Ed Fox Email & Phone Number

Oregon, United States

Manage operations of a large self-storage location. Develop customer relationships by identifying their needs and providing solutions.Improve sales objectives with prospective customers through unit rentals, insurance, and retail sales. Lease management, P&L review, budgeting.Balance receipts, pursue collections, and process banking deposits.Train newly hired Assistant Managers in company processes and store management.

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Retail business consultant involving financial review and business planning for small and medium sized businesses in the Portland region. Consultation includes reviewing all aspects of the clients company including P&L reviews, performance gap solutions, pricing comparisons to competition, profit targets, employee reviews, cost of goods, accounts receivable and profit margins. Then recommending a plan of action to help them achieve the goals they have set for their business going forward.

Long Island Ny

Regional franchise development involving the acquisition or conversion of existing tax preparation businesses to the H&R Block brand. Developed potential clients through retail cold calling and scheduled meetings, collected required information for confidential data requests, negotiated letters of intent, negotiated client through the due diligence process and final contracts. This position involves extensive travel and tight deadlines of required precise documentation of current deals and sales goal targets.• Worked directly with management to bring over 12,000 individual client returns into the due diligence program. • Collected 45 potential clients through multiple business conventions in the NYC tri state area.

Provided operational business management, consulting and training of 256 independently operated retail units; Delivered instructional programs for franchise partners to facilitate learning of operating system, products, software and sales in group and individual sessions, assessed performance needs and gaps, designed and coordinated regional educational seminars and vendor trade shows; Analyzed store profit and loss rates, developed marketing strategy to raise regional sales growth; Carried out the responsibilities of business advisor to all new franchises and processed them from pre-training through store build out, including employee hiring, product and sales training, visits on a rotational basis to assess their progress. Continued ongoing franchise performance management through annual goal setting and performance review processes. Ensured all stores came in line with corporate brand compliance.• Trained over 150 franchisees and salespeople in inside/outside sales and cold calling with over 60% retention of sales force region wide.• One of four lead members of the Corporate Business Development Team. Mentored and coached 18 members of US and Canadian Field Staff.• Contributed to the methodologies and creation of all aspects of the U.F.G. Business Development Department.• U.S. and international travel including Canada, Israel (Master Franchise Development), Puerto Rico (Master Franchise Development) and 26 US states• Designed and delivered presentations to audiences of 50+.• Surpassed Annual Territory Store Sales Goals 3 years consecutively with 32% Reported Cumulative Sales Growth.• First Member of Business Development Team to integrate into both lead franchise brands, Sign-A–Rama and EmbroideMe.• Recognized by CEO as an “A” employee 2004, 2005,2006

Art/Film/Business

Art/Business