Gary Hicks Email & Phone Number

Weatherford, Texas, United States

Design, develop and deliver handcrafted unique rustic decor, furniture and wood care products

Weatherford, Tx

Provider of consulting services to SMB including strategic business planning & development, operational planning and analysis, household/geo-level/mobile/digital data, marketing services and market planning.Select past engagements:Working directly with the CEO of a marketing services provider, developed and implemented an omni-channel strategy that utilizes mobile location data as the foundation for insights/analytics/measurement and media execution.Advisor to a group of private equity investors regarding an emerging fast casual restaurant concept in SoCal whom is preparing for growth outside of core market. Analysis focused on consumer proposition and market expansion opportunities; line item P&L analysis of all operating units; existing real estate locations including consumer demos/leases/ROI per foot/CAM charges; risk and competitive threat analysis.Developed and implemented a strategic business development initiative for an innovative company in the mobile location technology sector, specializing in creating accurate audiences based on human path intelligence and real world behavior, secured via mobile application publishers.Developed overall business, operations and marketing plans for a group of former NFL and MLB athletes opening a sports specific youth athletic training facility. Also led funding activities including the development of private placement memorandum.Business Operations Assessment and Market Expansion Analysis for a manufacturing firm supplying custom millwork (FFE) to the hospitality and retail verticals.

Greater Dfw

Our companies provide turn key logistical and construction services, specializing in renewable energy and commercial infrastructure verticals. From wind turbine generator erection, re-power/decommissioning of existing wind farms to heavy civil, we have the expertise to tackle the most sophisticated projects. In addition, we have vast experience in fleet logistics, operating an asset-based trucking firm specializing in over dimensional and heavy haul transport to support delivery of critical components to job sites.

Greater Dfw

Dfw, Tx & Nyc

Leading Business Development initiatives around Human Path Intelligence in the mobile/digital world as it relates to media and non media related analytical offerings.Responsible for creation and implementation of the business development program around anonymous mobile location data acquisition.Successfully negotiated and contracted a large and diverse portfolio of mobile data partners, resulting in a market leading data repository with the highest number of DAU/MAU and unique locates.

Strategic Alliances team tasked with vertical market expansion of core products and services through the development of key Strategic Partnerships and Alliances in order to support and expand the strategic vision of Experian Marketing Services.Responsible for a multi million revenue budget, spread across the EMS Segment level as well as individual business units. Achieved an average of 120% to target over 4 years.Targeted, negotiated, developed and expanded alliances spanning numerous verticals including technology, retail, insurance, financial services, market planning and healthcare.

As a Center of Excellence within Experian Americas, the Market Planning Group of Decision Sciences specializes in Retail Performance Modeling - focusing on retail site selection analytics and custom research/analytics around market prioritization and deployment planning, consumer profiling and performance prediction systems.

President of 10 unit multi-concept restaurant company in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Key responsibilities included operations, strategic planning, concept development, marketing, financial analysis, site selection, capital planning and asset protection.

Responsible for all corporate owned units. Leadership role in complete re-image of brand - conceptual design, branding, menu development, operational restructuring. Successfully transformed aging brand into national powerhouse. Improved overall unit economics by over 10 percent.

Operations - Direct responsibility for 70 units generating $200 million in sales. Achieved highest aggregate AUV in system, while leading expansion of 52 new locations in 3 years.Business Innovations - Instrumental in all facets of prototype design and value engineering. Leadership roles in site selection planning, Ideal Food and Labor models as well as design/development for National Destination sites.