We are importers of quality out-of-season fresh produce, as well as logistics marketers for our alliance growers whom are based in major regional centres across Australia. There are times when you cannot procure locally-grown fresh product, so Pinnacle Fresh make it their business by “Always Being In Season” with quality fresh produce in our product range. By doing this, we enable our customers to merchandise these key products all-year-round by fulfilling the supply gap between local growing seasons.

Marcus & Millichap is a leading firm specializing in commercial real estate sales, financing, research and advisory services. Our firm has the largest team of investment specialists in the industry, dedicated to meeting the diverse needs of private and major/institutional investors throughout the United States and Canada.Tashakorian Group - With more than 35 years of proven success, our team has the experience, expertise, and insight to identify valuable real estate investment opportunities. Each of our team members has a unique ability and perspective that contributes to Tashakorian’s continued success.Ethan Stephens specializes in the acquisition and disposition of industrial and office assets nationally. He takes an advisory role with his clients by connecting buyers and sellers of real estate across geographic boundaries to achieve the ideal outcome for each. As a member of the National Office and Industrial Division at Marcus & Millichap, Ethan has the unique ability to pull together resources from across the organization to ensure his clients are achieving their financial goals.

At Sigona's Fruit For Thought, we're on a mission to deliver wholesome, delicious snacks anywhere and everywhere they can be enjoyed. For 40 years, Sigona’s has worked with the very best growers who farm their land with utmost integrity. From our roadside fruit stands, to our specialty grocery stores, and now through our snack delivery services, we’ve believed in fueling productive, fulfilling lives through the pure goodness that comes from nature. As sales manager, I am responsible for a critical aspect of the business and ensuring that salesoperations are aligned with the company’s vision, mission and strategic goals. Some highlights include:• Building the wholesale produce sales channel from conception to the largest revenue stream company-wide.• Responsible for directing growth and customer management of all sales from Direct, Wholesale and Distributor level channels. Results include a 12x revenue growth in 6 years.• Structuring deals with large, complex accounts with the goal of maximizing mutual value, partnership integration, and product mix. • Developing new systems, products, and services through regular need-probing of current accounts to ensure our organization is continuously creating value for our current and future clients.

As the first hire in the sales and customer management department, I was responsible for developing the sales workflow and consistently filling the lead pipeline to ensure growth.• Achieved rapid growth of overall accounts and expansion of territory through outbound sales activities including but not limited to cold calling, email marketing, and referral programs.• Established lasting interpersonal relationships with key wholesale and distributor decision makers to ensure retention of future growth and customer satisfaction.• Creative content advocate, drafting valuable informational material relating to the health benefits, storage and handling, and seasonality of whole fruits and vegetables.

*Used marketing methods to recruit and interviewing skills to screen and hire college students to become part of a business team*Led team of ten Branch Managers to a revenue goal of $300,000 in services sold and produced*Used motivational skills to inspire managers towards meeting specific goals for revenue and attaining specific skill sets*Diagnosed macro weaknesses in team, then conceptualized a plan of action to correct those areas, and finally implemented throughout*Created and presented business concepts to team of managers through business meeting-style lessons

*Marketed business in and around the Ithaca area to build market awareness *Sold $60,000 worth of business contracts within first six months*Managed a six-person production crew that produced $60,000 during the summer months *Delegated strategic marketing tasks used to generate new leads to leverage effectiveness*Trained, promoted, and developed a production crew employee to take responsibility for all on-site job supervision*Responsible for creating and balancing production budgets for individual jobs