Mike Pestano Email & Phone Number

Garden Grove, Ca, Us

International Custodian

Bluffdale , Utah, Us

Diamond Bar, Ca, Us

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

Personal fitness training, health and nutrition programsWeight and fat loss programs· Personal training for men and women· Functional strength training· Online and In-home private training· Customized nutrition and supplement programs· Plus size fitness programs· Cardiovascular training and conditioning· Pre and post natal fitness and exercise· Seniors fitness· Healthy meal planning and preparation· Diabetic meal planning and preparation25 years sales, management, operations, marketing, experience in health, nutrition, fitness, and supplements.Organic food and healthy body supplements, personal care, and fitness products broker in North America and Asia.Familiar and proficient with completion and submission of product listing forms for big box retailers like GNC, Whole Foods, Safeway, Mothers Markets, Sprouts, and other chains.

As a Business Development and Social Media Consultant I work with businesses to help them benefit from, and increase sales through, Behavioral Based Performance Improvement and Social Media Marketing My goal when working with a company is to create a sense of community and raise the level of interactivity both traditional marketing and Social Media allows. It is through this interactivity that brand awareness is created and positive results achieved.Working with with local businesses as a consultant, I help them understand and learn how to use Behavioral Based Performance Improvement and Social Media as part of their marketing plan. Along with training on how to use Social Media and the benefits they offer, I work with businesses to implement aggressive marketing campaigns utilizing their new knowledge and skills. I help them launch their campaigns quickly and effectively so that their campaigns can grow and become successful.Once the business is confident they can maintain the many aspects of their campaigns, I remain a consultant on the latest trends and technologies that are important to their business and its continued growth and success.SpecialtiesKey training I offer to businesses:Behavioral Based Performance ImprovementBusiness Development from Inception to Launch including extensive business and marketing plansUnderstanding Social Media for BusinessUnderstanding Social Media channelsTraining sales teams to effectively use Social Media Using Social Media tools like Facebook Apps Implementing Social Media MarketingOnline Reputation Management Implementing Mobile Media Marketing Local SEO Optimization techniques Local Brand Awareness creationContent Creation, Aggregation, and Distribution E-commerce site set up and optimization

Brand manager for Southern California

Freehold, Nj, Us

Executive Producer for The Big Shift- A New Life In Canada television showExecutive Producer, Writer, Director and Host of Fitness with Mike television showThe Big Shift is all about your stories in a new country: Your choices, your successes, your failures, your dreams, and your moments in the sun. Inspire others, share your lessons, get entertained. Share with us your story and we’ll share it with the world. The Big Shift is a multicultural TV talk show hosted by Gigi Grey-Ricarse. Coming soon worldwide, to a TV set, smartphone, or computer near you, through the amazing The Big Shift team. Fitness with Mike is a show not just about physical fitness. It's a show that caters to all those wanting to live a healthy lifestyle but are intimidated by complicated and confusing routines. It shows different kinds of workouts for functional fitness at all ages. Not only is it a fitness show it also empowers viewers by teaching them that health comes from nutrition. There are so many diets, magic pills, unrealistic transformation stories built on hype and not on reality. It will empower viewers to motivate them to make the right food choices and transition properly into a healthy lifestyle.My show aims to inspire, empower, and present options and routines realistically to make permanent health changes.

Honolulu, Hawaii, Us

Mentors Guild is a community of leading management consultants. It helps business executives address complex problems and tap fleeting opportunities. My focus is to assist all businesses navigate through all the volatility and uncertainty of today's world. I help to maximize and utilize both behaviour based performance tools and digital marketing technology as the perfect combination for sustained profitability and happiness of an organization.

Brand management and consulting, raw materials and CPG broker specializing in organics.We help make people healthier through the fantastic selection and quality of natural organic products and supplements for groceries, supermarkets, health food stores, wellness centers, and other fine retailers. We work with Key Grocery and National Accounts using the following business practices:- Develop and implement business plans and promotional programs to achieve the sales budget and increase brand market share.- Negotiate all promotional activity, listings, distribution and shelf placement at all Key Accounts like Whole Foods, London Drugs, Sobey's, Loblaws, Choices Markets, and other key retailers in Canada and the United States..- Analyze a large and diverse volume of data sources with the ability to create account building blocks and interpret these numbers to reflect in a positive outcome for all Key Accounts.- Proficient in management of various corporate vendor and distributor portals for Whole Foods Markets, Sobeys, London Drugs, UNFI, etc.- Expert completion and submission of various ad planners, price, pack change, and listing forms for London Drugs, Whole Foods Markets, Choices Markets, Thrifty Foods, Buy Low Foods, Pomme Natural Markets, Sobeys, Nature's Fare, Sprouts Markets, Fresh Street Markets, Marketplace IGA, Overwaitea Save On, Loblaws.- We are proficient in brand building and brand management with the integration of digital media, social media, and ecommerce.

