Selected to create and execute a strategy to liquidate women’s, men’s, and children’s apparel (across several brands). Oversaw every aspect of this critical project, including the planning, setup, operation, and teardown of temporary pop-up stores (up to 44,000 ft.2 each) all across the southeast. Worked closely with several cross-functional corporate partners.• Directed approximately 20 liquidation events across the region, generating $4M+ in total revenue• Prepared annual financial budgets, quarterly projections, and comprehensive reports following each event• Oversaw all logistics including site selection, landlord negotiations, and all licensing and building permits• Collaborated with corporate partners on merchandise planning, ordering, and inventory distribution • Designed floor plans, planograms, and visual merchandising strategies for each location• Created marketing/advertising campaigns for each market, including radio, newspaper, and social media• Recruited, hired, and trained teams of 50+ for each location through local temp agencies

Recruited by the CEO of GoldToe Moretz (acquired by Gildan in Apr 2011) to grow their direct-to-consumer retail outlet division. Oversaw every aspect of the business, including planning, forecasting, budgeting, P&L, operations, assortment planning, visual presentation, succession planning, marketing, purchasing, and much more. Built and led a customer-focused team of 275, including a director of store operations and several district managers.• Expanded from 10 stores to 53 outlets and 2 kiosks across 29 states • Built a complete operational foundation with new processes, systems, KPIs, and an outstanding culture• Oversaw all aspects of the setup and grand opening of 52 new outlets, 2 kiosks, and several pop- up shops• Sourced locations, negotiated leases, oversaw construction, and designed floor layouts for every store• Developed forecasts, merchandise assortment plans, planograms, and visual merchandising guidelines• Created a comprehensive policy manual and a quarterly audit scorecard for use by district managers • Developed new on-boarding and training programs for all store-level positions

Promoted to manage every aspect of operations for a home décor retailer that grew to 218 locations in 47 states, including 12 full-price stores and 206 factory outlets (up to 7,600 square feet each). Oversaw expansion planning, budgets, forecasting, P&L, HR, labor relations, risk management, and much more. Led a team of 1100+ including 3 regional managers, 21 district managers, 4 area managers, a training manager, and a merchandising manager.• Opened 96 new stores – oversaw site selection, design/construction, budgets, merchandising, and staffing• Drove the company to $127M in total sales • Developed and rolled out shrink control guidelines – met the shrink budget every year• Established a very strong culture with a high degree of employee engagement and satisfaction• Recruited and hired 1 regional manager and 14 district managers externally over 8 years• Promoted 3 regional managers, 12 district managers, 4 area managers, and dozens of store managers • Developed new training programs for store operations, customer service, and customer/employee safety