Hippie Snacks is committed to high quality, non-GMO ingredients, all sourced from sustainable farmers and processors. Its snacks are minimally processed in Burnaby, British Columbia, with nutrient dense ingredients you can pronounce. As a Certified B Corporation, Hippie Snacks is committed to serving the planet, the community, and its customers. The company celebrates natural foods and only uses pure, simple, whole-food ingredients. Real food tastes better!

Sales planning for TWC brands including Kaizen, Bodylogix and Joint Grease. Sales in excess of $50M. Categories included Active Lifestyle and Health & Wellness. Primary focus was business development in the FDM business channels. Managed a network of brokers within Canada and the U.S. Responsibilities also included development and managing private label business with national accounts. Responsibilities:- Building Broker networks in both Canada and the U.S. to develop TWC business- Managing the Broker networks to ensure corporate objectives are met- Management of promotional spending with key accounts- Providing monthly sales forecasts for production- Responsible for developing effective sales & merchandising materials- Directly responsible for developing the business at Costco- Introduced Kaizen branded product to Costco 8 years ago. Annual sales in 2016 were $15.2M.- During this time have worked closely with Costco to develop promotional initiatives and test programs to generate incremental sales

Responsiblities included all aspects of developing the Perfect 10 Energy Bar brand and successfully launching the product in the canadian market. Achieved distribution with major accounts in all markets across Canada. Sales achieved in just over 2 years was $1.8M.Responsibilities:- Creating the Perfect 10 brand, packaging graphics, and designing the marketing strategy- Developing the go to market strategy- Responsible for developing effective sales materials- Selling directly to major accounts across Canada- Managing a network of Brokers and Distributors

Primary role was developing private label and branded business. Responsibilities included managing both a national Broker network and a direct sales team to maximize sales and meet corporate objectives. Also responsible for directly managing business with the top tier retail partners. Annual sales were approximately $80M sales. Responsibilities:- Setting annual sales budgets for each business channel- Managing a national Broker network to ensure corporate objectives were met- Allocation and management of promotional funds- Providing monthly sales forecasts for production- Responsible for developing effective sales materials- Developing and negotiating business quotes for private label contracts- Managed and trained the internal sales teams

Primary responsibility was building the eHealthstores network of over 250 online Licensees in the U.S. market. eHealthstore was developed to allow Health Store and Fitness Facility owners to have a online presence while enabling them to sell over 20,000 products online. Responsibilities:- Building a Sales team to pursue new business- Responsible for hiring and training new Sales Representatives - Implementing an incentive program for an outside sales team- Setting Sales Representative priorities and objectives- Developing and implementing a compensation program- Responsible for developing effective sales materials- Co-ordination of major tradeshow initiatives

Held positions as a Principle Business Manager and Key Account Manager with one of the largest food Brokers in Canada. Sold and executed promotions on behalf of 22 top tier grocery manufacturers. Was directly responsible for managing over $40Million in combined dry grocery, frozen and refrigerated business. Responsibilities:- Directly responsible for Overwaitea, Canada Safeway, Westfair Foods, and Costco- Development and execution of business plans for 22 Principals- Management of Co-op and O&A spending- Setting priorities and objectives for field representatives- Responsible for category management initiatives in 12 categories