Business Development: Maintain awareness of new program updates from all supporting departments to facilitate discussions with field team stakeholders, provide support and partner with go-to-market teams on rollout, create sales decks for the field teams to utilize in development conversations with potential franchisees, work cross functionally with Communications Team to develop and roll out campaigns, create weekly new business dev one-pager for International President to be shared with Leadership Team covering strategy & development, brand marketing & culinary, operations & support, legal and supply chain. Lead and track weekly business development call with department heads providing updates and direction, work closely with Legal to track new business development, including franchise agreements, trademark agreements, etc. Serves as a liaison to domestic public relations and development for International business & strategy.Database Management (Franchise Relationship Manager): Enter, qualify, and distribute leads to database, monitor performance, drive leads to become opportunities to effectively sell more franchises, actively try to identify areas of improvement and conceptualize methods on how to be more efficient, assist in the improvement, integration, and automation of tools designed to support performance management.Analytics: Develop dashboards and metrics around new business development, analyze large sets of data to identify trends, commonalities, and areas of opportunity across the regions globally (LATAM, EUMEA, ASIA), apply strong analytical reasoning to understand end user requirements and transform them into more opportunities to purchase brands globally. Identify factors in new and continuing business intelligence.Finance & Misc.: Collaborate across teams to generate strategic direction, ideas, analysis, and research in support of business development, connect efforts and results in the P&L, foster new project management skills and acumen.

Atlanta-based Focus Brands is a leading developer of global multi-channel foodservice brands. After the Jamba acquisition, Focus Brands, through its affiliate brands, is the franchisor and operator of more than 6,600 restaurants, cafes, ice cream shoppes and bakeries in the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and over 50 foreign countries under the brand names Carvel®, Cinnabon®, Schlotzsky's®, Moe's Southwest Grill®, Auntie Anne's®, McAlister's Deli® and Jamba®, as well as Seattle's Best Coffee® on certain military bases and in certain international markets.- Financial, location, menu mix and layout, operational, and design strategy for 4 snack brands and 3 restaurant brands outside of the United States. Focusing primarily in the South America, EUMEA and eastern Asia regions.- Development work with new and existing franchisee individuals and groups to establish a foothold in priority markets across the globe.- Identify mutually beneficial opportunities, assist Territory Directors in lead process and generation, marketing and outreach to potential franchisees looking to become part of a growing network and expand their portfolio.- Direct report to the VP of Business Development & Strategy

Full cycle SaaS sales AE utilizing Sales Force to document and track prospect to customer journey through business development, sales and onboarding. Working largely in the SMB space with emerging entrepreneurs and startups to implement eCommerce marketing tools for sustained growth and success.

New Customer Acquisition in the small to medium business space helping to market on a fast-paced and ever changing eCommerce platform.

I work with industry leading clients in the manufacturing and engineering sectors to locate top level talent to fill their staffing needs.Positions include:-Plant Managers-Maintenance Managers-Electrical & Controls Engineers-Quality Engineers-Mechanical Engineers-Maintenance Technicians-CNC Machinists-Electriciansand MORE!

-Maintenance of Inventory Control System with work in MS Access Database-Gather initial reports of requested inventory for trade shows, expos, conferences, etc. then plan out logistical route of needed materials for shipment, documentation, arrival, and setup-Organization, Pre-planning and Implementation of Quarterly Board Meetings with needed meeting room rentals and layout, corporate hotel reservation block, meal selections, and travel schedules-Extensive daily office accounting procedures within QuickBooks, from obtainment of invoices to coding, payment, and filing, handling bank reconciliations of accounts up to and in excess of $1,000,000, vendor retainment/retirement-Collection, approval, processing, and payment of employee expense reports within Concur filing system assuring every cent is allocated correctly and all filings are approved within company guidelines-Administrative monitoring of staff travel schedule, updating needed requests and travel arrangements-Administrative Assistant front office duties; greeting guests upon arrival, answering the main phone line, replenishment of in house office supplies and needed materials, organizing working lunches, keeping office environment clean and aesthetically pleasant-Tracking and register of United States Department of Agriculture approvals in preparation for Agricultural Marketing Services Oversight audit every 3 years-Quarterly analysis of promotional products for consideration of update and/or reorder to remain relevant, applicable, and stay on trend with the ever-changing landscape of targeted consumers

- Oversaw a staff of 10 employees; kitchen staff, cashiers, food runners, servers, and busboys.- Typical work day serves from 150 - 250 customers during breakfast and lunch hours- Experience fulfilling restocking inventory work orders, worker compliance, customer relationship management, catered lunch order organization, monthly sales statements- Receive high reviews and praise from many repeat and first time customers due to excellent service- Maintain marketing efforts through branch's Facebook page, displays of different specials offered on a weekly basis, and displays within the store.- Have created multiple improvements within the work environment to speed efficiency for both staff and customers alike.

- Practiced all facets of operating a dining hall, from food preparation, cleaning, serving and interacting with customers, and event planning.- Worked with full time chefs in food preparation for 50 to 2000 students a day, working with many of UGA's athletics teams and coaching staff.- Event planning included setting up displays and brainstorming ideas with managerial staff. Working events to make sure they were carried out according to schedule and plan.