Strategically deliver the message and mission of the largest group purchasing organization in the country for independent restaurants, multi-unit operators and regional chains; leverage the collective buying power of 30,000+ hospitality industry members to negotiate contract pricing, rebate agreements, auditing components and admin fees with national & local supplier partners across multiple sectors and services including food, beverage, merchant service, payroll, maintenance, insurance and healthcare; consultative approach to formulating and implementing innovative partnership solutions that optimize savings, reduce overall operating costs and increase profitability; deliver avg. 14% savings for over 200 clients nationally and consistently exceed revenue goals

Independent sales and marketing representatives for domestic and global media brands; responsible for advertising/sponsorship sales, marketing, promotions, public relations & operations; negotiated and secured sales and marketing contracts with international, multi-media organizations including Hearst Corp., Time Warner, Readers Digest Corp., Harvard Business School, Playboy Enterprises, Forbes, Inc., Newsweek Corp., Meredith Corp., Rodale Publishing and Callaway Golf Corp.

Directed sales, marketing and support team of eighteen people in seven offices, covering 25 states for TV Guide Magazine and all ancillary media platforms; established cross-platform client partnerships with Fox Broadcasting; launched and served as National Advertising Director for three special-interest publications; revitalized national direct response category and tripled net revenue during tenure