Agile interior design and furnishing services company brand and project manager with expertise in territorial growth and increased revenue attributed to strategic marketing and brand management goals and objectives.• Proven track record of successfully managing budgetary responsibilities, maximizing profits and identifying areas for growth to support long-term business planning and financial critical analysis.• Accomplished project management techniques, including team building and task assignment, great attention to timelines and detail, development of effective processes and direction of complex logistics functions.• Direct teams of employees on multiple daily projects at different job sites and with different clients for each team• Demonstrate ability to foster rewarding and profitable relationships with clients, vendors, and employees, mentoring talent to create high-performing teams.I have spent the past 20 years leading project management, client acquisition, e-commerce, logistics and financial management for a business I founded, directing multiple employees to handle interior design, shopping, delivery and assembly services for furniture to homes and offices on a daily basis. Working directly with the largest furniture retailers in the U.S. including IKEA, Crate & Barrel/CB2, West Elm, Wayfair, Modani and many others.Originally operating as "IKEA Delivery Alternative" from 2003 to 2011 with permission from IKEA Corporation of America, the personalized shopping and delivery business model I created was the blueprint for what IKEA currently uses as its "shopping & delivery " service and it's Task Rabbit assembly service (services which began in 2017 and 2018 respectively).I also provided initial consultations and advise to the CEO of Task Rabbit during the initial partnership formation of Task Rabbit's furniture assembly service agreement with IKEA.I regularly create interior design concepts to photorealistic renderings for clientele as well as the execution of each project to completion with in-house staff and hired independent contractors in construction and general contracting. Specialties include full kitchen design and remodel, living spaces, office spaces, custom millwork and built-in furniture.I am a partnered stakeholder in custom furniture and cabinets manufacturing company www.hellobaru.com and www.barucabinets.com (video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZgoOUF68_I&t=58s)
Listed skills include Small Business, New Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Coaching, and 11 others.