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Z Grills is a wood pellet grill innovator that continually works to bring value and quality to wood pellet grilling. We specialize in wood pellet grilling, featuring a myriad of grills for different kinds of grillers, form tailgate grillmasters to backyard barbecue gurus.Z Grills wood pellet tech infuses your food with wood-smoked flavors. Z Grills offers 7-in-1 to grill, BBQ, smoke, bake, roast, braise and sear. They’re easy to maintain & have a digital heat control & auto-feeder that regulates the temperature.

What is a “KUDU Safari Braai”?The KUDU Safari Braai is a unique, innovative outdoor cooking system consisting of a multifunctional grill, griddle, and fire pit combined; it was designed to create an interactive, lively, creative grilling experience for both the people doing the cooking and the people being fed.The KUDU Safari Braai is an extremely versatile grilling system that allows a user to cook pretty much anything they can think of. Using a patented elevated grate system over an open fire, the KUDU grills, sautés, sears, fries, boils, smokes, and steams – and oftentimes it can do these things simultaneously. No other product allows you to steam oysters while slow-cooking a Boston Butt, or grill blackened grouper while frying shrimp, or sear a ribeye on a Himalayan salt block while sautéing vegetables on a cast iron skillet. And this is all done over an open fire!

Description: Selling Home and Garden product lines including: Lighting/Fans• Ceiling Fans• Indoor Lighting• Outdoor LightingKitchen/Bath Furniture• Cabinets• Kitchen Cabinets• Vanities• Vanity TopsPlumbing• Bath• Kitchen• Bar• Laundry• Parts & AccessoriesHardware• Bathroom Accessories• Cabinet Hardware• Closet Hardware• Door Hardware• Hardware Collections• LocksetsGarden• Fall• Holiday• Luminaries• Planters• Stakes and Pokes• Statuary• Wall Art• GardenSuccessful presentations include power point, electronic ordering, digital catalogs and EDI capabilities/compliance. Effective consulting services provided to retailers on opportunities/benefits, private labeling, DI and Domestic programs, marketing, customer service and trade show opportunities.• Audience: Presenting and selling to independent retailers, national/regional chain stores and distributors (ie., Menards, Cabelas, Sears-K-Mart, Fred Meijer, Bi-Mart, ShopKo, Costco, Camping World and Garden Dists).• Cost Control: Develop marketing strategies to improve campaign response and ROI. • Accomplishments: Self-created lead generation for every project.

Description: Selling Home and Garden product lines including: • Victor® – world leader in rodent control – traps to rodenticides • Safer® Brand – The pioneer in organic and natural control for lawn and garden• Ringer® – A healthier, thicker lawn naturally• Concern® – For the Earth, From the Earth• Perky-Pet® – Feeding Wild Birds Since 1958• NO/NO® - High quality wild bird feeders designed to attract more birds• Havahart® – Caring Control for Pets and Wildlife • Havahart® Wireless – Bringing technology to pet containment• Dr. T’s Nature Products® – Market Leader in Snake Control• Zareba® , Fi-Shock™ & Electrobraid™ – Leaders in livestock containment• Iron Stop – Beautifying your world• CobraCo® – The Leader in Innovative Outdoor Décor• Gardener’s Blue Ribbon® – The garden stakes, accessories, and saucers specialists• Mosquito Magnet® – Taking the bite out of summer• Terro® – The industry leader in ant control • Sweeney's® – Safe and effective home pest control • All Season™ – The industry's first patented ready-to-use, weatherproof Deer RepellentSuccessful presentations include power point, electronic ordering, digital catalogs and EDI capabilities/compliance. Effective consulting services provided to retailers on opportunities/benefits, private labeling, DI and Domestic programs, marketing, customer service and trade show opportunities.• Audience: Presenting and selling to independent retailers, national/regional chain stores and distributors (ie., PetSmart, PetCo, Fred Meijer, Bi-Mart, Winco Foods, CostCo, L&L Dist, and Central Garden).• Cost Control: Develop marketing strategies to improve campaign response and ROI. • Accomplishments: Self-created lead generation for every project.• Opened up the PetSmart account in the first 90 days with an opening order of $125K.• Increased YOY account orders by 110 to 135%.

