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Naples, Fl

Advise businesses in areas of business development, operations, marketing and sales. Primary focus includes: strategic planning, growth and customer retention strategies, Internet marketing, social media marketing, brand development, inventory control, purchasing, operations efficiency analysis, public relations and insurance planning.

Developed and implemented internet approaches that produced strong sales growth through better company branding and greater consumer awareness of inventories using SEO, email and sites like EBay, Autotrader etc. Responsible for lead generation, lead development, sales negotiation and post sales follow-up.

Established and oversaw the daily operations of a South Florida transportation and tours service company.Responsibilities included: marketing, business development, staffing and scheduling.

Responsible for the conception, development and operations of this publically traded company. Studied markets, identified opportunities and then developed a business plan that included a comprehensive “brand” development and e-commerce strategy, raised capital and took the company public. Consulted with clients on business needs and worked with them on business development and Internet marketing plans. Represented the public face of whOOdoo.com to shareholders and business interests.

Consulted with clients on marketing, sales and general business assignments. Successfully launched a major international competition for a client.

A national marketing, sales and public relations organization that provided U.S. manufacturers with Canadian market development and support. Catamount employed 22 people and achieved sales in excess of $20 million annually. The company managed all aspects of U.S. client’s Canadian business including: warehousing, inventory control, market research/analysis, strategic planning, brand-development, sales, public relations and customer service. Company developed sales programs for major retailers including Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Canadian Tire, Hudson’s Bay Company, Zeller’s, Price/Costco and Home Depot.

Montreal/Toronto, Canada

Established and ran the consumer products division of this manufacturing and distribution company. Managed research, product conceptualization, product design, international sourcing and sales development. Built programs with major retailers and achieved sales of $5 million annually.

Toronto, Canada

Using effective analysis of market opportunities to drive sales; had complete bottom line responsibility for a $100 million (Canadian Tire) product assortment for Canada’s top retailer with over 400 stores nationally and annual sales of $4 billion. Developed and had bottom line responsibility for various catalog merchandise assortments (Consumer Distributing) and achieved strong growth across all lines with some areas exceeding 50% growth annually. President of the Staff Association and worked with HR to develop a comprehensive buyer training program for corporate-wide use.