• Driving sales annually (breaking previous record for 3 consecutive years)• Leading a team of up to 78 employees• Presenting Key Performance Numbers in the form of weekly, quarterly and annual summaries to various members Museum and Event Network Leadership• Assisting in the design, layout and set-up for Special Exhibit Stores: Dinos Among Us, Mummies, Cuba!, Unseen Oceans, and Senses• Collaborating with departments within the museum and Event Network Store Support including: Finance, Global Business Development, Union HR, Membership, Maintenance, Buyers, Allocators, Graphic Designers, Store Quality and Operations

• Driving sales annually• Leading a of a team of up to 37• Assisting in the design, layout and set-up for Special Exhibit Stores: Mythbusters, Treasures of the Disney Archive, National Geographic’s Earth Explorers, Charlie Brown, and Robot Revolution• Participating in EN’s acquisition process of the Alamo and John Hancock venues• Communicating across various departments of MSI including the Marketing, Style and Branding department.

Urban Rootstock was an Event Design Company specializing in creating unique, one-of-a-kind wedding decor for a better price by going to the client with visual plans and presentations. By not having a brick and mortar studio or store, we were able to direct more cash to better product and innovative designs.• One on One Consultations with Clients• Content Development and Strategy: Website, Blog, Social Media and SEO• Event Designing, Set-up and Take Down• Business Manager: Bookkeeping, Government Paperwork, and Retail License Acquisition• Drafting Client Contracts

Store Manager • Managing all operations of the shop• Maintaining the ‘boutique shop’ culture of the Evanston Community• Creating and hosted wine tastings and events as well as the Evanston Community and Northwestern University• Developing marketing, e-blasts, themed events and promotions• Increasing monthly membership base

• Leading a team of 13• Operating Autonomously with Remote Leadership• Inventory Management from Receiving to Merchandising• Spearheading a Holiday/Liquidation Sale• Networking and Booking of Local Authors Signing Events

Managed the largest Halloween USA location in Chicago.• Driving half a million in sales in 11 weeks (#2 location in the country)• Leading a team of 20• Store Design and Set-up (from blank wall to blank wall)• Effective and Proactive Communication with Regional Manager• Inventory Control and Management