Christopher Smithson Email & Phone Number

Lutz, Fl, Us

Florida, United States

Accelerated Sanctuary’s expansion into the Florida market, bringing stability and guidance to the Florida leadership team while stabilizing and elevating execution at the store level in my district by fostering an environment where excellence is celebrated and where it is “safe to fail” in the pursuit of that excellence. Created the companies first grand opening program, state-wide fingerprinting adoption, and developed dispensary leaders into next level talents ready for expanded challenges… Show more Accelerated Sanctuary’s expansion into the Florida market, bringing stability and guidance to the Florida leadership team while stabilizing and elevating execution at the store level in my district by fostering an environment where excellence is celebrated and where it is “safe to fail” in the pursuit of that excellence. Created the companies first grand opening program, state-wide fingerprinting adoption, and developed dispensary leaders into next level talents ready for expanded challenges and roles. • Built companies top performing district, being entrusted with the Orlando I-Drive Flagship location as well as 6 other locations, boosting revenue across the district through expert patient retention and selling techniques.• Leveraged industry connections and expertise to hire and develop top leaders, promoting some into multi-unit roles and cross departmental promotions.• Opened four additional locations, boosting revenue across the district by 64% and increased returning patient patronage by 165%• Worked closely with the Regional Director to set and exceed quarterly goals and KPIs for all locations in my district. Show less

Southwest Florida

Accomplishments include:•Lead #1 Area in Florida by revenue to target and expanded my area from 1 to 7 dispensaries.•Responsible for over $20 Million in Revenue•Implemented "Motivational Assessment" that helped facilitate employee development and career advancement across several positions.•Lowest Management Turnover Statewide•Lead largest grand opening in company history twice, breaking the previous revenue record by 50% the first time and breaking that… Show more Accomplishments include:•Lead #1 Area in Florida by revenue to target and expanded my area from 1 to 7 dispensaries.•Responsible for over $20 Million in Revenue•Implemented "Motivational Assessment" that helped facilitate employee development and career advancement across several positions.•Lowest Management Turnover Statewide•Lead largest grand opening in company history twice, breaking the previous revenue record by 50% the first time and breaking that record several months later for the second time.•Collaborated with Physician Advocacy Team to facilitate launch of MD Office Wellness Coordinator Program, increasing patient outcome and satisfaction levels and driving business to Wellness Centers.•Narrated/Hosted several informative patient facing education videosServing the Wellness Centers of Southwest Florida, I had the honor to lead multiple locations and teams on our shared mission and journey of bringing cannabis access to Floridians desperate for improved quality of life and added joy.Responsibilities included leading the day-to-day operations of the Retail Wellness Centers assigned to my region. I provided support and oversight for all retail managers, including training & development, adherence to standard operating procedures, and staffing. I ensured the best possible patient experience consistent with brand standards. Show less

North Port, Florida

•Hired to helm the busiest dispensary for the company, quickly bringing stability and boosting customer, employee, and physician relationships.•Coached a dynamic team of wellness professionals to repeated success, hiring and training multiple team members that would later go on to manage their own Wellness Centers. •Identified early on by upper leadership as a performance team builder with high employee satisfaction and business results. Promoted within six months to Area… Show more •Hired to helm the busiest dispensary for the company, quickly bringing stability and boosting customer, employee, and physician relationships.•Coached a dynamic team of wellness professionals to repeated success, hiring and training multiple team members that would later go on to manage their own Wellness Centers. •Identified early on by upper leadership as a performance team builder with high employee satisfaction and business results. Promoted within six months to Area Manager. Show less

