Lori's Gifts, Inc - Nation's largest hospital gift shop retailer• Oversee 250 locations and manage 14 direct reports• Collaborated with cross-functional departments on to ensure new store growth including site review, rent structure, and propose changes that impact EBITA• Partner with hospital administration to ensure stores were positioned to be profitable • Train and mentor District Sales Leaders to hit target sales goals and labor and retention goals• Ensure merchandising standards were met and coordinate with supply chain that stock issues were addressed to increase sales• President’s Club winner – 2018 - 2019

Support Start-ups and small business • Create operational infrastructures• Develop core operational processes• Provide coaching and mentoring • Advise and create policy and procedures for employee handbooks• Provide solutions to drive critical results

Fast Sandwich is an Atlantic Street Capital portfolio company• Work with Private Equity Firm to oversee 23 Jimmy John’s locations in the Chicago market• Lead and manage 2 Area Managers, Catering Managers, and Store Management including nearly 70 hourly associates• Reduced labor from 33% to 27%• Conducted consistent corporate audits leading to scores above 95%• Increased EBITA from previous negative comps by developing training, identifying opportunities, and decreasing overall spend

SKP Packaging is a company within Packaging Resources, INC. (PRI) provides innovative food packaging to the restuarant industry• Worked as a Consultant to the Owner/Founder of the brand to identify inventory opportunities and P&L review and analysis• Aligned with partners in China and conducted on-site visits to ensure manufacturing was compliant and quality of product were met• Negotiated pricing and analyzed logistics company partnerships to ensure inventory would be moved seamlessly from each warehouse• Created the company mission, vision, and values statement to unify the organization

Worked directly with brands such as:Dunkin DonutsBennegin's (International & Domestic)Einstein BagelsRoti Modern Mediterranean GrillNative Food CafeJamba Juice• Worked to measure and improve restaurant performance utilizing key metrics• Oversaw growth and continued to scale and develop into new markets• Ensured Corporate branding standards were met while driving sales, customer traffic, monitoring margins, and ensuring positive guest experiences• Implement training for District Manager programs• Assisted in new menu creation and roll-out• Sourced new manufacturers and vendors that would reduce labor costs and add consistency for multiple locations

• Collaborate with franchise owners and key operators to measure and improve restaurant performance utilizing key metrics• Oversee approximately two (2) franchise groups comprising of 59 restaurants• Ensured Applebee Corporate branding standards were met while driving sales, customer traffic, monitoring margins, and ensuring positive guest experiences• Acted as Team Lead for new Applebee’s business assessments in 2013

Opeated a region that consisted of over a hundred retail stores in the five buroughs of NY and New Jersey with a team that consisted of nine District Managers, a Loss Prevention Manager, HR generalist, Office Coordinator and a Local Store Marketing Specialist.