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Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

● Run day-to-day operations of Bud & Mary's Michigan-basedcannabis business across cultivation, laboratory, operations, and dispensary.

Denver Metropolitan Area

● Drove omnichannel sales opportunities for a vertically integrated cannabis company specializing in recreational and medical cultivation, manufacturing, and dispensary sales. ● Provided operational leadership across a network of 10 stores and 100+ staff serving 8,000+ customers per week, reporting into the CFO and COO. ● Managed 10 regional locations, ranging from $1- $5MM per location.● Structured foundational processes around merchandising, product assortment, pricing, and purchasing to support scalability and growth improving EBITDA up to 20%. ● Improved relationships with 50+ third-party vendors and brands to acquire high-quality product at optimal cost.● Analyzed market trends to optimize product assortment, demand planning, and house brand SKUs.● Reimagined the customer experience to create consistency across e-commerce, social, mobile app, and in-store.● Engaged with 36,000+ unique consumers in the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. ● Partnered with Marketing to unify brand messaging, digital signage, and retail assets across all stores. ● Supervised Purchasing department in procuring third-party products, packaging, materials, and production equipment. ● Elevated overall quality of retail management by hiring top-level talent, upskilling existing team members, and strengthening company culture. Coordinated employee training programs for 10+ associates per month.Key Accomplishments:● Increased market share despite industry volatility, generating 25% growth in 2023 with 2.5% margin improvement.● Refined and reduced product assortment from 1,000+ to 500 SKUs, maintaining $48.43 average ATV.● Achieved sell through variance within 10% of target. ● Maintained a 14 to 21-day inventory turn on products sold across all stores.● Planned specials that generated 100% to 750%+ lift from average. ● Centralized the ordering process by implementing universal products and pricing structure to support growth.

Winter Park, Colorado, United States

● Multi-location retail manager overseeing a team of 25+ across 3 retail doors and 9 business units. ● Influenced buying and merchandising strategy for snowboard hard goods ($2.5M+), soft goods, and accessories categories. Built out sales purchasing cycles in line with revenue and budget milestones. ● Spearheaded launch of Columbia and Burton partner stores as well as house brand retail and rental locations. ● Executed retail events (fashion shows, rail jams, video premiers, season kickoff parties) to drive sales and engagement. ● Finalized build-out of a retail village throughout the resort including construction, traffic patterns, and daily operations. ● Leveraged expertise to provide feedback on product assortments, brand partnerships, and rental packages.Key Accomplishments:● Drove YOY revenue growth by refining product assortment and amplifying the voice of Alterra’s core customer. ● Increased Net Promoter Score (NPS) from 72 to 82 by training teams around customer interaction and selling skills.

Rockies Region

Rockies Region

Times Square/5Th Ave/Soho, Nyc

Nyc

Salt Lake City

Anoka, Mn