Todd Leech Email & Phone Number

Greater Milwaukee Area

• I work with local farmers and producers to gain placement for their products in local co-ops, groceries and restaurants.
• Create weekly sales sheets and updates.
• Work with farmers and producers to set prices and assess demand.
• Handle all communication between producer and purchaser – orders, special requests, complaints and delivery management.

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Responsible for daily operations the co-op and café. Job responsibilities and accomplishments:
• Brought business up to and beyond health department standards.
• Worked with local farmers and producers to create an atmosphere conducive to better sales for better food.
• Report to the co-op board and manage staff and inventory.
• Developing further business opportunities through catering events and community partnerships.
• Menu development with a focus on organic and local sources.

Greater Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI / Chicago, IL

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Reporting directly to the Board and Executive Director of the East Side Business Improvement District, I revived a long standing city farmers and artists market. I work with vendors and the city to ensure national.
• Developed customer and vendor loyalty and retention.
• Created web and social media presence from the ground up.
• Continuously improved numbers in traffic and sales year after year.
• Worked closely with schools and community organizations to provide a space for promotion and outreach

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Responsible for daily operations of a unique hybrid business model of for-profit and 501(c)3 non-profit. Sweet Water Organics is an aquaponic/urban agriculture growing operation and the Foundation is an educational.
• Successfully developed organic system plan and achieved USDA organic certification.
• Created brand identity and established placement for product in local stores and regional chains.
• Established 501(c)3 non-profit status for educational arm of organization.
• Helped to secure grants and compile reporting for non-profit operation.
• Worked with and reported to executive board and capital investors.

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Supervised day to day operations, managing people and product, maintained inventory, developed relationships with independent and unconventional suppliers. Spearheaded farm to plate operations. Coordinated with.
• Improved sales in a variety of departments while managing through severe competition and economic fluctuation.
• Developed broad social media following organically.
• Developed unique and independent relationships with area farmers and producers.
• Worked with other area businesses to help create a climate beneficial to locally owned independent operations.
• Managed small and large crews of people from diverse backgrounds.

Greater Milwaukee Area

> A business advocacy organization in the Milwaukee area. As a founder and Vice-President of Our Milwaukee I helped to promote and sustain a climate to support locally-owned independent businesses. (Renamed to Local First Milwaukee).

Greater Milwaukee Area

Long-Term substitute teaching in north side Milwaukee middle and high schools.

Wrote, edited, recruited, sought funding, designed and printed.

Lead coordinator of large independent record label warehouse. Order maintenance, lading, organization.

Ran day to day operations of independent record label, international record & media distribution and bi-monthly newspaper.

Ba, History, Spanish

Spanish, History, Film & Video

Film, Photography, Sound Engineering

Art