Currently raising our seed round!Cured Cactus is luggage & Accessories at the intersection of luxury, innovation & sustainability.We exist to infuse whimsical elegance and creative, playful distinction into the luxury luggage & accessories market. We do this by creating the world's finest possible, artfully designed, expertly crafted pieces from 100% sustainable materials. Our vision is not simply to create the best sustainable luxury goods on the planet but to create the best sustainable luxury goods for the planet.Woven into our very core is a commitment to a triple bottom line (people, planet & profits). This vision manifests itself through sustainable materials & dedication to 100% transparency.

* Reviewing of financial statements, sales and activity reports, and performance data to measure productivity, cost reduction needs, and program improvement initiatives resulting in an increase in employee performance efficiency and program cost saving * Driving revenue, client relations, and business development* Overseeing and implementing organizational change initiations such as improved workflow, new communication policies, integrated production methods, inventory control, and cost analysis* Maintaining and enhanced business, investor, and contractor relationships by providing management solutions to increase shareholder satisfaction including the presentation of product marketing strategies, advertising campaigns, and sales promotions to generating new business opportunities.

Alcorn Human Capital associates are North America’s premier recruiters, serving mid-tier to Fortune 500 clients. With teams of recruitment experts across the country, our broad reach delivers demonstrated hiring results. We work across all major industries and functionalities to find and place the transcendent talent that will propel financial value for your company or firm. We work hard to understand your goals, wants, interests and needs; then we deliver you the best candidate based on those requirements. We help you drive lasting business success – today, tomorrow, and for years to come.

We offer a comprehensive Leadership Performance and Training Resource. High enthusiasm and energy have fueled our broad background of successfully driving performance and delivering world class training to a wide variety of industries. Our commitment to state of the art training, coaching and business tools/ technology provide the highest value and ROI for my clients and employers.• Leadership and consulting roles span start up micro companies, franchise systems, to Fortune 50 corporations.• Extensive background leading teams and working cooperatively for change initiatives, sales, franchising, leadership development and training. • Track record of successfully managing through aggressive competition and changing market conditions while simultaneously increasing productivity, sales force effectiveness, and expanding areas of responsibility.• Demonstrated project management excellence; especially in training development, curriculum development, software implementation, product lifecycle, deployment of people and products.• Small business (both franchisee and independent owners) and start up consulting, planning, marketing, business development• Franchisee Recruitment, Selection, Opening, Training Program Development, Field support management• Training and performance program analysis, design, rollouts, measurement• Areas of expertise: Sales management, Training, Leadership development, Curriculum design, Performance improvement

Customer contact center expert. Improves the performance of sales, retention and customer service teams. Works with supervisors, sales reps, retention reps, and CSRs, along with the senior management personnel who oversee projects. For more than 30 years RCDA has provided customized training, coaching and consultation services to help clients worldwide dramatically improve customer service, sales and retention results in their customer contact centers using RCDA's exclusive process called The Quality Conversation. Offerings include:• Situation analyses and consultation• Strategic customer service, sales and retention models• Call-flow development and implementation• Training, coaching and follow-upBlending formal instruction and real-world application, RCDA helps companies CHANGE their culture, ACHIEVE better results and SUSTAIN those results long term.

Strategically develop and execute key plans to accomplish corporate revenue goals and expansion objectives while managing a 10 regional sales people. Continuously communicate progress and exceptions across all company departments while ensuring collaboration of all departments in achieving goals. Directly promotes a common understanding of the market, vision, strategy, and accountabilities by developing a comprehensive and effective companywide communication strategy. Consistently collaborates with departmental leadership to determine approach, steps and organizational structure to accomplish goals and objectives as well as identifying and developing vital funding sources. Actively leads recruiting, interviewing, and on-boarding all newly hired staff members.

Successfully built from the ground0up and established the company’s vision, mission statement, annual budget, goals and objectives to achieve monthly revenues of $100,000. Directly developed a strategic plan for the Technology Development, seeking input from industry leaders while engaging their support through creation of an Advisory Board to identify and respond to opportunities and challenges. Tactically developed core curriculum for on-boarding process, including in-classroom training, online training, and interactive based learning.

Led a team of 7 sales and management trainers as well as the Training Department of Member Services, including financial, human resource management, department planning, and administration. Strategically assessed the organizational climate, through formal and informal methods such as organizational accountability, leadership communication, employee satisfaction, retention and productivity. Collaborated with leadership to develop strategies and interventions to promote change, utilizing effective change management strategies.