Keith Garrison Bell Email & Phone Number

Grimes, Ia, Us

➤ Co-founding a successful restaurant that specializes in burgers, fried chicken sandwiches, whiskey, and beer offerings.➤ Led total sales of over $1.5M and increased revenue to achieve a consistent 15% profit margin for the business. ➤ Achieving over 3M views on google in the first 2 years at a new location by coordinating marketing efforts/PR Campaigns. ➤ Overseeing human resource duties, including recruitment, hiring, onboarding, payroll, and scheduling operations.➤ Continuously developing new menu items by collaborating with the chef to ensure consistency in quality and taste.➤ Managing inventory, alcohol, and ordering operations to ensure adequate stock levels in order to meet business demands.➤ Reviewing financial statements, monitoring business performance, and effectively making adjustments when necessary.

➤ Co-founded a brick oven pizza restaurant and watering hole, successfully expanding the portfolio of restaurant offerings. ➤ Consistently collaborating with the chef to effectively develop new menu items that catered to the target audience. ➤ Managing all alcohol ordering, inventorying, storage, and organization, ensuring compliance with state regulations. ➤ Increasing customer traffic to the restaurant by 30% by developing marketing strategies to build brand awareness. ➤ Effectively managing public and government relations to successfully ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. ➤ Training new employees and providing them with on-the-job training to ensure they are able to perform their job safely. ➤ Establishing relationships with suppliers to ensure the business has access to the products it needs to operate efficiently.

➤ Successfully co-founding a Mexican restaurant that specializes in birria, expanding the portfolio of restaurant offerings. ➤ Managing expenses, balancing budgets, and increasing sales, resulting in net profitability of $25k in the first 6 months. ➤ Ordering supplies, managing inventory, storage, and organization by ensuring compliance with state laws. ➤ Strategically collaborating with the chef to develop new and exciting menu items that cater to the targeted audience.➤ Designing marketing strategies to build brand awareness and effectively drive customer traffic to the restaurant. ➤ Overseeing the restaurant’s operation, including hiring and firing staff members and maintaining inventory levels.

➤ Conducted market research to identify new business opportunities as well as create effective marketing strategies. ➤ Launched two businesses around the Bell brand, including Bell Restaurant Supplies and Bell Auctioneers. ➤ Managed liquidation actions, oversaw retail sales of used equipment, and cultivated relationships with suppliers. ➤ Traveled across the US to consult companies on the design of front-of-house and back-of-house restaurant floor plans. ➤ Ordered products directly from manufacturers, created an eBay store, and maintained company email lists.➤ Balanced the ledger for each business, negotiated contracts with equipment vendors, and maintained inventory data. ➤ Effectively set retail prices, maintained relationships with customers, and organized sales events to meet targets.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science & Theatre Arts

Residential Property Appraisal Training

➤ Completing appraisal courses at the GA MLS Appraisal Institute, demonstrating a commitment to continued learning. ➤ Possessing a solid.