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Houston, Texas, United States

• Co-founded and grew successful business, overseeing daily operations while going to school full-time
• Established and nurtured long-term relationships with clients that has led to yearly contracts with local school sports leagues
• Cultivated strategic partnerships with over 100 suppliers on a local and global scale
• Provided tailored services to local Houston sports leagues, satisfying over 100,000 customers
• Reduced total operational costs by 30% through effective supplier negotiations and streamlining our processes

Katy, Texas, United States

• Built and expanded a network of over 500 accounts across on-premise and off-premise sales channels
• Refined and sustained dynamic relationships with key distributors to ensure optimal product placement and availability across multiple markets
• Achieved a minimum of 10% - 20% year-over-year sales growth, even during the challenging periods like the lockdown
• Designed and executed promotional events in collaboration with bars, restaurants, and grocery stores, including fundraisers, cook-offs, escapes rooms, educational classes and more
• Facilitated training workshops for the sales team, equipping them with the skills to improve sales effectiveness and product knowledge

Sugar Land, Texas, United States

• Sourced and established relationships with new suppliers, extending product range to enhance the stores specialty offerings
• Conducted in-depth market analysis to forecast trends, leading to successful introductions of new products in five distinct subsections of the specialty department
• Consistently broke previous year’s sales records in one of the largest divisions in the Whole Foods Market

Sugar Land, Texas, United States

• Opened and managed the 2nd highest-grossing bar in Texas within a Whole Foods Market
• Trained and supervised a bar staff of 6, creating a knowledgeable and motivated team that continuously delivered exceptional customer service
• Developed and implemented promotional events, such as tastings sessions, happy hours, bingo nights, and beer and wine dinners

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Associate Of Arts And Sciences - Aas, Business Administration And Management, General

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