As Real Equity Management has continued to grow, our Owners realized the need for specialization within our HR and Talent Departments! Upon building and training our current HR Team, my role evolved to focus 100% attention on talent acquisition and hiring for Real Equity Management and our 8 sister companies.Leading our Talent Team, I partner with Ownership, and handle the recruiting efforts for all 8 of their diverse entities (listed below). I work one-on-one with our executive leadership and management teams to hire based on current needs and plan for future growth. Our goal is to seek out and hire the best talent for each unique company, while simultaneously providing the best in class candidate experience throughout the recruiting process.*Real Equity Management, The Kitchen Bar & Grill, Park Restaurant, Towneplace Suites by Marriott, Odle Sales, Commercial Marketing, General Manufacturing and Intrinsic Development.

REM's Recruiting Department was formed in 2016 to support all hiring efforts for our rapidly growing group of entities. I played an influential role in the development of REM's policies, procedures and best practices, as I was hired to build and manage our human resource and talent acquisition departments. In this role I provided oversight of all HR efforts and personally carried out all Talent Acquisition strategies for REM and our sister companies. Talent Acquisition and Hiring Rock-StarI personally handled every aspect of our full-cycle recruiting process for REM and our sister companies. My goal was to create long-term, strategic hiring solutions tailored to fit the niche positions and unique industries of our companies. Daily responsibilities would include; passive recruiting, networking, application review, leading interviews, monitoring and analyzing recruiting metrics, setting benchmarks and department goals, developing interview plans, scorecards and required competencies/skillset for new roles, managing advertising campaigns, candidate experience and budgets.Manager of Employee HappinessI worked to provide strategies covering performance management, employee engagement, retention management and HR compliance for our rapidly growing workforce and sister companies. I would also carry out action on all terminations and handle exit interviews to gain understanding of reasons for turnover to identify areas to improve retention.

Noble Outfitters develops high-end riding apparel and equine supplies for the horse enthusiast, launching new products and styles every 6 months. As a Regional Sales Manager, I worked diligently to service 160+ accounts, in addition to cultivating business relationships with new accounts in Missouri, Kansas and Southern Illinois. In addition to monthly account visits, I organized and attended weekend events and led employee training sessions to educate both employees and customers on products leading to increased sales.As far as accomplishments go, I managed tight deadlines with a fairly new brand in an already saturated, highly competitive market. During the 3rd and 4th sales quarters of 2015, I ranked #1 in sales of overall product throughout the company. Additionally, I ranked #1 in product sales, within my region, for Spring 2016 product pre-bookings.

William Woods is a small, private University in Mid-Missouri, offering both traditional and non-traditional undergraduate and graduate programs. I was recruited to join the Admissions Team in 2012 while working as a Graduate Assistant within our Equestrian Department. Our team was looking to increase recruitment of Equestrian students so I gladly joined in to assist their efforts!While working as an Admissions Recruiter, I was tasked with the goal of increasing enrollment within the Illinois and NE Missouri territory by 20% by year 2014. Not only did I accomplish the goal set but I exceeded it in year 1, increasing enrollment by 25% in 2013 for a total increase of 29% by 2014.

After completing my undergraduate degree, I had always planned to pursue my MBA and was fortunate enough to have been selected to receive a full-ride scholarship through WWU's Graduate Assistant program! During my time as a GA, I worked one-on-one with the Dean of the Equestrian Department. My main responsibility was to act as the liaison between employers and students on internships and career opportunities. Within this role I would network with employers to gain understanding of their needs in effort to pair them them with students either needing an internship or looking for career opportunities after graduation.