ANTHONY LARA
Allentown,PA
Summary
Diligent with effective communication and strong team building. Leader focused on positive work environment. Retail background concentrated on growing sales and customer engagement for add on and repeat business. Assisted with sports camp, senior project focused on golf and the mental game, and high school and college athlete. Focus on sports and fitness community, as pursuing degree in sports psychology. Strong communication skills, hardworking, driven and highly motivated. Quick learner with strong ability to engage and adapt to people, environments, surroundings, and group settings. Well-rounded individual who values perseverance, dedication, loyalty, team building as well as creating opportunities.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales Associate
Champs/Foot Locker
11.2024 - Current
- Consistently 1st or 2nd in sales while working floor during shift.
- Increased sales revenue by building strong rapport with customers and recommending appropriate products based on their needs.
- Organize floor displays and racks to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
- Handle transactions - sales, exchanges and returns efficiently while adhering to company policies, ensuring accuracy in all financial exchanges.
- Prepared merchandise for sales floor by pricing or tagging and organizing stockroom.
Summer Camp Staff Member
Future Stars Day Camps
07.2024 - 07.2024
- Company Overview: Responsible for transporting counselors during the day to various facilities on campus
- Fostered a positive environment for counselors as responsible for transporting during the day to various facilities on campus
- Interacted and built relationship with Michael Rush, Owner of Future Stars (18 camps in PA/NJ)
- Responsible for transporting counselors during the day to various facilities on campus
Senior Project - Professional Experience
Germantown Academy
05.2024 - 05.2024
- Company Overview: Part of senior graduation curriculum requirement
- Designed 'Mindset of a Golfer' learning experience - on & off the course, as part of senior graduation curriculum requirement - prep began in March 2024
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility based on creating structure, developing goals and building a formal presentation to recap project/experience - June 2024
- Cold call, email and follow up, interview/in-depth with sports psychologist, counselors, business associates/partners and golfers
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement as built relationship with professionals in field of study
- 5 days a week - psychologist, counselors, financial partners and golfers; private country clubs in Philadelphia area depending on their schedule
- Part of senior graduation curriculum requirement
- Mitchell Greene, PhD Clinical & Sport Psychologist of Green Psych, author and speaker, Haverford, PA
- Ed T Rush, Sports Counselor (pro/college/high school) NBA Referee-32 NBA Finals Games, 5 All-Star Games, Former NBA Director of Basketball Officials, Founder Court Club, keynote speaker for corporations and national organizations, author, Doylestown, PA/San Diego, CA
- Bruce Clair, High School Counselor (retired), Alumni Hobart & William Smith, NY
- Ted Durkin, President & Managing Partner Main St Financial Solutions, Former Lehigh University D1 Baseball Player, Board Member of The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia and Germantown Academy, Newtown, PA
Counselor - Football Camp - Saturdays in June
Germantown Academy
06.2022 - 06.2023
- Assisted Germantown Academy coaches with drills/sessions based on lower or middle school athletes and skill level
- Led football players in training, development, player positional drills
- Motivated and built fun, challenging environment
Counselor - Lacrosse Camp - Saturdays in May
Germantown Academy
05.2022 - 05.2023
- Assisted youth players in the community to learn the game of lacrosse - teach developmental skills
- Motivated and challenged athletes during drills
Volunteer
Allentown Ecumenical Food Bank
07.2021 - 01.2023
- Assisted staff with organizing food - unpacking and shelving dry, fresh and frozen as well as personal care and baby items
- Organized and bagged or boxed up items depending on each family size and needs as enough for 3-5 day supply
- Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to counterparts and supervisors as well as interacted regularly with the public seeking donations
Education
High School Diploma -
Germantown Academy
Fort Washington, PA06-2024
Skills
- Multicultural Sensitivity
- Communicative
- Critical Thinker
- Self-Starter
- Problem Solver
- Team Collaborator
- Creative
- Leader
Additional Information
Fall 2025 Freshman Football Student Athlete at Kenyon College, Gambier, OH. Former football captain actively involved in school community., Philadelphia Team Selection and Courage Award to never quit., Big 4 HHH Lacrosse Club team year round., Coached girl's Kershaw 'house' team in flag football annually during upper school years., Illustrator for published book Dear, about mental health; author Justin M. Kemp., Mentor to underclass students.
Timeline
Sales Associate
Champs/Foot Locker
11.2024 - Current
Summer Camp Staff Member
Future Stars Day Camps
07.2024 - 07.2024
Senior Project - Professional Experience
Germantown Academy
05.2024 - 05.2024
Counselor - Football Camp - Saturdays in June
Germantown Academy
06.2022 - 06.2023
Counselor - Lacrosse Camp - Saturdays in May
Germantown Academy
05.2022 - 05.2023
Volunteer
Allentown Ecumenical Food Bank
07.2021 - 01.2023
High School Diploma -
Germantown Academy
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