*this is incomplete but that is the case with many small businesses. I wear many hats within this organization that I operate along with my father, who founded the company. I handle the customer interface through both cold calls, and leads generated via advertising and marketing, both of which I am also responsible. Further responsibilities include materials purchasing and negotiating as well as functioning as a liaison to the insurance company on behalf of customers.

I joined Gladson initially as the sales representative for the upper Midwest, and then also traveled some states that had not been previously covered. I travel to these areas to visit custom tailoring operations, clothing retailers and ready-to-wear clothing manufacturers taking along an assortment of fabric books and men's furnishings. In addition I worked with our customers at the Chicago Men's Collective and New York men's shows at the pier and the New York showroom as well as the Dallas Men's Show.I departed the company to join my father in the operation of our family roofing business in Summer 2012. I am excited at at the prospect of a new challenge, I'll miss the energy of the fashion business and more so, I'll miss my wonderful customers and colleagues, many of whom I consider close friends.

I joined the Lori Veith organization to supplement their road sales presence as new apparel lines were added. I primarily managed the sales in a 7-state territory with a group of lines which I managed, including sportswear collections from Caroline Rose, Louben and Sara Campbell, to evening and prom collections from Nicole Bakti, Terani, Musani and more. I worked with specialty retailers including Stanley Korshak, Balliet's, Tootsies, Mimi, Maison Weiss and B. Barnett and Barbara/Jean. I was instrumental in the introduction of Lori Veith to its first Las Vegas showing at MAGIC and subsequent showings at other shows. I represented the organization at trade shows in New York for the Coterie and at our sister (permanent) showroom in Atlanta as well as numerous trunk shows at fine retail establishments across the country.I was intimately involved in the acquisition of new lines to our showroom including Donna Ricco Collection, Cass & Co., and Pamela Ferrari as well as bringing companies with whom I had good relations to become represented in our Atlanta showroom I was fortunate to expand my skillset in management of our market shows including staff recruitment and training, model recruit and management, and relationship marketing via relationship selling, phone campaigns and email marketing as well as initiating the company's social media presence with the implementation of its Facebook page.I departed the company in August 2011 to pursue a career in sales of textiles with a larger sales territory, with an emphasis on custom apparel. I am proud of my association with this remarkable company comprised of a passionate team of people who as much a family as they are a sales organization. I am blessed to still call them my family.

I functioned as a floor manager for markets, while between trade shows, I traveled with samples as the sales representative for accounts in our sales territory which is comprised of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas.Further, I traveled twice annually to set up and supervise the booths representing Brad Hughes and Associates manufacturers at MAGIC in Las Vegas.I am fortunate to now count Brad as a friend. I learned much from the time with this wonderful company. It was my first wholesale fashion experience. Brad Hughes and Associates is a unique and outstanding organization.I departed the company to embrace a larger role with a similar organization. My time with BH&A made me ready for a bigger role.

In my first wholesale position, I was account executive for a host of fine linen manufacturers. I traveled with samples in the N. Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas areas calling on linen specialty boutiques, gift stores and furniture stores as well as handled Neiman Marcus Direct and Neiman Marcus stores for select lines.I attended the New York Gift show and sales meetings twice annually and was played a part in acquisition of new lines for representation.

My focus in Major Stores was marketing to and being a liason to the buyers of department stores, big box retailers, wholesale clubs. I provided services to the buyers of companies such as Bloomingdale's, Neiman Marcus, Dillard's, Sam's Clubs, Toys'R'Us and Wal Mart. These services included Private Buys, a unique service exclusive to Dallas Market Center, in which we set up a buying event including freight acceptance, inviting and scheduling of vendors and other needs.Major stores was extensively in involved in the orchestration of the Dallas Toy Show at the height of its success. The Dallas Toy Show was one of the largest volume toy-specific sales & marketing events worldwide. Attending stores numbered in the thousands and hundreds of vendors. Store buyers from Toys'R'Us worldwide, Wal-Mart, Kay-Bee, Target, Kmart and others were in attendance. The show took a hiatus following the events of 9/11 and the SARS outbreak.

I initially was part of the operation in the men's floor area. I later moved into the buying offices and was involved in women's apparel, accessories and SK at Home. Staff management, vendor relations, event planning and merchandising were all part of this position.The experience and exposure to this level of merchandising was wonderful. Stanley Korshak is a truly unique operation in an elite group of stores in the United States.

I functioned as the department coordinator for Fashion Accessories for the majority of my employment at Neiman Marcus in Fort Worth, Texas. Responsiblities including trunk show management, staff scheduling and management, merchandising, inventory control and event planning.