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Las Vegas, Nevada

Chicago, Illinois

Detroit, Michigan

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Supports-Newborn/Infant/Toddler-Boys and Girls-Housewares-Home Improvement and Automotive

Algonquin, Il

• Lead a team of 300 team members • Work to attain maximum profits, sales, ROI, market share, guest goodwill and team member satisfaction • Direct all merchandising, operational and personnel functions

Deerfield, Illinois

• Responsibilities include brand image, guest and employee experience in a premium environment, formulating policies, managing daily operations, creation of sales model and planning the use of materials and human resources.• Launched entire hospitality, retail operations, employee development program and facility management for the company.

• Develop partnerships with local community organizations (YMCA, Relay for Life, American Cancer Society, Autism Speaks, Florida Sheriff’s Ranch, Blue Ribbon Walk, Pennywise- Help the Homeless, etc.) that enable the employees and the business to build authentic relationships through local marketing, social networking, and philanthropic events • Store net operating profit saw 813% comp growth, grew Employee Satisfaction Index by a company leading 60 basis points from a 3.79 to a 4.39 (Top 1% in company), grew Customer Satisfaction Index from 79% to 91%. Store utilized as territory standard for merchandising excellence

Seattle, Washington

• Managed a premium store within the standard operating platform to achieve maximum profitability, while maintaining a positive employee environment, customer satisfaction, and the company values and image of the company• Produced positive top and bottom line results, including net operating profit growth from a miss of $1.23 million dollars to positive of $300,000+

Tampa, Florida

• Hired, developed and motivated staff of 150+ employees. Improved experience for customers, community and shareholders through strategic business initiatives. Full P&L accountability of a multi-million dollar business including ownership of sales performance, operational efficiency and process management• Produced triple-digit net operating profit growth and saw year-over-year double-digit comp growth. Store grew top-line revenue from $57 million to $65 million with 17% comp growth

Southeast States

• Served as a member of the territory leadership team responsible for aligning and integrating programs and procedures. Responsible for planning, strategizing and implementation of new growth initiatives to a field of 93 stores, led complex rollouts that contributed to the business. • Leveraged field and corporate network to maximize financial objectives. Coached stores within an area to achieve operating results, growth objectives, and overall performance goals while maintaining fiscal responsibility

Southwest Florida

• Developed management team around sales training to increase profitability and the customer experience for 18 store locations. Assigned scope of responsibility in order to successfully influence, evaluate, plan and implement changes, solutions and strategies that led to the completion of their assignments and profitable growth. Built effective strategies and utilized gap management as necessary• Market grew top-line revenue from $360 million to $415 million

Multiple Locations

• Responsible for the overall experience of the employees, customers, community and shareholders through strategic business initiatives and value proposition execution, while creating operation efficiencies. Accountable for managing the profit and loss statement, and other data to analyze business results and implement process improvement to address gaps and take advantage of opportunities. Create an environment that allows us to differentiate the customer experience from our competitors and build brand loyalty

Ba, Speech Communications

Activities and Societies: Alpha Epsilon Pi, Daily Illini Newspaper, American Advertising Federation

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