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Compton, California, US

• Stalled 40-year-old distributor of imported home décor and furnishings products. Strategy developed and executed commencing 2018, with the result of producing 15% growth across all major channels. Recruited an entirely.
• Revenue Growth –- Generated revenue growth of 15% to $122mm in 2018 across all channels with EBITDA of $16mm.
• Product Merchandising - Reduced SKU count of 15,500 to 8,000; added branded and licensed collections including CosmoLiving and others; constructed a product matrix by category, theme, and value proposition to evolve.
• Operations – Closed redundant California facility and consolidated inventory into one building serving all major channels, covering wholesale and dropship operations; opened a second facility in Northern Kentucky to.
• Sales – Worked with major retailers across all channels, including TJX, Wayfair, CastleGate, Amazon, Burlington, Ross, and others; implemented new sales programs in 2018 that resulted in increases of 56% for the 2018.

Downey, CA, US

• Summary: Market leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of premium outdoor kitchen appliances for residential application. Brought in by Private Equity ownership to reverse three years of revenue and EBITDA.
• Revenue & Profits –- Generated organic revenue growth of 83% and EBITDA growth of 148% over three years. Commencing in July 2013, 28 of 30 consecutive months posted record year over year revenue. Three consecutive.
• Finance-- Additional capital required to support growth through factory relocation, capital equipment acquisition, and inventory to support seasonal demand acquired through various debt instruments, eliminating the.
• Liquidity Event – Managed enterprise sale to a strategic buyer during latter half of 2015; company made plan throughout the sale process; from zero equity value in 2012 to closing in December 2015 the sale represented.

Thousand Oaks, CA, US

• Summary: Replaced founder shortly after company was acquired by Private Equity. SunBriteTV, the largest manufacturer of HDTV’s for outdoor use in residential and commercial environments, lacked strategy and had.
• Reset vision and strategic direction of company; redefined competition.
• Recruited new management team, including CFO, VP-Manufacturing, VP-Marketing, National Commercial Sales Manager, Social Media Manager, and internal promotes into Director-Customer Care, Director-Dealer Support.
• Implemented new information systems, including general ledger system conversion, Intranet and Extranet.
• Established performance based accountability, participative management, MBO system, corporate and individual metrics.
• Rebranded company from a dated, product-centric approach to a fashion forward, high-end product.

Operating Advisor to various Private Equity and investment firms on growth strategies, turnaround & restructuring, CEO coaching and mentoring, internal and prospective talent evaluation, and business model assessment. Industry focus includes business and consumer services, consumer products (retail and manufacturing). Keynote speaker for and Consultant to.

3 Day Blinds became the largest vertically integrated retailer/manufacturer of custom window treatments in the United States, with 195 showrooms in 21 states coast to coast, 1,400 employees, and two large manufacturing facilities, one of which is in Mexico. Serving nearly 200,000 clients annually, this turnaround company was reinvented to become a high.

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Classroom Connect (www.classroom.com) was a private equity owned emerging high growth company in the rapidly expanding industry of Internet Education for K-12 teachers and students. First mover advantage in professional development and curriculum integration of the Internet, with divisions focusing on online expeditions, educator conferences, distance.

$33 million upscale rent-to-rent company. Private equity owned, it became the largest and most profitable furniture rental company in California (fifth largest in nation) with 17 showrooms, 2 central distribution centers, manufacturing division, 250 employees, and over $28 million in assets.

$250 million London based multinational public (U.K.) corporation with operations in the security, protection, and records management industries throughout Europe and the United States. Strong acquisition orientation resulted in an average annual growth rate of 40%. Senior U.S. Officer responsible for all operations in the United States, with special.

Resposible for several subsidiary companies in the information management sector, and business and comsumer services.

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