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Build and maintain all client contact and lead gen procedures and systems, and ensure quality control of the client experience from end to end.

Brought good alcohol to bars and restaurants around the Atlanta area and grew new business through sales and consulting, while maintaining a $2 million territory.

Managed, trained, and equipped a team of 60 employees including front of house, back of house, chefs, and managers.

I perform daily FOH duties, including facilities walk-throughs, opening and closing procedures, and proper money handling and deposits. Develop rapport with staff to decrease turn over while also driving standards both in FOH and BOH. Develop relationships with guests that have keep them coming back to True Food Kitchen for years. Create schedules for FOH positions. Implement new tactics for the bar program to increase beverage sales and I consistently keep the cost of goods 2% below budget. Regularly and successfully expo through the busiest parts of the shift.

Created a program to assist with the reentry of young adults back into America after spending years overseas in third world countries. Organized weekly leadership seminars with local business, non-profit, and religious leaders. Partnered with local leaders to create individualized internship programs in each participant’s field of interest. Invested in weekly meetings with each participant to discuss their goals and create action plans.

Led a team of five in a coffeehouse development project. Found and implemented creative and effective approaches to fundraising. Oversaw legal matters, business model development, and project accounting. Established relationships with local businesses to partner in community development.