Years of management experience
Alexis Kaiser
Cannapreneur
Cyril,United States
Summary
Driven Entrepreneur successful at developing operational areas, outlining business plans, and creating effective, inclusive company cultures. Innovative and strategic leader with a successful history of operating in complex, chaotic, highly regulated environments and achieving dramatic results.
Overview
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9
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Years of project management experience
5
5
Business and technology books published
17
17
Years in IT
Work History
Entrepreneur
Forbidden Fruits Farm, LLC
Cyril, OK
11.2019 - Current
- Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.
- Cultivated forward-thinking, inclusive and performance-oriented business culture to lead industry in innovation and push progress.
- Investigated and addressed business development challenges to proactively mitigate problems.
- Created organization's mission and vision statements for use by employees.
- Established, optimized and enforced business policies to maintain consistency and high-quality standards across industry operations.
- Managed all aspects of compliance with multiple state regulatory agencies.
- Created and monitored promotional approaches to increase sales and profit levels, including blogging on business aspects of cannabis to attract businesses.
- Interviewed, supervised and motivated 8 staff members to achieve optimal productivity.
Owner
Woods & Waters Winery & Vineyard
Anadarko, OK
08.2015 - 12.2020
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts and costs.
- Trained and developed team members to build human capital.
- Aligned branding initiatives and sales strategies with target customers.
- Launched 3 new wines to distill wine offering to manageable number of wines.
- Used knowledge of market trends to create value-added solutions resulting in significant increase in revenues.
Education
Master of Public Affairs - Government Affairs
Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, UT
Austin, TX 08.1988 - 06.1991
Bachelor of Arts - Computer Science
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 09.1983 - 06.1986
Skills
Business planning
Product development
Business Development
Communication
Propensity to Act
Problem Solving
Timeline
Entrepreneur
Forbidden Fruits Farm, LLC
11.2019 - Current
Owner
Woods & Waters Winery & Vineyard
08.2015 - 12.2020
Master of Public Affairs - Government Affairs
Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, UT
08.1988 - 06.1991
Bachelor of Arts - Computer Science
Northwestern University
09.1983 - 06.1986