DarkHorseSchooling.com - From hitting the rock bottom of drugs, divorce, bankruptcy and even the death of an 18 month old daughter to running the planning & marketing of some of corporate America’s finest companies to his own marketing company helping small business owners be SEEN and now his podcast focused on Driven Dark Horse Entrepreneurs. Tracy Brinkmann, is also a business & success coach that realizes life isn’t fair and participation awards do not feed your family (or your drive to succeed)… This Driven Dark Horse Entrepreneur is looking to share all that he has learned and is still learning about starting, restarting, kick starting and stepping up your entrepreneurial game all while not ignoring that amazing tool between your ears!*** in my previous life lol ***Forecasting & Inventory Manager / Director with significant expertise in the retail & 3rd Party Marketplace industries. Motivated, dedicated, self-starter and seasoned, a forward looking leader and merchant planner/buyer with experience in the retail store and vendor relations, item and budget forecasting (tops down & bottoms up), inventory management, supply chain and logistics analysis/management. Strong leadership, communication and supervisory skills, able to provide enhanced sales and customer service through analysis, research, team work, voice of customer and problem solving. Experienced in handling products ranging from apparel, indoor/outdoor furnishings, home goods and décor’ to electronics and pet products. Developed and implemented system tools and process improvements to better leverage team’s time, company assets and arising opportunities. Created new P&L coding system for the organization to support the current need and allowed for flexibility in future growth and changes to the business model. Maintained an average annual fill rate of 99.4% or better against a goal fill rate of 95% and directed cross-functional team to refresh product line, increasing sales by 12%.