Naomi Starman Email & Phone Number

Iowa, United States

Fox Countertops specializes in customer service, attention to detail and reliability. Creating long term relationships for long term customer service. As a Designer I work with individuals to assure they are getting the service they deserve. From the selection process to installation, coordinating each detail along the way. My true passion is helping others. Whether its helping homeowners create new spaces they are updating, coordinating multiple selections for a Home Builder or working with individuals designing their Custom Dream Home. Being able to make a difference by providing something someone needs brings me joy, all the while, figuring out what the best product and price point will meet their goals and needs. My background brings a vast variety of experience ranging from Remodeling Projects to fully designed Custom Homes and everything in between. No project is too small or too large. My strengths allow me to collaborate with individuals to create spaces that reflect their personality to truly bring out the best in themselves. Making sure to take into consideration all the details that are involved from beginning to end, making it feel effortless and smooth throughout the process. In my free time, I enjoy traveling to new places and traveling to visit with family to spend quality family time with them. Coming from a large extended family, it’s been a joy to be part of that. I love to entertain and make a mean charcuterie board and enjoy having a glass of wine with friends. Exploring, trying and enjoying all new and existing Des Moines Metro local restaurants is a passion of mine. I’m an old soul and look forward to our monthly Euchre get together with friends in our 515 Card Club (meeting since 2018). My favorite free time enjoyment of all is watching my daughter play soccer and volleyball and watch her grow into a young lady. Lastly, it’s my God given taken to enjoy making yummy desserts for others to enjoy!

As a hobby and something I thoroughly enjoy doing is being creative and helping others. In doing so, I am able to do this through baking and decorating cakes to make beautiful masterpieces for others to enjoy. In college I made cakes, cookies and goodies for friends and family and families I Nannied for. I grew up baking with my mom and grandma and learned a lot over the years and am a self taught baker/cake decorator. Through college and many careers over the years I experimented and created lots of edible treats and masterpieces. A long time love of making something sweet for others as a hobby in which I called "ICED by Naomi", came to life and turned into a full time career for 5 years opening a retail bakery location called Cache Bake Shoppe. Originally located in Clive, Iowa (November 2011) for 4 years and then relocating to West Des Moines, Iowa in December 2015. I am very fortunate to have lived my dream job for 5 years and am fortunate to have had the opportunity to do so. The love and support from customers and friends made it be successful along with a lot of hard work and dedication. In November of 2016, I decided to close the retail location of Cache Bake Shoppe and focus on spending more time with my family and friends and explore my next career adventure in life. I continue to love to bake and make sweets as a hobby.

West Des Moines, Iowa, Us

Accurate Development is a Custom Home Builder specializing in quality construction, unique one of a kind lot availability and well designed homes for homeowners to enjoy for many years to come. As a Designer, my goal is to get to know homeowners and find ways to express their personalities into their home and make it their own. Creating spaces that reflect how they live, who they are and that is a space they can call home.

Grimes, Ia, Us

Compelling Homes is a full service Residential Remodeling Contractor. I assist in designing home remodels using our in-house 3D architectural home design software by working closely with the client, listening to want they want so they can fully enjoy their home the way it was meant to be enjoyed. Educating and communicating to our clients from the initial sales call all the way through the completion of the project. Ensuring that each remodeling project is completed in a timely manner, within or under the estimated budget and to the client’s satisfaction. Accomplishing this by coordinating all field employees, subcontractors, material suppliers, inspectors, and others in the efforts needed to achieve the finished project. Personalized shopping and understanding current trends, personal style and vision, transforming their space into the space they've always dreamt of it to be and working with them on all design elements with our in-house Design Software System. Communication is key and working with our in-house Design System allows us to assure each project goes smoothly in this aspect by working closely with our Field Supervisor and Subcontractors on each job. I work one-on-one with each of our clients with our Architectural Design Software to bring their dreams to reality. Working from their pencil sketches on paper and bringing them into a real architectural floorplan, complete with 3D Renderings for them to see. Being able to bring their visions of their newly remodeled space into real space for them to see before the project starts is something that allow us to assist the client before and during each project in making design decisions they can see before they are complete.

