In my current role as an Executive Consultant/Private Investor, I: • Provide comprehensive human resource and crisis management solutions for multiple privately held companies, addressing operational challenges and implementing effective strategies.• Perform thorough stock financial research and market analysis to assess market trends, identify investment opportunities, and inform portfolio management strategies.• Stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the real estate industry by reviewing property listings, industry journals, and relevant literature, ensuring informed decision-making.• Oversee vendor selection, project design, and remodeling efforts, defining the scope of work and competitive pricing strategies to enhance property value and increase sales potential.• Manage end-to-end project execution, ensuring quality control and maximizing returns by minimizing downtime and optimizing resources throughout the project lifecycle.• Analyze costs to maximize profitability, overseeing property flips by managing valuations, projecting accurate expenses, and maintaining short hold times to drive strong financial returns.• Conduct in-depth real estate market analysis, preparing detailed outlook reports to guide investment decisions.• Lead the integration of loss prevention management programs, ensuring reduced risk and improved security protocols across various business operations.

In my previous role as Special Projects Manager/General Partner/Region Manager, I: • Spearheaded the operations of multiple $30 million/year facilities, including 8 restaurant concepts, by optimizing and improving processes and the overall approach toward projects.• Oversaw the openings of several new stores all over the US. Worked harmoniously with internal and external stakeholders to assess project status while coordinating staff and internal resources simultaneously.• Recruited key individuals, delivered training, and developed top performers; passionate about growing others.• Directed the employees' efforts during project implementations, such as store openings, to ensure project timelines, milestones, and deadlines were successfully maintained and achieved.• Directed the employees' efforts during project implementations, such as store openings, to ensure project timelines, milestones, and deadlines were successfully maintained and achieved.• Responsible for escalating and resolving issues, prioritizing, and managing business requests for risk identification, mitigation, remediation planning, and execution, as well as scoping, requirements gathering, sourcing, and reporting.• Utilized innovative mindset to redefine processes and redesign workflows to improve efficiencies that meet financial goals.• Worked hand in hand with other leaders to unravel and optimize internal capabilities, come to heart with their needs and problems, and render consistent solution-oriented ideas.

In my previous role as District Manager, I:• Oversaw the operations of 8 restaurants in IL, MO, and KS. Served as a team leader, creating and managing routines, establishing goals and objectives and conducting meetings with branch managers to design business strategies and plans.• Provided quality customer service by overseeing the execution of customer service strategy and client review processes while tracking branch performance against set goals and objectives.• Coached individuals by providing frequent performance evaluations and expectations that focused on setting goals, deadlines, and holding direct reports accountable. • Resolved all employee and recurring customer complaints and issues, acting as a frontline for the company and conducting regular reviews in order to outline lacking areas and develop improvement processes.• Served as the Human Resources Manager, spearheading the sourcing, assessing, recruitment, hiring and onboarding of new employees, employee training, development, and offboarding of transitioning staff.• Developed and individualized training programs that addressed specific needs and led the learning function through strategic alignment and effectiveness evaluations.• Managed all contract negotiations and developed long-lasting and profitable relationships with vendors.• Ensured the restaurants met all health and safety standards.• Provided ongoing training to staff by having in-depth industry knowledge, understanding of the company landscape, and a drive for improving the overall employee experience. • Reviewed financial data and prepared monthly and annual reports. Presented financial reports to the CEO, management and employees of the company.

In my previous role as Managing Partner, I:• Oversaw the daily operations of a 4-6-million-dollar restaurant. Identified the restaurant’s weaknesses and conceptualized and implemented solutions to ensure smooth operations and steady growth.• Built a positive business reputation and handled overall customer service experience by ensuring the company delivered quality services to the delight of the customers. • Ensured effective recruiting, onboarding, professional development performance management, and retention of over 90 employees and 4 managers. • Adhered to company, federal, state and local business requirements, enforcing compliance and taking necessary actions.• Collected, interpreted and reviewed financial information, predicted future trends and reported to the management and stakeholders, and provided advice on how the restaurant and future business decisions might be impacted.• Built strategic partnerships and conceptualized ideas for business development amongst other numerous duties. Got reputed as the “go-to” person who got things done with the proven ability to wear many “hats”.• Harnessed impeccable people skills to create a friendly and rewarding relationship with customers and vendors.• Reviewed, monitored and managed budgets, and analyzed market trends and competitors to develop strategies that worked to minimize financial risks.