Milgrove, Ontario, Ca

Light Core is a global behavioral-based business performance improvement firm. We offer products and services that teach business leaders how to attract right-fit clients and employees by aligning business strategy with marketing content and behavior. Who are these right-fit clients and employees? These are the ones whose values align with yours. We know our values shape who we are, how we think and ultimately how people perceive us. But do you know what your values are? Unless you understand WHO you are, WHY your products and services are and WHAT your capabilities are, you will never learn HOW to take your business to new levels. Why? Because people base their decisions to buy a product or service out of an EMOTIONAL need not a RATIONAL need. It is a fact that people would reach into their pockets to buy a product or service if its values align with their own. Business leaders must learn how to establish an emotional connection with their buyers. Light-Core will teach you how to tap into this ability! Light-Core bridges the gap between conventional management and the digital age. By accepting and acknowledging what you are capable of, you will understand how to maximize the advances of digital technology. Processes and tools are often used by businesses to further their interest and fuel growth. However, these processes and tools are managed by people. So unless you find the right-fit people to run these processes and tools, your attempt at integrating digital to your business will fall short of its goals! Our process begins by focusing and identifying the qualities that comprise the most important component in your business's success. YOU. From there we shall prepare a Creative Brief from where shall originate the Digital Marketing campaign; the end product which shall be an accurate representation of WHY your business is. The result? Unprecedented levels of long-term sustainable GROWTH!

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

COTIFA was formed by ten (10) well-meaning and business oriented Filipino-Americans as an offshoot of the September 2011 trade and investment mission organized by the Philippine Consulate General through its Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Los Angeles. The primary goal of the organization is to serve as business advocate – educating, encouraging, advocating and facilitating active participation of Filipino-Americans in creating and building wealth that will benefit both the US and the Philippines.

Motivate sales consultants to achieve sales goals, ensure personnel are trained to provide exceptional customer service; maximize productivity and profitability and ensure compliance with company procedures.Developed and implemented training and spreadsheet scheduling program for sales managers, e-commerce sales consultants and retail floor consultants.Conducted weekly sales training for all new and current sales associates with a focus on role-playing, seminars on financing and assessment of credit applications, communications skills assessments, and product knowledge seminars.Develop, train, and certify sales manager trainees in all aspects of store operations. This encompassed training for the roles of floor manager, ecommerce, finance manager, and closer for the entire sales cycle.

• Oversee stores in a geographic region with full P&L responsibility; motivate store managers and franchisees to achieve sales goals; ensure corporate personnel and franchise owners are trained to provide exceptional customer service; maximize productivity and profitability and ensure compliance with company procedures.• Full P&L Responsibility for 34 stores in Orange County, CA. Assists with and directs all aspects of employee and customer relations.

• Oversee stores in a geographic region with full P&L responsibility; motivate store managers to achieve sales goals; ensure personnel are trained to provide exceptional customer service; maximize productivity and profitability and ensure compliance with company procedures.• Full P&L Responsibility for 34 stores in British Columbia, Canada. Assists with and directs all aspects of employee and customer relations.

Licensed broker and adviser for insurance: life, accident, disability, group benefits, general, auto, commercial

Increased convenience store sales from $20,000/mo. to $40,000/mo. in 8 months. Implemented and maintained accounting and inventory systems using the latest software and computer applications at that time. Responsible for troubleshooting and repairing breakdowns of local computer systems and network. Coordinated with technical support of Chevron to upload daily updates with regards to pricing, inventory, taxes, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.Developed and Implemented export of Air Purification and Reverse osmosis water systems to the Philippines.

Bachelor, Science Business Management

Bachelor Of Science, Information Administration

Public Speaking

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Certificate In Sports Nutrition And Weight Loss, Sports And Exercise

Certified Fitness Trainer, Health And Physical Education/Fitness