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Cleveland, Oh, Us

Canton, Oh, Us

Excited to work with our Shared Services teams to add value to the organization and help fuel both organic and inorganic growth.

Mentor, Ohio, Us

After a successful tenure leading our Marketing team, I was promoted to this new role where I provide executive leadership for three key business service teams: Human Resources, Information Technology, and Marketing. I'm humbled to partner with these teams to grow Stratus, where our people and systems empower us to create solutions that take brands and people to the next level.- Joined Executive Management Team, contributing to overall corporate strategy.- Member of leadership team that successfully completed four corporate acquisitions.- Member of integration leadership teams for all acquisitions due to crucial business services role.- Led our Marketing team as it reinvented itself using an inbound methodology, all while continuing to properly support our industry leading sales organization as they push for growth.- Led our Brand and Communications team that increased focus on employee communications, a key change management component of every strategic acquisition.- Provided executive leadership to IT as it guided the organization through an ERP RFP process, one that will transform day-to-day operations and make it easier to onboard and scale new acquisitions.- Provided executive leadership to HR as we restructured to drive performance and growth of our teammates. Significant work was done in Talent Operations, Talent Acquisition, Compensation & Benefits, and Learning & Development in support of this initiative.

Mentor, Ohio, Us

Stratus is a private equity owned facility services company with signage and branding at its core. Trusted by blue-chip brands in multiple market verticals, we offer a proven track record of success managing high profile, large scale, deadline sensitive programs in exterior signage, interior signage, construction, lighting, electrical, and facility maintenance solutions. Stratus offers the most extensive brand management solutions available nationwide. - Hired as the first dedicated Marketing executive in company history to develop the department and transform our marketing capabilities. Stratus was known as MC Group at that time.- Served on the Executive Leadership Team, contributing to corporate strategy and growth initiatives.- Member of the leadership team that finalized and rolled out the acquisition of Icon, one of MC Group's largest competitors in the facility services industry, in September 2019.- Played a key role in integrating the two organizations from a branding, marketing, and cultural standpoint.- MC Group | Icon was rebranded as Stratus in September 2020. Led the organization through the rebranding process including selection of our new name, creation of our new visual brand, and creation of a reinvigorated brand voice.

Solon, Oh, Us

Established in 1908, Ohio Travel Bag is the leading supplier of components, fasteners, and hand tools to the Luggage, Case, Trunk, Handbag, Leathercraft, Garment Hardware and Shoe industries. We also provide a popular line of gifts and travel accessories for retailers.- Active participant in corporate acquisition process with new ownership team in 2016- After a successful run, ownership group successfully exited their investment in late 2022

Kidron, Ohio, Us

Founded in 1955, Lehman’s is a multi-channel retailer that focuses on solutions for “The Simpler Life”. The closely held organization consists of five profit centers and three locations covering direct marketing, traditional retail, tourist-driven retail, and wholesale. - Worked closely with family ownership and the Board of Directors to simultaneously grow sales and profits in a challenging retail environment. - Led a blended team of existing and new talent to reinvent the company for a successful future.- Restructured the Senior Leadership Team and added outside talent at multiple levels of the organization to position the company for new growth initiatives.- Created a professional Merchandising Department from scratch, recruiting outside talent to help manage and grow the product assortment of over 70K SKUs. - Shifted our Direct B2C business focus from cataloging to digital to stimulate growth. Restructured the marketing team and added outside talent to support a digital growth mindset.- Created significant growth in our Direct business unit by expanding our product offering to 3rd party marketplaces on Amazon.com, Walmart.com and eBay. - Created growth and improved customer service levels in our Direct business unit by developing “Ship from Store” functionality in our ERP in 2017. By connecting our retail inventory with our Direct business, we dramatically expanded our available sku count while increasing both customer fill rates and inventory turns.- Fought national retail trends in the flagship Kidron retail store by focusing on education and entertainment of store visitors. Significant increases in store classes and events contributed to the store winning “Best Amish Country Destination” by Ohio Magazine for three straight years.- Created the Cornerstone Leadership Development Program to identify, develop, motivate and retain the next generation of leaders within the organization.

Kidron, Ohio, Us

- Successfully completed a corporate acquisition and subsequently created a new wholesale division to support the acquisition.- Led a team that diagnosed and fixed a substantial ERP implementation that was crippling operations. - Drastically changed the role and responsibilities of the Vice President of Operations to create focus on our largest operational inefficiencies. Improvements quickly followed in all aspects of the business.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Led American Greetings' Acquisitions and Media team with responsibility for all of their online brands. Actively involved in all aspects of B2C marketing strategy while my team was primarily focused on new customer acquisition leveraging both offline (TV, print, direct mail, package inserts, etc.) and online (online video and display, paid search, affiliates, etc.) growth channels.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Led a team of online marketing professionals focused on new customer acquisition for AG Interactive's primary ecard websites. Leveraged multiple online channels for this Internet Retailer Top 200 organization including Paid Search, Display, Social, Affiliate, Landing Page Optimization and Search Engine Optimization.

Primary responsibilities included the development of marketing strategies and coordination of tactical execution across all marketing channels. This included management and budgeting of all e-commerce properties, programs and projects as well as management of all direct marketing programs such as catalog production and circulation planning. In addition to marketing, this role also included a significant corporate management component which required strategic planning, cross functional team management and coordination of all departments.

Responsible for all aspects of selling for this privately held, multi-title woodworking supply catalog company. Included catalog, retail, print advertising and an introduction to e-commerce. Launched the company’s first fully-functional e-commerce website in 2000.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Responsible for the design, development, implementation and growth of the Fluid Connector Group’s Mobile Services (Hose Doctor) Program through the industrial distribution network. Focused primarily on growth of the U.S. market but global coordination and global travel was involved. Secondary role included involvement in the planning and operation of the nationwide ParkerStore retail network which also grew substantially during my involvement.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Responsible for growth of the ParkerStore retail network and other value-added programs through full-line distribution covering all of New England. Became one of the youngest employees to earn the exclusive “Diamond Team” award for FY1997, the highest level of recognition for a Parker Field Sales Rep.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Responsible for managing overall growth of the Fluid Connector Group distribution network and direct accounts in New Hampshire, eastern New York, Maine and Vermont. Included joint sales calls, conducting product training classes, price negotiation, long term sales planning and implementation of value-added programs. Multiple distributors earned “Diamond Team” status, the highest level of recognition available.

Mba, International Business, Entrepreneurship

Bsba, Marketing