Ellen Gardner
Summary
Talented professional with expertise in training, developing and mentoring others. Dynamic public speaker, presenter and coach, known for meeting demanding training schedules and exceeding management expectations. Considered valuable asset to any team.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Corporate Field Trainer & Franchise Success Coach
Crumbl Cookies
01.2021 - 01.2024
- Understanding of restaurant operations including ordering/inventory, fulfilment of product, marketing
- Training day to day operations, track review & analyze data & analytics
- Coaching on P&L, labor & cost of goods with franchise partners
- Facilitate communication & engagement through multiple departments (Build out, Marketing, Legal, IT)
- Effectively training crews, owners & management in operations & customer service of brick & mortar stores
- Uses of technology in the franchise process such as Google Suite, Tableaux, Monday, proprietary tech
Coaching, Training, Onboarding and Recruiting Specialist
Pearson and Associates Real Estate Team/ Realty Path Brokerage
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Recruiting brand new and veteran real estate agents to a real estate team
- Coaching agents through onboarding and training process
- Coaching agents on operations, business development and marketing
- Use of Google Suites
Trainer/Speaker/Coach
Empowering Concepts Group
01.2003 - 01.2020
- Train & coach students worldwide on funding, negotiating & procuring real estate for investment purposes
- As well as building existing businesses or starting one
- Managed Book of Business of up to 80 students/accounts a week
- Traveled nationwide to train & educate students with multiple “thought leaders” in the real estate investing, personal development & creating understanding of business acumen such as financial forecasting, staffing goals, efficient leadership, building multiple streams of products & services
- Co-created, design and develop curriculum
- Facilitate learning of P&Ls, building cohesive & appreciated teams, Finding & creating relationships with vendors
- Use of PowerPoint, Microsoft Suite & Google Suite
Education
Associates - Letters, Arts & Sciences
Pennsylvania State University
01.2013
Skills
- Sales Training
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Training delivery
- Creativity and Innovation
- Effective Communication
- Group Instruction
- Self Motivation
Accomplishments
- Strong solution & result oriented, entrepreneur thinking.
- Anticipate challenges, Financial analysis including P&Ls & forecasting.
- Creating exceptional & efficient staffing & partnership roles.
- Look at current strategies & goals to assess S.W.O.T analysis for growth trajectories.
- Create benchmarks & efficiencies within the marketing & PR realm.
- Understanding of Supply chain & vendor challenges to create new cost saving opportunities if needed.
- Training of key holders within an organization. Motivate & Celebrate successes.
Timeline
Corporate Field Trainer & Franchise Success Coach
Crumbl Cookies
01.2021 - 01.2024
Coaching, Training, Onboarding and Recruiting Specialist
Pearson and Associates Real Estate Team/ Realty Path Brokerage
01.2020 - 01.2021
Trainer/Speaker/Coach
Empowering Concepts Group
01.2003 - 01.2020
Associates - Letters, Arts & Sciences
Pennsylvania State University
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