I have called the retail industry my home throughout my entire career—working my way up through the ranks from an intern to leading the 2nd-largest Target in the Pacific Northwest—I leverage my people-centric mindset and passion for operational excellence and talent development to tackle whatever comes my way. Excelling in creating strategic plans of attack to drive sales, I am known company-wide as a “fixer.” I have served as a strategic advisor for multiple store openings and remodels, transitioning stores every 2-3 years to rebuild broken processes, implementing improvements and efficiencies, and building strong management teams. Once I have onboarded and trained the right people, I move on to rebuild the next store. This has allowed me to run 2 of Target’s top 200 stores (out of 1,900+ total). Most recently, I have expanded the Clackamas, Oregon store from $58M in sales to $75M over a 3-year period during a time of complex local, national, and global issues (COVID-19 pandemic, regional social unrest, and local area wildfires and evacuations), simultaneously creating a positive and welcoming environment with a strong focus on culture, while supporting employee and business needs. ✔ Awarded Business of the Year in 2016 by the state of Wisconsin and city of West Milwaukee, recognized by mayor and governor for being a leader within the community.✔ Achieved Best Boss Award 2016 in Region 100 (recognized as top boss out of 400 in region).✔ Received Company Golden Contribution (for excellence in P&L Management) award 14 times as Store Director.I leverage 20+ years of management experience to provide consulting expertise to small, start-up companies in marketing and food service sectors.Most recently, I was brought on board an exciting new venture to serve as the Chief Growth Officer for Left Hand Agency.  LHA is a brand-loving, story-telling, growth-focused full-service advertising agency.  We combine unforgettable creative with laser-targeted media to make good things happen. AREAS OF EXPERTISE INCLUDE: Strategic Planning | Human Resources Management | Retail Operations | Inventory & Asset Management | Logistics | Sales | Project Management | Process ImprovementI welcome opportunities to connect!