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Denver, Co, Us

Greater Denver Area

Sales leader driving distribution, promotional visibility and retail relationships in partnership with our distributor networks

Greater Denver Area

Greater Boston Area

During my 1 year alcohol beverage non compete period I purchased, built and developed an Ilovekickboxing Franchise unit. Responsible for all aspects of opening a fitness franchise. Experience included: Setting up C corp and LLC, locating and negotiating commercial lease, project manager over build out, working with franchise corporate office to insure all aspects of business met franchise requirements, hiring and training of staff, developed and led marketing and promotional strategies that… Show more During my 1 year alcohol beverage non compete period I purchased, built and developed an Ilovekickboxing Franchise unit. Responsible for all aspects of opening a fitness franchise. Experience included: Setting up C corp and LLC, locating and negotiating commercial lease, project manager over build out, working with franchise corporate office to insure all aspects of business met franchise requirements, hiring and training of staff, developed and led marketing and promotional strategies that resulted in over 200 pre opening trial members, oversaw social media strategy and implementation and opened facility. Cash flow positive in 4.5 months. Approached by neighboring franchise owner that wanted to purchase location based on success of unit. Agreed to sell and now looking for my next career opportunity in the Denver area. Show less

Colorado And Arizona

Responsible for managing a 2-state region that produces $55 million in net sales and over 580,000 9-liter cases.Primary responsibilities include distributor management and the development and leadership of 2 State Managers, a Field Marketing Manager and 2 Market Managers.Other responsibilities include:* Execution and integration of the Commercial Business Plan* Delivering net sales and depletion plan* Managing and planning A&P budgets that exceed $5 million*… Show more Responsible for managing a 2-state region that produces $55 million in net sales and over 580,000 9-liter cases.Primary responsibilities include distributor management and the development and leadership of 2 State Managers, a Field Marketing Manager and 2 Market Managers.Other responsibilities include:* Execution and integration of the Commercial Business Plan* Delivering net sales and depletion plan* Managing and planning A&P budgets that exceed $5 million* Management of brand and size mix in order to drive short and long term value growth* Forecasting net sales, depletions and billings and innovation pipelines* Launching new innovations and line extension brands* Leading distributors in best in class execution* Developing future leaders of the company Show less

Responsible for managing a 4-state Region:Arizona, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and South Dakota

Responsible for leading a team of 3 direct reports in the management, development and execution of the local market commercial plan for the off premise channel. The main effort focused on the delivery of the depletion and KPI goals

Responsible for managing Bacardi's interest in the Flavored Malt Beverage joint venture with Anheuser Busch launching new Bacardi Silver products in 4 state region; Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico.Primary Responsibility- Manage Anheuser Busch brewery and distributor network to deliver depletion goals while insuring Bacardi Trademark compliance

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Responsible for managing a 6-state region: Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, AlabamaPrimary Responsibility: Leading a team of 9 State and Channel managers to deliver depletion and profit goals across 70 beer distributors on the Samuel Adams, Twisted Tea and Hardcore Cider portfolios.