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Brunswick, Ohio, United States

Manage the operations and guest experience of an 80,000 sq. ft. family-friendly indoor entertainment center with additional locations in Ohio and Illinois.-Ensure the seamless daily operations of 40+ attraction operators, technicians, food and beverage, and customer service employees while maintaining a high standard of customer service-Maintain accurate.

Northeast Ohio

Led the sales and marketing development in northeast Ohio for an award-winning vodka-based sparkling craft cocktail company, founded and co-owned by LPGA Hall-of-Famer Annika Sorenstam.-Cultivated and grew on and off-premises relationships throughout the market to maximize sales -Traveled to retail locations, restaurants, and golf courses to make sales.

Avon, Ohio

Managed a high performing retail sales team for a successful Ashley HomeStore licensee, operating 18 furniture and mattress stores throughout Western and Central New York, Northeast Ohio, and Central Pennsylvania.-Lead a top retail team consisting of 10-Home Furnishing Consultants, assistant managers, and operations assistants in 37,000+ sq. ft. furniture.

Brunswick, Ohio

Managed the marketing and advertising department for area's leading independent appliance retailer.-Organized and coordinated company’s massive marketing campaign surrounding Grand Opening of new showroom and design center-Developed annual marketing plan for two retail locations and service department, as well as a third retail location which opened June.

Managed the purchasing department for area's leading independent appliance retailer.-Created purchase orders for customer appliance purchases and company warehouse stock.-Utilized manufacturers plan-to-sell and model change report to anticipate and order new product.-Helped maintain company's margin goals by pricing product accurately and to MAP.

Led sales teams at two retail locations with over $6.1 million in annual sales volume for award winning appliance sales and service company. -Averaged 106% to annual sales plan each year over five-year period.-Developed new sales reporting system for employees and company.-Partnered with owner in developing strategic plans for marketing.-Coordinated with.

Cleveland, Ohio

Worked in retail sales and operations for premium furniture company with over 40 retail locations.-Traveled with Regional Manager to assist with store visits, operations compliance, and sales events.-Managed teams of sales professionals in two stores, posting sales of over $5 million in each.-Coached employees on up-selling and add-on sales, increasing.

Cleveland, Ohio

Led the fact finding, planning and development of initial business plan for new Cleveland-based health and fitness company, Empowering Punch.-Conducted extensive research regarding viability, competition, demand and opportunity for initial business-Scouted locations including meticulous evaluation of current physical amenities, expansion opportunities and.

Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan

Rebuilt a region for most challenging revenue stream within national health club chain with over 300 locations -Managed annual budget of over $5M with full P&L responsibility and provided direct leadership for retail management and employees at 38 retail locations in multiple states. -Oversaw facility operations and staffing, including reporting of club.

North Olmsted, Ohio

Drove all facets of a top health, fitness, and wellness retailer, from the day-to-day business activities to developing a strategic vision for marketing, hiring, training, inventory, and overall operations. -Performed extensive product evaluations in developing strategic product and merchandising plans resulting in a 100% increase in inventory-Grew sales.

Columbus, Ohio

Led 40+ employees in the new Nationwide Arena, home of the Columbus Blue Jackets, covering the suites, club seats and party towers. -Responsible for employee training, event food/beverage management, and increasing add-on sales at all events. -Worked closely with management to reduce shrink, increase attendant’s response times, and maintain high customer.

Dublin, Ohio

Managed multiple apparel departments for a national big-box retail company -Oversaw apparel sales and merchandising teams of Men’s, Young Men’s and Boy’s departments-Increased sales by over 25%, to nearly $6 million annually, by conducting regular sales and product training-Led employee training on merchandising and new product rollout leading to increase.

Ohio

Ohio Territory Manager for manufacturers rep agency; selling for over a dozen companies in the electrical components, safety systems and accessories category-Traveled throughout Ohio visiting multi-million dollar sales accounts-Provided new product updates and sales materials to distributors and OEMs-Assisted company with rectifying accounting and billing.

North Olmsted, Ohio

Managed store operations and sales of a local health and fitness retailer-Insured customer service excellence-Merchandised new product, including fitness apparel, nutritionals and equipment-Worked with ownership to maximize sales and profits, controlling expenses, and managing inventory-Hired, trained, developed, and supervised staff

Brook Park, Ohio

Managed store sales and operations of a national health and wellness retailer-Drove customer service excellence to every aspect of the store, including store appearance, display of merchandise, product placement, story layout, and selling procedures-Ensured strategic goals and sales targets of the store were met by maximizing sales and gross profit.

North Olmsted, Ohio

Responsible for all facets of region’s top sporting goods retailer, from the day-to-day retail activities to the hiring, training, sales development, and overall operations. -Oversaw retail operations of home store in addition to two other Cleveland area locations-Led team in achieving over 100% of first year sales plan in new 18,000 sq.ft. flagship.

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Managed the bell staff and guest experience team for the area's leading hotel located just minutes from The Ohio State University campus.-Provided stellar guest service during check-in and check-out, including the transfer of luggage, guest transportation to and from their destinations, and helped to ensure professional front desk transactions-Assisted the.

B.S. In Education, Business And Management

Professional Certification, Radio And Television Broadcasting

Activities and Societies: Class President

General Studies

Activities and Societies: Football and Winter Track Team