Loretta Cannon Email & Phone Number

Rowlett, Tx

Plano, Tx

Worked in various aspects of live events with major responsibilities in merchandise, operations, and tour management for Women of Faith Tours, Oprah’s The Life You Want Weekend Tour, Arianna Huffington’s Thrive event, Cosmopolitan’s Fun Fearless Life event and others.Responsible for overseeing and directing all product related activities for multiple tours from development, sourcing, purchasing, inventory control, and shipping, to mobile Point of Sales systems for events, eCommerce, and sales analysis.Reduced event overhead expenses approximately 50% by developing a program to train and utilize current employees to replace some Independent Contractors at the product boothsRedesigned the Women of Faith product booths for an updated look which was also more efficient for setup/tear down with a smaller footprint for shippingFacilitated warehouse move for physical products and systems from Indiana to TexasDirected office staff (Web Manager, Buyer, Event POS/IT, Customer Service) and Event Contractors

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Provided accounting support for Geotech InstrumentsProvided training and support for Live Event Product Team

Plano, Tx

Began working as an Independent Contractor with the largest women’s ministry in America and the largest mobile bookstore and progressed to team leader for the departmentManaged sales, inventory, operations and logistics for multi-million dollar revenue channel; managed life cycle of product lines; negotiated shipping contracts staying within budget and reducing costs; sourced new products; led Product Web Team and worked alongside the Marketing Team in promotions and selections for the online storeSelected and successfully implemented the largest mobile Point of Sale system in 2007, upgraded to utilize “cloud” technology in 2010Integral in increasing product sales more than 300% per attendee from 2003 to 2012Decreased inventory by 25% while maintaining fill ratesManaged in-house staff of six (Product Development Manager, Buyers, Planners, and Customer Service) for multiple toursManaged up to 70 Independent Contractors nationwide (Event Sales and Inventory Teams)Developed sales order processes, reducing the need for additional shipments and making inventory handling at the events more efficient

Rowlett, Tx

Responsible for hiring and supervising administrative support staffCoordinated accounting transactions between the two companiesWorked closely with the CPA to close each month's financialsPrepared financial reports for the PresidentCreated and/or edited magazine advertisements, machine manuals and marketing materials for trade shows and dealersManaged multiple internet domains, daily backups and database synchronizationServed as system administrator for main office computer network