Providing exceptional real estate investment opportunities in the red-hot Short-Term Rental market of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Gatlinburg. As a regional firm, we specialize in syndicated investments, providing prime ownership of STR real estate in the breathtaking Smoky Mountains.

Chief Operating Officer, Premier TransportationThe position is responsible for the leadership of the operation including the supervision of a staff responsible for the sales, operations and maintenance of a fleet of 40+ coaches with the goal of providing the highest quality transportation product. The focus of the position is to lead the team to success promoting safety, customer service and growth. DUTIES:Establish and/or maintain the Companies status as the “go to” transportation entity in the communities it serves by becoming and/or maintaining the Benchmark for safety, service, and operational efficiency. Working with ownership and the management team to guide the strategic planning process and provide leadership to the management team in establishing priorities and actions towards such plans. Responsible for the appointment, suspension, or removal of department heads and other team members of the Company. Directly supervise multiple locations. Act as the Corporations Sales Executive providing direct leadership for the sales activities. Drive the annual budget and capital program. Maintain the financial stability of the Company and administer programs to protect its assets and stakeholders/team members. Plan for the long-range financial, service, and capital needs of the Company. Included with this is the goal to establish other business opportunities to adjust to economic, social and other changes. Supervise the administrative activities of all departments; investigate the affairs of the Corporation or any department. Promote the Company as the leading voice in public transportation issues in the community.

Founder and principle of start-up technology company offering cloud based analytics BPO service for the trucking industry. Utilize big data analytics against payables, lowering trucking company’s maintenance costs on average 13.4%. Achieved 50% YOY growth in monthly subscription memberships. Manage contract negotiations, technical requirement gathering and strategic positioning for services. Consultative sales techniques that included translating of technical requirements for cloud based SaaS applications across verticals with customers and engineering. Established best practice project management procedures for industry price analytics. C-level contract negotiations liaising with Management, Operations, IT and Accounting. Built various marketing campaigns based on a segmented database that is targeted to active buyer.

Brought in as a SME to mitigate losses in heavy duty equipment portfolio during economic downturn. Established best practices project management procedures that reduced “repo to sold” cycle by 137%. Developed and managed new strategic alliances resulting in a 37% increase in sales per year. Built new sales funnel utilizing international distribution channel. Streamlined liquidation process and drastically reduced waste, fraud and abuse. Headed cross functional teams including Legal, Risk Management, Loss Prevention and Sales. Designed sales, distribution and marketing campaigns that included segmentation, inside sales, scripts, email, landing page content

Complete P&L control of multi-location OEM dealer group. Supervised all departments including Sales, Accounting, F&I, Parts and Service with 157 employees. Consistently ranked “Best in Class” (top 10%) in monthly industry peer group comparisons (ATD). Formulated 13% increase in margin contribution per transaction, instituting vertical selling and cost reductions by using ground up management techniques. Created new inventory pipeline from a non-traditional source that resulted in $8.5M in additional sales. Directed margin analysis and updated cost model and pricing structure to align with expense load. Improved competitive positioning, redefining product in AOR initiating price fencing

Managed day-to-day operations of two full-service OEM truck dealerships. Responsible for all facets of the business including business development, customer retention, key employee training, inventory management. Developed and managed strategic inter-departmental alliances that resulted in a 18% reduction in employee turnover. Perennial winner of the prestigious “Platinum Oval” award presented by Peterbilt Motors Company. Raised online visibility by 64% by restructuring website using SEO techniques. Managed contract negotiations, technical requirement gathering, and strategic positioning for services. Launched integration of document management applications with other internal systems

Managed sales, marketing and business development for major market OEM dealerships. Strengthened sales force, performing joint sales calls on key accounts, creating and conducting product training and designing sales promotions and incentives. Called on market segments from large LTL’s, regional haulers, specialty carriers and municipalities. SME supporting sales in technical role as pre sales engineer. 50% improvement in lead generation cold calling campaigns through mentoring.