Julio Soriano Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Brand Education/Trainings- Social Media Content - In-Store Demos

Beverly Hills, California

-Managed an upscale cannabis retail store in Beverly Hills with a $10m+ yearly volume.-Lead our store to raise and maintain the highest KPI metrics in the state. -Help develop a new luxury retail cannabis culture unlike any MedMen or Dispensary in Los Angeles. -Created an onboarding and training plan that is fully inclusive with all necessary education needed, even for those hired with no dispensary experience. -Recruit, train and develop associates to grow into future leaders within the company.-Implemented new retail operational programs to help keep a more detailed and organized workplace.-Create and maintain a positive and welcoming environment for consumers allowing them to feel comfortable understanding the benefits of cannabis. -Build positive partnerships with the vendors we carry. Connect with brands to better understand their vision and products, create new visual displays and plan vendor days.-Kept our location up to date with all California state compliance and regulations.-Managed an in-store delivery service, averaging 93% monthly success rate and average dollar per delivery of over $135+. Fully compliant with all California Cannabis Law, operating cash & debit transactions.

-Maintain the men’s department with a creative visual story for all consumers to shop.-Lead and develop associates and specialist for future leadership roles.-Assist with daily open/close store operations.-Help keep men’s business positive over last year's businness. -Style and help consumers with the latest fashion trends.-Delegate daily tasks to team to keep store organized and presentable at all times.

Greater Los Angeles Area

-Managed a team to drive sales for an up and coming sneaker boutique. -Helped develop new selling behaviours to impact all customers. -Maintain connections and good standing relationships with new and current brands our company works with.-Managed our social media pages to keep up with current trends and help develop our brand image.-Continuously work on building a loyal customer base in our local community. -Helped build and create new events to build a bigger and more broad clientele.

-Lead a $6.5M store to meet daily sales goals. -Train and develop new talent for new leadership positions in Sothern California.-Help maintain the store with all visual merchandise standards including window instalations and multiple sales floor displays for all new collections and launches. -Provide feedback for all associate on a quarterly basis and set their new expectations for their growth and development.-Assit with daily open/close business operations.-Help manage weekly payroll to help our business needs with our allotted hours. -Support the shipping and receiving leadership team.

-Oversee two sneaker boutiques in Los Angeles (Beverly Hills & Downtown LA)-Train current and new staff on all new product and trends. -Strategized to increase daily foot traffic at the new Beverly Hills location, with communityevents at nearby schools. -Planned events to create a new clientel for our businesses in multiple locations in Southern California. -Created new social media outlets for both locations to create a new image for my locations. -Footwear and apparel buyer for all sportswear and fashoin brands like Nike, Publish, Vans, Comme Des Garcon and many more. -Keep a detailed track of our weekly product shipments.

Beverly Hills, Ca

-Managed payroll and scheduling for 100+ associates and kept a positive payrollpercentage for over 2 years. -Handled all forecast planning and payroll adjustments on a weekly basis with a consistent growth in sales ending my last year at $18.1M. -Executed Universities and clinics to train all new and current athletes for soccer, NSW, basketball and training. -Created a new Rookie Camp training program for all new athletes to train them on Nike technology, Nike History and Heritage as well as premium customer service.