-Cultivated a culture of employee responsibility and accountability through the development and implementation of an employee handbook, employee-specific task checklists, and monthly meetings to further employee education-Spearheaded projects that maximized profits and diminished product loss (ie. creation of Lienenkugal Lodge, remodel of main patio bar, added POS to another patio bar, complete overhaul of bar’s draft system) -Increased sales by 30% in first year in a 18 year old establishment by planning promotions, renting the venue for events, and creating and maintaining facebook and twitter accounts for the bar-Worked with promoters and brand reps. to stimulate bar popularity with events such as Coors’ official tailgate party for the first ever concert in Sanford Stadium (Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan), Red Bull’s Play and Destroy event and by collaborating with CMT’s production crew for the filming of Party Down South in the bar over the course of the show-Successfully planned for, decorated, and managed Athens’ busiest events including: UGA’s home college football games, Twilight bicycle race weekends (both which gross 5 times average weekends), and holiday themed parties-Reconciled and recorded daily transactions, including $1,000s in cash, prepared and submitted bank deposits, tracked inventory and organized the receipt and placement of weekly orders -Managed, scheduled, and maintained a 20 employee staff while encouraging and demonstrating exemplary customer service while bartending in the highest sales position