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Van Nuys, Ca, Us

Town & Country Event Rentals and Signature Party Rental are two of the largest operating event rental companies in the US. We employ over 1100 employees who have gained the respect of many of L.A.’s top event producers through dedication to personal service and outstanding quality, as well as a massive inventory of the latest designs. We have over 500,000 square-feet of state-of-the-art facility warehouse space, with locations in Pasadena, Orange County, North Hollywood, West Hollywood, Indio, Van Nuys, Santa Barbara, San Diego and Las Vegas NV. We Provide the most distinctive, elegant and sophisticated event and party rentals all across Southern California and the Southwest USA. https://shadowlakepartners.com

Zaffre Fine Linens was born amidst the vibrant backdrop of Southern California, a region where beauty and style are drawn from the everyday world around us. When your event calls for linens that transcend the ordinary, look no further than Zaffre. We specialize in curating linens that embody both the novel and the awe-inspiring, acting as your creative partner to turn your vision into a stunning reality. No destination is too far as we ship nationwide and international with our unique “EZ” roundtrip system.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Town & Country Event Rentals and Signature Party Rentals are the largest event rental providers in the US. The company employs over 1100 employees at 9 locations serving the top Event Producers in California and Southwest USA with personal service, outstanding quality, and a massive inventory of the latest designs.

Anaheim, California, Us

GBS is a full-service linen provider designed to work closely with business people and their frequent linen needs. We offer an unparalleled catalogue of everyday and upscale linens, covering our clients’ varied events from standard business conventions to the luxury tastes of fashion-forward brides. Our national presence allows us to respond quickly to client demands, no matter the color, size or scale. We partner with our clients, providing merchandising assistance, custom manufacturing, and even linen usage data that helps them better serve their customers. After 35 years in operation, GBS understands the importance of reliability and we deliver it. Because it’s your reputation on the table.

Tampa, Florida, Us

Solicited for operations expertise to craft roadmap for revenue growth prior to profitable sale in March 2020, with acquiring company executing on vision. Engaged by Board of Directors to serve as interim COO/Consultant to build strategic plan for service operations, production, talent strategy, leadership assessment, and revenue growth turnaround. Focused company on metrics to underpin revenue growth. Helped business achieve capacity to grow in net locations. Creation and execution of Roadmap assisted in the successful sale of the company in April 2020.

Napa, California, Us

Engaged by Frontenac (PE Firm) to lead investigation into potential acquisitions. Prospected potential deals targeting brands with nationwide scaling potential. Sourced acquisitions and worked on due diligence leading to successful acquisition of La Tavola. Modeled business after “Rent the Runway” national brand premium linens for all wedding markets with access to any consumer in every state. This led to the successful sale of La Tavola in December 2019.

Inglewood, California, Us

Recruited to lead turnaround of $250M nationwide Route Based supplier of event rentals and services with 2,500 employees, fleet of 750 delivery vehicles and 30 locations. Inherited leadership team with flat sales, insurmountable debt ($210M - 10.5X leverage) and deteriorating margin. Built turnaround strategy and battlefield restructure and consolidation. Renegotiated vendor contracts, instituted new branding, marketing, and product innovations. Led turnaround of Free Cash Flow from ($1M) to $16.5M. Awarded Private Equity Turnaround of the year for Middle-Markets by Global M&A Network at the 7th Annual Turnaround Atlas Awards in 2015. Achieved successful sale of company to Apollo Global Management in 2014.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Recognized as a “Most Admired Company” by FORTUNE and a “World’s Most Ethical Company” by the Ethisphere Institute. ARAMARK Uniform (14,000 in 228 locations serving 300,000 with $1.7B in sales) is one of the largest in its industry.Created and implemented unique solutions to critical problems or initiatives, hampering growth and development of Aramark’s business units at executive team level. Owned $1.7B Revenue Goal and 14,000 employees with 8 direct. Additionally, served as GM and Director of the Aramark Japan P&L of $100M.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

This promotion was the result of award-winning success as a balanced Sales and OPEX leader. Managed $350M P&L with 10 direct reports and 2,500 work force. Led the business successfully growing EBITDA through the Great Recession.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Promoted by the CEO due to turnaround (~$100M P&L) of Central Valley Group in CA. Lack of proper sales effectiveness processes, leadership coaching skills and standardized metrics led to missed sales targets for the 500-person national sales team. The mission was to improve ROI and sales productivity of the national field sales organization with $120M revenue goal through improved strategy, sales process, sales leadership, CRM w/ KPIs, sales operations infrastructure. Awarded the “Sales Excellence” award for Uniform division by the CEO of Aramark for 3 consecutive years.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Selected by President to lead sales, operations, production, HR and finance within a $100M region in 6markets with 20,000 customers and 700 employees Primary goals were to bolster sales and EBITDA growth. lead Turnaround effort which resulted in largest EBITDA improvement in 1999 and 2000.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Burbank, Ca, Us

Bachelor Of Science, Marketing

Corporate Board Governance For Mid-Market Companies

Executive Certificate In Global Business Essentials, Marketing, Finance And Leadership