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Houston, Texas Area

Greater Atlanta Area

• Oversaw all 6 Brands throughout Canada, Hawaii, Caribbean, Russia, Israel, Mexico and Europe• Conducted New Franchise Orientation Programs for all franchise partners after territory purchases• Import/Export of food between countries as well as secured local sourcing where applicable• Lead on quarterly P&L reviews by discipline on the team, with an average yearly increase of 3% (ULE)• Developed and implemented secured file transfer protocol systems to deliver immediate updates to franchise operation materials while drastically reducing total international costs of shipping• Oversaw site location and worked with lease terms and negotiation in the regions• Achieved a consistent 96+% satisfaction rating from all franchisees in anonymous yearly survey • Reviewed contracts and ensured commitments maintained by partners

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

• Grew local franchise retail operation to the top grossing store in the United States • Negotiated and purchased Master Franchise license for the Southeastern US - Sold 34 franchise licenses• Researched & implemented a POS system eventually mandated for every franchise location• Trained new franchisees on marketing, internal/external sales, organization, and accounting processes• Developed extensive marketing plan templates for the major cities in every southern state• Introduced a stronger business model to the corporation focused on targeted marketing• Planned and executed a PR campaign that put the store on CNN Headline News• Oversaw all site location, lease/purchase negotiation, and build out for Southeastern US stores• Qualified potential franchise partners & managed franchisee leads

Birmingham, Alabama Area

• Oversaw planning/development research activities involving building on company strengths• Identified the new product needs in the retail locations which led to a 20% increased average spend within the 1st year • Coordinated and supervised Managers’ budgets, development and wrote corresponding corporate budgets• Implemented POS systems providing real time inventory tracking, reporting and customer management

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance/Marketing

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.)