Specializes in helping Executives in Transition through teaching Job Search Tactics, Resume Creation, Interview Preparation, Networking Assistance, Research Strategies, and Career Management • Develops and maintains professional relationships across all levels of existing and potential client organizations consulting on HR issues, including: Plan/Attract/Retain Staffing, Employee Relations, Compensation, Performance Counseling, Policy Interpretation • Performs Leadership Development, Behavior Change Coaching, Management Development, Turnaround Coaching, Communication Coaching, Image & Presence, and Executive Coaching• Consults with clients at all stages of their careers and with organizations at all stages of their evolution to create and implement a full range of career management, transition, retention, staffing and leadership development solutions that reinforces the businesses or individual objectives consistent with a people driven culture.• Serves as guest speaker on college campuses and public forums on identifying career objectives, resume and cover letter writing, interviewing strategies, networking techniques, and salary negotiation skills.• Provides resume critiques according to resume best practices; edits and rewrites existing resumes; writes personal branding sheets, bios, brag sheets, 2 minute elevator speeches, and LinkedIn profiles.• Performs contract recruiting for major clients including one of the Top 100 Best Companies to work for in the U.S and best in Chicago as well as major Big Ten University in Chicago, recruiting and hiring the finest talent in the industry to meet client needs.

• Serves in an advisory capacity to bring skills and talent of successful business people to CEOs, entrepreneurs and non-profit Executive Directors who do not have access to a Board of Directors or an Advisory Team.• Provides the following services: - Finance: Guide clients to improve revenues and profitability through use of leverage, liquidity and asset management- Management: Mentor leadership and management facilitating and enabling goal setting, perspective and access to resources- Sales & Marketing: Enhance focus on customer acquisition, retention and loyalty, strategic partnerships and new market opportunities- Strategy: Provide perspective to enable thorough analysis of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, succession and disaster planning, and liability avoidance and mitigation- Operations: Enable clients to increase productivity, training, inventory and quality control, procurement, product development and technology utilization- Career Transition Strategists: Through collaboration and connection, our MasterMind forum provides a gateway to opportunity for Chicago area Senior Executives seeking higher levels of business and success.

Multi-Million Dollar Producer working as both Buyer/Seller Real Estate Broker specializing in residential and commercial real estate. A foreclosure, shortsale expert for both the seller and buyer.

Member of senior management, hired to help effectuate a major turnaround, realignment and positioning within the market place. Responsible for running profitable national store locations for the corporation. Set the tone and led the development of regional and district managers, as well as store mangers in defining the culture/environment in store locations to ensure success of all aspects of customer service, profitability, operations, people development, merchandise presentation and merchandise assortments. ·

Hired and developed sales organization and drove sales in the Midwest region selling updated and bridge sportswear. Staged marketing events to attract and build brand loyalty.

Oversaw all areas of purchasing, merchandising, and sales of better, bridge, missy and junior sportswear, men's/ladies activewear and accessories for this retailer. (volume exceeded $30 million).1982

Responsible for providing management teams the tools, training, and follow-up necessary to meet the highest levels of customer service, employee satisfaction and profitable growth.

Purchased all activewear, swimwear, socks, golf apparel, and related merchandise for $25 million department.

Women's apparel chain specializing in updated, bridge, misses and junior sportswear