Directing our strategic growth, operations and marketing efforts is CEO Candice Schenck. Candice brings more than two decades of sales, leadership, marketing and operations experience to the team.Black Star's foundation is built on providing exceptional customer service while maintaining the highest standards of quality with the end goal of getting our satisfied customers outside enjoying time with friends and family.GET OUTSIDE!!!

YRCI is a professional services firm located in the greater Washington, DC area. We provide HR, acquisition, and management/financial services to Federal and commercial clients across the Nation. YRCI is one of the Government's largest service providers of contracted human capital resources. Our Acquisition Services line of business provides full life-cycle contracting support in Federal and commercial markets, including Department of Defense (DoD) Agencies. Responsible for planning and directing all aspects of Federal government contracting recruitment activities and initiatives for human capital, acquisition management, and financial management positions in the cleared and uncleared space. Hire, train, and provide leadership and development to all team members to ensure production and professional goals are achieved while fostering a positive and fun team environment.Develop and maintain trusted relationships with internal and external hiring managers with constant collaboration to meet current and proactive staffing needs.Identify and implement innovative sourcing and recruitment strategies that enhance recruiting solutions to attract top talent while minimizing cost per hire. Complete oversight and management of team incentives, metrics and source reports and reporting tool development. Forecasts and manages the annual Recruiting budget.Prepares and submits various reports concerning production metrics and other activities as requested by Executive Leadership.Accomplishments: Defined our culture, mission and vision statements, and delivered an updated, modern company websiteDeveloped the framework, content, workflows, and internal processes to successfully transition to a new ATS Increased outreach to meet AAP goals including upgrading our vendor services2015 Recruiter of the YearPromoted to Director of Recruiting within five months Promoted to Manager of Recruiter in less than five monthsPromoted to Lead Recruiter in less than one year

Senior Recruiter – New Markets (VA and DE): 08/2012-01/2015Full cycle, high volume recruiter responsible for staffing 100+ branches throughout Virginia and Delaware. Possessed a firm grasp of advanced recruiting and sourcing techniques including cold calling, networking, grass roots recruiting and utilizing social media channels. Led weekly workforce planning sessions with hiring managers to address current needs and to forecast future hiring needs for a more proactive recruiting approach. Accomplishments: Recruiter of the Month August 2014Team of the Quarter Q1 2013Top Senior Recruiter six months in a 12-month period based on the most hires per monthRecruited and hired all employees to grow the Virginia and Delaware market from 21 branches to 105 branches from 2012 to 2014Developed and implemented interview training sessions for all levels of field managementConsistently recognized by upper management and hiring managers for candidate quality, short time-to-fill and interview event development and execution Field Recruiting Manager – New and Existing Markets (MO, IL and TN): 04/2011-08/2012Worked directly with the Director of Field Recruiting on all areas of department development during a time of extreme company growth to include workforce planning, shaping recruiting strategies for new and existing markets, work flow improvement, personnel, technology, branding and training. Managed a team of recruiters responsible for launching new markets and staffing 200+ branches throughout Missouri, Illinois and Tennessee.Accomplishments: Launched and staffed the Chicago market from zero to 20 branches in three monthsSelected as part of a special project team responsible to implement a new companywide video interview platform, HireVue Served as a mentor, successfully promoting several recruiters from my team to lead teams of their own

Responsible for capturing all revenue that did not naturally walk through the door by means of developing and marketing all special events including monthly wine dinners, artists series, fundraisers and lounge takeovers. Managed marketing staff and all marketing campaigns including online, print, radio, television, social media and billboards. Accomplishments: Exceeded YOY sales by 150%Developed incentive programs and employee discount programs for Gulfstream Aerospace, Georgia Ports Authority and JCB which contributed to exceeding YOY sales

Recruited to help guide the growth of SavannahMenu.com, a marketing and consulting company for the hospitality industry. Primary responsibilities included managing the sales staff while also driving sales through partnerships, print ad sales and bulk loyalty card sales. Built and executed marketing plans for over 130 clients across many different mediums - TV, billboard, online, radio, social media and print.Accomplishments: Developed fundraising branch of the company and managed several profitable campaigns for local non-profits and schoolsDeveloped internal communication forms and procedures which streamlined the production process and increased productivity

Oversaw all sales and operations spanning four markets including P&L, production, distribution, marketing, public relations, recruited, hired, trained and managed a team of up to 10 sales and design staff.Accomplishments: 2008 Director of the Year out of 19 marketsIncreased sales in first year as Director by nearly 50% and sustained YOY revenue growth during subsequent years More than doubled annual sales during tenureUnder my leadership, Savannah became the Southeast training hub for all new sales employees coming into the skirt! organizationSelected to join executives from our corporate office to sell the skirt! franchise and subsequently launched 14 franchisee markets which was triple our previous footprintHired, trained, led sales blitzes, created organizational structure and consulted franchisee management on how to effectively manage the skirt! brand and operationsAccount Executive (NC): 04/2004-08/2005Developed and maintained a highly profitable book of business for what became a national publication. Sought out and closed new business through systematic cold calls, appointments, mailings and phone calls. Built rapport, trust and lasting relationships with clients through superior customer service and seamless account management. Provided creative direction, advertisement concept planning and photography to clients. Accomplishments: Top salesperson for 10 months in a 12-month periodLaunched the Charlotte market and developed a solid account list of over $40K in monthly revenue which was approximately 45% of total market revenue – twice as much as any other sales employeeAchieved high level of client retention and loyalty by providing outstanding personalized service

Researched co-op funds and executed sales and marketing plans based on that research. Negotiated co-op terms and funds, as well as prepared and submitted billing. Prepared weekly and monthly reports tracking revenue generated from co-op sales.Accomplishment: Generated over $100K in new revenue during tenure as Co-Op Manager