- Achieve local marketshare in a highly competitive niche industry in 2 years against major local competitors, maximizing market share in 5 years (custom cakes/weddings); developing weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly goals while implementing easily executed systems and identifying product profitability- Proactively and consistently communicate, train and manage 4-6 full-time and 6-10 part-time employees; achieving workload efficiency, product knowledge and team building skills providing customer satisfaction, all while keeping up to date on all food prep, and applicable health and safety codes- Embrace challenging projects head on using analytical, creative and previous experience in order to create one of a kind masterpieces effectively with customer satisfaction- Coordinate, design, execute, deliver and setup all wedding cakes & dessert tablescape displays - Negotiate large corporate projects, fully engaging in creating, organizing, packaging and handling shipping across the country- Gain local vendor respect, receiving regular customer and bridal referral business amongst owners and management; providing a sophisticated level of product excellence and heightened level of customer satisfaction paying special attention to each detail- Identify customers needs effectively and efficiently, analyzing personality traits, specific requests and overall event theme/wedding day concept, designing and offering the best product option while being budget conscious- Create, develop and launch all recipes, menu, pricing, marketing and product from infantry; reviewing, researching and making adjustments regularly keeping up with local trends and latest market techniques, resulting in increasing yearly profit margins and reducing workload and expenses- Negotiate, organize and facilitate new retail relocation expansion 2015/2016

Des Moines, Iowa, Us

- Manage, coach and train existing experienced agents and new transfer agents utilizing team building skills and a one-on-one approach, introducing creative sales strategies, relationship building and negotiation tactics, increasing overall skill set, gaining more clientele and retaining existing previous clientele - Initiate agent recruitment on a regular basis, developing and maintaining trusting relationships- Plan, supervise and execute new lease term agreement on office expansion- Attend weekly, monthly and quarterly Broker meetings, actively engaging in new idea implementation, agent recruitment, agent retention and staying in touch with the latest technology to provide agents the best quality company atmosphere at RE/MAX- Research, study and analyze real estate market and market share to provide agents local community knowledge to service their clients at the highest level of service for their buying and selling needs- Actively engage in RE/MAX Corporate systems, procedures and technology to train and implement back to the agents - Engage in building relationships with specific vendors, negotiating offers and programs in order to provide agents the highest level of services to their clients

- Oversee office atmosphere by motivating and assigning agents proactive approaches to networking, sales, building relationships & negotiations; focusing on a constant customer funnel flow, creating strong lifetime referral based clients- Coach, train and monitor follow-through procedures on all real estate systems such as the Buffini system, as well as other hands on/proactive approaches to real estate sales, negotiation and client retention programs- Coordinate agent recruitment meetings, facilitate follow-up procedures, gaining trustworthy and strong relationships with other agents- Manage weekly meetings with owners at 2 office locations (Ames & WDM), strategizing and creating company systems and procedures; followed by executing, implementing and training staff and agents - Develop and implement company agent training manual

Ames, Iowa, Us

- Focus on customer satisfaction, conducting ethical and legal practices to ensure repeat/referral business- Oversee all aspects of a sales transaction from the initial contact, through all paperwork, negotiations, inspections and each step to closing- Express strong negotiation, closing and troubleshooting skills in order to maximize the clients’ sales transaction, introducing a creative flair when needed in order to get deals together- Research, study and analyze local real estate market to provide my clients with the latest community knowledge, land development and growth to service them at the highest level of service for their buying and selling needs- Proactively engage in the sales process to assure maximum profit for sellers and assure the best deal for buyers assisting clients and making recommendations when needed- Technologically adept using the most up-to-date instruments and devices- Actively engaging in the Ames community to gain a better understanding and to stay in tune with what is going on to maximize relationships and grow a referral business- Mentor/Train new agents (2005, 2006, 2007)

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.) - Biology, Bachelor Of Science (B.S.) - Chemistry

High School Diploma