Chief Financial Officer
CurrentManage accounting and company finance for a multi-generational, multi-location family business serving small batch gourmet ice cream and New York-style artisan pizza. Sustained profitability throughout economic, social, and political distress experienced in 2020 following the tragic events surrounding George Floyd’s homicide and the Covid-19 pandemic.Analyzed the local market and economic climate to develop a diversification strategy that expanded brand recognition and established multiple corporate revenues streams through brick-and-mortar stores, wholesale opportunities, and vendor operations. Negotiated contracts to sell product in more than fifty grocery stores throughout Minneapolis. Co-own a third retail location at Potluck Food Hall, Minnesota’s first local-only food hall; received recognition as Vendor of the Year every year since 2019, outselling high-profile restauranteurs and celebrity-chef owned food retailers. Secured a three-year contract with Allianz Field to serve as the exclusive ice cream vendor for Minnesota United FC with customized Loons dessert. Directed all three Sub-S Corporations through a lengthy and in-depth Sales and Use Tax audit conducted by the state of Minnesota, closing in 2021 with below average liability.
