General Manager with 20+ years of experience defining and executing innovative business development strategies to generate sustainable, scalable revenue growth and franchise expansion. Strategic Leader and Trusted Advisor focused on working with senior stakeholders to build and empower high-performing teams, streamline business operations, and increase revenue growth at scale while driving continuous improvement and enabling employee development.
Qc Kinetix Chicago
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General ManagerQc Kinetix Chicago May 2022 - PresentGreater Chicago Area● Built, scaled, and actively managed a franchise of 9 clinics with 50 employees providing regenerative biological, medical treatments by identifying suitable clinic locations, negotiating leases, hiring staff, and leading all aspects of clinic openings. ● Generated $10M AR in 2 years by optimizing P&L, identifying cost-saving measures, and introducing training programs. ● Mitigated operational and financial risk by ensuring compliance with HIPPA, OHSA, and biohazard handling regulations.
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General ManagerStaples May 2021 - May 2022Rolling Meadows, Illinois, United States● Led P&L, retail operations, inventory management, and in-store merchandising for a store generating $5M AR with 50+ staff.● Developed and refined sales strategies and training to maximize retail customer profitability and secure corporate accounts. -
District ManagerPls Financial Services Sep 2017 - Apr 2021Chicago North● Defined and executed business strategies to generate 30-50% YoY revenue growth across 13 stores with 5-10 employees. ● Led staff training and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance district productivity, sales, and profitability. ● Analyzed P&L, scorecards, and customer data to monitor business results and leveraged processes to address shortfalls. ● Established a strategic partnership with currency exchanges to increase sales and expand the existing customer base.
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Market ManagerSamsung Electronics Oct 2014 - Aug 2017North Illinois/South Wisconsin● Created, refined, and launched new sales and marketing strategies for the new wearable product lines that significantly improved the customer footprint, enhanced brand awareness, and increased revenue growth at scale. ● Partnered with management to implement a right-fitting strategy to increase customer satisfaction and conversions. ● Conducted comprehensive customer needs assessments to enable Macy’s and Best Buy to boost customer sales. ● Attained#1inMidwest sales and #5 in National sales in Q2 of 2015 through customer education and empowerment. ● Trained 3 new market managers on sales training and on-boarding; mentored 2 store leads to market manager promotions.
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Retail Training Store ManagerT-Mobile Aug 2009 - Oct 2014Deerfield, Il● Defined and executed strategies and tactical solutions to achieve top 3 in regional sales growth and optimize profitability. ● Led hands-on training on sales processes and business operations for store managers, retail sales leads, and associates. ● Leveraged data-driven insights to inform the development of retail and merchandising strategies that capitalized on seasonal items and promoted the store’s weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual performance. ● Increased total store activations by 33%+ through customer service excellence and right-fitting customer needs. ● Oversaw store inventory, prioritized item merchandising, and utilized item markdowns to alleviate slow-moving inventory. ● Designed new marketing plans using in-store promotional materials to secure corporate accounts and volume deals -
General Manager/Multi-Unit ManagerThe Nuance Group Chicago Llc. Sep 2008 - Apr 2009Greater Chicago AreaDuring my experience at The Nuance Group, LLC, I trained 80+ associate and 4 store managers, handling budgets, P&L, merchandising plan-o-grams, and relationship building.
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Store Director/Training Store ManagerSteve And Barrys Oct 2007 - Sep 2008Highland Park, IlSpearheading as a Store Director/Training Store Manager, I developed staff and established a 25 sq. ft. store from the ground up as a project manager, consistently exceeding sales metrics. -
Assistant Store DirectorToys R Us Jan 2006 - Oct 2007Niles, IlPerforming as an Assistant Store Manager, I supervised schedules, monitored sales performance, trained newly hired employees, and oversaw inventory or assets. -
Executive Team LeaderTarget Jun 2004 - Dec 2005Arlington Heights, IlLeading as an Executive Team Lead, I led a high marketing-volume retail store, including sales, customer service, merchandising, and staff development. -
District ManagerBudget Truck Rental Mar 2003 - May 2004North IllinoisAs a District Manager, I handled 45 independent truck rental dealers and 5 corporate rental stores, proficiently managing P&L statements and audits. -
Training Store ManagerBlockbuster Apr 2001 - Mar 2003Greater Chicago AreaServing as a Training Store Manager, I oversaw budgets and inventory management while effectively training new store managers, assistant store managers, and customer service representatives. -
Area ManagerAvis Budget Group Mar 1998 - Feb 2001North/West IllinoisDuring my tenure as a District Manager, I handled profit and loss statements while mentoring dealers and streamlining business plans to improve business performance. -
Recruiting ManagerOfficeteam Mar 1997 - Feb 1998Hoffman Estates, IlFunctioning as a Recruiting Manager, I conducted recruitment initiatives, including recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training, coaching, and staff development. -
Store ManagerEnterprise Rent-A-Car Jan 1992 - Mar 1997St. Charles, IlAs a Store Manager, I advocated professional growth and successfully developed 5 assistant managers to branch managers, and created marketing plans to ensure maximum market coverage.
Robert L. Education Details
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Macmurray CollegeHistory, Liberal Arts
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Robert L. works for Qc Kinetix Chicago
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Robert L.'s current role is General Manager | District Manager.
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Robert L. attended Macmurray College.
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