Sarasota, Florida Area

• Improved historically inconsistent store and department management relationship through partnership and trust building through results demonstration to quickly establish favorable brand vision and placement of high-end Sony home theater products store-wide.• Achieved 225% sales attainment in premium market sector in assigned area.• Placed 1st in every sales contest in the State (4), driving achievement through advanced sales training and personal relationships developed with… Show more • Improved historically inconsistent store and department management relationship through partnership and trust building through results demonstration to quickly establish favorable brand vision and placement of high-end Sony home theater products store-wide.• Achieved 225% sales attainment in premium market sector in assigned area.• Placed 1st in every sales contest in the State (4), driving achievement through advanced sales training and personal relationships developed with store personnel.• Trained Best Buy representatives on current Sony home theater products and technologies, building brand advocacy in my assigned area, enriching the sales process by actively participating with Best Buy representatives in their customer interactions when necessary. Show less

Usa Various

• Trained teams of measurement while drilling field engineers in proper operational protocol, drilling theory, and electromagnetic and mud-pulse oil well piloting technology. • Retained lucrative contract customers through efficiency, communication, and on-site relationship development with key decision makers, including drilling company CEOs, geologists, and field superintendents and company representatives.• Maintained lowest equipment failure rate with limited costly downtime… Show more • Trained teams of measurement while drilling field engineers in proper operational protocol, drilling theory, and electromagnetic and mud-pulse oil well piloting technology. • Retained lucrative contract customers through efficiency, communication, and on-site relationship development with key decision makers, including drilling company CEOs, geologists, and field superintendents and company representatives.• Maintained lowest equipment failure rate with limited costly downtime to project completion.• Routinely requested by clients to return to future projects.Complete project management on location, solution assembly, supply ordering and reordering, client communication and satisfaction, safety standards, supervision, direct reporting, billing, and training, project troubleshooting, escalation management. Show less

Usa Various

• Promoted to Lead Operator within a year and trained multiple teams of field engineers in EM and Mud-pulse project efficiencies, job completion.• Mastered the role of measurement while drilling field engineer quickly upon hire, three months later being selected to operate multiple, first of their kind for the company, electromagnetic projects in the Marcellus Shale of Pennsylvania.• Routinely requested by clients to return to operate future projects. • Piloted the… Show more • Promoted to Lead Operator within a year and trained multiple teams of field engineers in EM and Mud-pulse project efficiencies, job completion.• Mastered the role of measurement while drilling field engineer quickly upon hire, three months later being selected to operate multiple, first of their kind for the company, electromagnetic projects in the Marcellus Shale of Pennsylvania.• Routinely requested by clients to return to operate future projects. • Piloted the first electromagnetic measurement while drilling field projects for the company in Pennsylvania and Texas. Operated multiple mud-pulse technology projects and was chosen to operate and develop company first dual-telemetry probes in the Texas drilling basin. Show less

Athens, Texas - Jacksonville, Texas

.• Identified and bolstered sales teams inefficiencies and bridged skill gaps in stores in Tyler and Athens Texas through employee motivational assessments and sales training.• Raised year-over-year sales in assigned stores by 35% through total solution sales technique demonstration and training.• Integral in bringing multiple underperforming and recent Alltel conversion store teams into compliance and profitability with a focus on relational team building and sales attainment.

Shreveport, Louisiana Area

Communicating and facilitating achievement and exceeding sales goals, opening, closing, cash management, shrink management, talent recruitment, coaching, inventory management, stocking, planogram, scheduling. PNL, hiring, talent acquisition.Responsible for all aspects of the store operations: Profitable trends – margin, sales building, P&L, hiring, and training. Decreasing payroll and increasing productivity.Manage 50 associates ensuring their overall development and… Show more Communicating and facilitating achievement and exceeding sales goals, opening, closing, cash management, shrink management, talent recruitment, coaching, inventory management, stocking, planogram, scheduling. PNL, hiring, talent acquisition.Responsible for all aspects of the store operations: Profitable trends – margin, sales building, P&L, hiring, and training. Decreasing payroll and increasing productivity.Manage 50 associates ensuring their overall development and training.Implemented sales/service incentives programs and loss preventionI had both the responsibility and satisfaction of teaching those who work with me to ensure their success and the company's success. Show less

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Education And Sociology

Activities and Societies: Witness Drama Group, Intramurals

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