Overview
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Daniel Finlayson

Buckhead,GA

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Franchisee of 2

Hurricane Wings Locations
West Palm Beach, FL
05.2018 - 08.2020

Owner of 2 locations in West Palm Beach, ended up having a dispute with one of the partners and we closed one location and sold the other location. Both stores had sales of $900k each annually. The business was focused on Burgers, Tacos, and Wings. Hurricane BTW was a spinoff of the chain Hurricane Wings and Grill.

Franchisee of 2

Miami Grill Locations
West Palm Beach, FL
04.2016 - 12.2018
  • Owner of 2 locations in West Palm Beach FL.
  • Franchise was the new concept of Miami Subs that was popular in the 90's.
  • Armando Perez aka "Pitbull" was one of our partners
  • After 8 months in business we closed the locations due to issues with the Franchisor
  • The concept worked bur the Franchisor was not well equipped to expand as we were


Franchisee of 3

Moes Southwestern Grill Locations
West Palm Beach, FL
02.2009 - 12.2018
  • Owner of 3 locations, Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach, & Wellington Florida
  • Sales for each location were between $1mil and $1.4mil yearly.
  • Trained new employees on proper protocols and customer service standards.
  • Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
  • Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
  • Handled problematic customers and clients to assist lower-level employees and maintain excellent customer service.
  • Sold 3 locations to focus on new business ventures.

Owner/Operator

Skylar & Company Shoes
Jupiter, FL
10.2006 - 03.2009

Skylar and Co. was a signtaure Crocs footwear store.

Owner/Partnership Manager

Evans Mens & Ladies Fashions
North Palm Beach, FL
05.1991 - 08.2006
  • Joined business development meetings and supported market outreach plans to improve business development.
  • Facilitated strategy development and planned with cross-functional teams.
  • Enforced use of required processes and tools for partnership management.
  • Developed annual account objectives and formalized client communications for communication of goals and plans.
  • Rotated merchandise and displays to feature new products and promotions.
  • Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
  • Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
  • Directed training and retraining of employees to boost performance and enhance business results.
  • Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.

Education

High School Diploma -

The Benjamin School
North Palm Beach, FL
04.1992

Skills

  • Employee Coaching and Motivation
  • Operational Efficiency
  • Google Ads
  • Performance Tracking and Evaluations
  • Client Relationships
  • Personnel Management
  • Inventory Audits
  • Personable Demeanor
  • Managing Operations and Efficiency
  • Inventory Accuracy
  • Operational Standards

Timeline

Franchisee of 2

Hurricane Wings Locations
05.2018 - 08.2020

Franchisee of 2

Miami Grill Locations
04.2016 - 12.2018

Franchisee of 3

Moes Southwestern Grill Locations
02.2009 - 12.2018

Owner/Operator

Skylar & Company Shoes
10.2006 - 03.2009

Owner/Partnership Manager

Evans Mens & Ladies Fashions
05.1991 - 08.2006

High School Diploma -

The Benjamin School
Daniel Finlayson