Maintain strong brand and account relationsSupport brand and account sales and promotions with digital assets and on-site partnershipsForecast sales goals and partner with key accounts to maintain positive momentum and sales progress throughout the yearTrain staff with up to date product information and help support brands on the sales floorAssist accounts in choosing the right product mix for their store to be successfulKeep open accessibility and be timely in responses via phone, email, and face-to-face visits

• Managing a staff of 16+ including developing and administrating training, goal-setting, evaluations and performance reviews• Maintaining daily store inventory and restock from warehouse• Acting as the name and face of Dick Pond Athletics in the Lisle and Naperville communities• Responding to all customer and community inquiries about store events and products including donation requests, return policies, defective items, and general customer service concerns• Leading and participating in weekly running groups that meet at the store and sporadically for races that we sponsor• Setting and tracking various sales goals for individual and whole staff initiatives• Developing and implementing brand or seasonal specific staff and customers promotional events and tracking their positive impact on store sales• Maintaining contact with customer-base through creative emails, tweets, Instagram photos, and Facebook posts about upcoming sales, events, and store news• Working with brand vendors to train staff about new shoe and apparel launches and implementing special events in conjunction with these launches• Advising both the shoe and apparel on what items and colors will best sell in my store to avoid over-inventory and best meet the needs and wants of our specific customer-base

• Organized and marketed the registration process, summer training dates and event day production for the third annual Fox Valley Kids Marathon.• Worked with event volunteers and corporate sponsors to host six summer training runs and one event day run for a SOLD OUT event of 500 kids• Communicated weekly with participants via email about upcoming events, training schedules and event day logistics

• Used knowledge of running and the shoe industry to complete a personal gait analysis and individual shoe-fitting, matching a customer’s needs with their perfect shoe and run accessories to help them achieve their fitness goal• Coordinated, marketed and implemented the weekly training runs for groups of varying sizes and ability levels• Executed cash register skills and superior retail customer service to enhance the brand experience• Utilized social media including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to present a new platform for Dick Pond Athletics to reach a variety of markets• Assisted in marketing, coordinating, implementing and follow-up of in-store events including Team Spike Nights, Steve Spear Homecoming Rally Run and Fox Valley Marathon Training Runs• Attended paid off-site training in Washington and Colorado for Superfeet and Newton as chosen by brand reps and Dick Pond administration

•Developing skill-level appropriate lesson plans, class assignments and unit assessments for a variety of classes including: Geometry, Foundations of Algebra, Business Law, Marketing, Management & Entrepreneurship, Intro to Business and Computer Applications•Coordination of lesson plans, class assignments and unit assessments with regular education teachers for a team taught Senior Contemporary Literature and Economics•Assessing high school (9-12) Career & Technical Education curriculum and district-wide (K-12) Social & Emotional Learning curriculum as a member of the Curriculum Development Team.

•Assistant and Lead Producer of local and nation-wide promotional and sporting events including: Nike Women’s Marathon SF (2005 and 2006), Run Hit Wonder and Run Hit Remix (National Tour 2005 and 2006), Club Run SF (official training program for the Nike Women’s Marathon 2005)