team members on daily basis