Lori Haspel Email & Phone Number

United States

*Director of Sales for twenty states in the Central US region*Business development and client focused growth*Forecasting, budgeting and team development *Create strategic selling strategies and adapt to each market*Luxury residential and project sales team management

Central US

*Provide visionary leadership, coach and motivate team members in order to drive sales results*41% year over year increase in area*Plan, execute and manage 11M budget across five states*Growth and development management style with highly collaborative approach*Support other regions to assist with morale and team development*Identify growth opportunities.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

*Strategic planning and development of 8M territory across eight states*2M increase in two years*Created growth initiatives, organizational processes and performance metrics for rapidly growing and changing business*Managed sales team throughout area and 10k sf showroom in Dallas Design District

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

*Self taught designer with strong referral business*Managed contractors on-site to ensure projects were completed on time and within budget*Provided advice and solutions to homeowners in order to address their needs in their living spaces*Selected building materials and sourced furnishings within a budget set by homeowner/builder*Consulted with luxury.

Merchant Training and Development*Facilitated 300+ person training sessions to facilitate product and systems change and adoption*Trained executives and buying organization on new systems initiatives. Exceeded metrics in program usage*Created training materials, liaison between contractors and merchant group

California

*Increased sales in luxury account base (Neiman Marcus, Saks, Nordstrom) over 30%*Planned and conducted storewide training seminars to provide selling and trend information*Influenced executives and decision makers in accounts regarding product placement and selling*Negotiated improved product placement and promotion*Liaison between selling organization.

*Cold called account executives and visual managers to improve product placement*Trained selling specialists in over forty accounts. Self-directed remote position with 75% travel*Sales increased by over $1 million in major retail account