Description: Representing licensed and non-licensed product lines including Halloween costumes, accessories/toys, inflatable holiday yard décor, bounce houses, waterslides, kitchenware, bakeware and footwear. Successful presentations include power point, electronic ordering, digital catalogs and EDI capabilities/compliance. Effective consulting services provided to manufacturers on brand and licensing opportunities/benefits, private labeling, DI programs, marketing, customer service and trade show opportunities.• Audience: Presenting and selling to National/International Big Box stores (ie., Wal-Mart – North America and Canada, Target, Costco, BJ’s Wholesale, Big Lots and AAFES), independent retailers and e-tailers (ie., Zappos.com, Amazon.com and Buycostumes.com) and national/regional chain stores (ie., PetSmart, Saver’s, ShopKo, Meijer, Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid and ToysRUs).• Cost Control: Develop marketing strategies to improve campaign response and ROI. • Accomplishments: Self-created lead generation for every project.

Description: Identified as the main point of contact for California Costume Collections with all licensors for the coordination and launch of licensed costume products. Performed as key corporate representative at all industry related trade shows. Oversaw account management and sales to over 200 national accounts.• Audience: Originally hired for account management for this licensed and non-licensed costume manufacturer, my role expanded in the first 90 days to include the added responsibility of managing the licensing goals of the company. Discussions were successfully initiated with 17 large scale licensors, including Hasbro, Nickelodeon, Sketcher’s and NASCAR. Performed as key Corporate Representative at all industry related trade shows.• Cost Control: Within the initial 90 day employment period, successfully secured 16 new accounts resulting in a 10.5% increase in billing for that base YOY. • Accomplishments: Authored and created corporate power point presentation binders to present to licensors at the International Licensing Expo of 2011. Appointed lead account manager for Paper First Affiliates (Group), a prestigious buying group in North America for smaller independent retailers.

Description: Sales responsibilities for over 200 accounts in 7 states of national/regional chain stores, independent retailers and e-tailers selling licensed and non-licensed Halloween costumes and accessories. Implementation of an email marketing campaign to current and potential clients to generate interest, educate on trends and advise of new licensed merchandise from upcoming movie breaks. Tools included sending trailers and promotional information resulting in increased sales and strong customer interest and engagement.• Audience: Consistently brought in new accounts through diligent follow-up with prospects and the seeking of new temporary Halloween stores annually. In 2010, I opened the Zappos.com account resulting in an opening order of $500K before applicable discounts.• Cost Control: Introduced the electronic order form concept in 2004, currently utilized as standard operating procedure, and providing significant processing savings to the company. • Accomplishments: Increased total revenue in my territory from $600K to over $4.3M over my tenure; 2004 Award Recipient for “Exceptional Performance and Dedication”.

Increased territory sales from $500,000 to $1,000,000 + annually by:• Managing major distribution sites. Target, K-Mart, AM PM, Circle K, Sea World, San Diego Zoo/Wild Animal Park, Edwards Theatres, Manns Theatres, AMC Theatres as examples. • Successfully established Hollywood Studio Stores, Disney on Ice Shows and Wayne Gretzky Roller Hockey Centers to Districts portfolio list of accounts. • Orchestrated product and beverage dispensing equipment sales to District Accounts. • Maintained strategic corporate partnerships with Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola representatives.

• Successfully sold a broad range of Paragon proprietary memory, edo, dram, sram, vram, pariety/non-pariety, pcmcia memory modules respectively. • Acted as Technical contact / Account Manager for established accounts. • Continually satisfied monthly quota attainment of $10k monthly.• Closed out my tenure with Paragon at approximately 120% of quota attainment to date. • Established relationships and continually sold product to major original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s) like Compaq and AST computer companies

• Sold Snap-On proprietary automotive hand/power tools and diagnostic equipment to automotive repair facilities, city/public agency maintenance departments.• Continually established new business accounts as part of monthly business plan requirements.• Increased revolving account base from $4k to $35k and maintained accounts receivable and collections from account base.

• Responsible for distribution sales and marketing of wine and spirits.• Throughout my 4+ yr. tenure increased territory sales from $5 to $8 million annually • Maintained and serviced established accounts such as Ralphs, Luckys, Vons, Alpha Beta, Stater Bros, Sav-on, Thrifty grocery and convenience stores.• Built and refurbished wine and spirit displays. Reset shelves and cold boxes.