Michael Halford Email & Phone Number

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Service over 200 retail hard surface stores with product knowledge, samples and displays including Hardwood, Carpet, LVT, SPC and laminates in North Texas and all of Oklahoma. Also soliciting new dealers throughout my territory.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Hire, train, and oversee all Installation Technicians, Assemblers, and Measure TechniciansOversee all Kitchen Installations in Texas, Colorado, and Utah.

• 🔹 Engaged to drive business development efforts for a construction firm offering renovation, restoration, capital improvements, and portfolio repositioning services to industrial, commercial, and multi-family sectors.
• Delivered 509% YOY revenue growth in first half of 2020, significantly exceeding annual goal of $20M in sales by cultivating and securing lucrative store maintenance and roof replacement account for 500+ 7-11 stores.
• Generated $4M in revenue and 200% YOY increase in 2019 by analyzing, reaching, and surpassing company business goals, initiating sustainable solutions, inspiring team to provide first-class workmanship, and continually.

Lawrenceburg, Tennessee

• 🔹 Recruited to lead new store openings for company retailing premium, natural wood kitchen and bathroom cabinets equipped with premium features, generating $150M in cabinet and flooring sales. Prioritized and managed.
• Expanded operations and optimized profitability by establishing the hardwood flooring division, incorporating manufacturing plant and sales operations from the ground up, ensuring all cabinet stores included hardwood.
• Accelerated sales of hardwood flooring by overseeing personnel training across 48 store locations.
• Raised awareness and presence of new hardwood flooring division by devising innovative marketing collateral and promoting services across print and electronic platforms.

• 🔹 Spearheaded and coordinated multiple store startup efforts for prominent specialty retailer hosting extensive range of hard-surface floors featuring quality styles and trendy designs.
• Developed and launched 150 new stores nationwide by identifying appropriate locations, directing complex new store implementation and development processes, providing oversight of final build-out and set-up of openings.

• 🔹 Drove regional operations as company expanded to 380 stores in 46 states and increased annual revenue from $23M to $1B. Led 50 + team members while providing resource plans and aligning strategic goals with company.
• Led team members in achieving $150M in annual sales by developing and launching organization’s first hardwood hand-scraped distressed product line: Virginia Millworks.
• Increased revenue up to 30% in first five years and 5% to 15% per year for following seven years by building, directing, and motivating high-achieving cross-functional teams, astutely managing existing partnerships.
• Increased sales conversion rates to 50%+ by creating a national sales script to capture customer information for sales journey and determine prospective call-backs. Crafted product sample strategy and best practices to.
• Introduced competitor pricing, side-by-side comparison display programs, and mystery shopping to drive significant improvements to store traffic, revenue generation, and profit margin.
• Headed continuous improvement initiatives to optimize store operations, including creating a store visit checklist for regional managers to adopt as standard operating procedures.

Secondary Education And Teaching

Coursework, Secondary Education And Teaching