Chris Solt Email & Phone Number

Lancaster, PA, US

United States

As Executive Director, I manage the strategic, administrative, and programmatic aspects of the Fair Trade Federation. I also research, develop, and implement FTF’s comprehensive educational programs. I facilitate peer mentoring programs and drive & coordinate content for member events.After joining the FTF in early 2016, I've helped shape member education.

Culemborg, Netherlands

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area

• Responsible for strategic and operational leadership for directing and executing the work of the training team for the Ten Thousand Villages network of 80+ non-profit retail stores in the U.S., as well as occasional.
• Developed a highly successful and comprehensive training program for all new managers, which includes nine training store locations, four phases of curriculum, and a host of integrated training resources, designed for.
• Directed, authored and delivered a 45 minute sales-skills training video designed to increase the effectiveness of the entire retail network.
• Worked across the entire organization to improve the effectiveness of communication, collaboration and efficiency of key, departmental stakeholders.
• Transformed the culture and focus of the organization’s national annual event to a professional conference by including revenue-increasing sessions and speakers designed to maximize ROI.
• Provided strategic and operational support, training, and leadership, to the opening of 17 new stores.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area

• Provided leadership, business consultation, operational support, and retail training to a highly complex sales region (the Northeast of the U.S.), which included as many as 19 branded franchise stores, over 140.
• Increased the profitability of several large volume stores in the region.
• Played a key role in the development and implementation of a new brand and licensing distribution agreement for the branded-retail network.
• Passionately drove improvements, efficiencies, and business-focused strategies, despite challenging situations and ill-defined parameters.

Beachwood, Ohio

• Trained and maintained high performance standards for all new and current staff. Developed training programs and techniques to meet the store’s needs and priorities. Performed management functions daily including.
• Played a key role in the opening of four new stores in the United States
• Increased the profitability of the store by minimizing shrink
• Created and implemented a cross-department training initiative

Master’S Of Sceince, Organizational Leadership

Bachelor'S Degree, Social Science

Activities and Societies: Golden Key Society, Student GovernmentGraduated Cum Laude