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Gage King

North Las Vegas,NV

Summary

Motivated store manager, enthusiastic for sales with a passion for delivering superior service and exceeding guest expectations. Savvy marketer, proven sales generator and builder of lasting relationships and loyal clientele. Successful in management positions for the largest beauty supply distributor in the world. Exemplary leadership with an ability to drive, motivate, and assist others while maintaining organizational objectives. Cultivating a passion for the beauty industry and education amongst colleagues and guests. Successful working in retail franchises as well as upscale salons. Blending creativity with strengths in achieving custom cut, color and design solutions to meet the client's needs. Self-motivated, punctual, reliable, and passionate about building lasting business partnerships; exceeding expectations.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Store Manager, Beauty Guru

SalonCentric
12.2019 - Current
  • Ensured daily sales goals were met and often exceeded
  • Created successful social media presence within Las Vegas' market, building bridges between guests and store associates, simultaneously boosting profits and relationships
  • Hired teams, carefully selected and trained, to maintain high standards of customer relation excellence, while ensuring the highest caliber of store distinction
  • Developed creative events to boost foot traffic in store, as well as interest in new product technology and development across multitudes of brands
  • Managed inventory control, cash control, and store opening and closing procedures
  • Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics

Assistant Store Manager/Beauty Guru

SalonCentric
12.2018 - 12.2019
  • Facilitated strong relationships with management; helping implement strategies to maintain and increase team morale, sales, and exposure
  • Promoted new beauty industry innovations through in-store and social media demonstrations and posts
  • Tracked sales within brands to grow presently popular skus; while underperforming units are pinpointed and given greater focus.
  • Consistently maintained product knowledge to relay information to teams in order to provide education and fresh experiences for guests.

Hair Stylist, Retail Manager

Carter's Hair Design
08.2017 - 07.2018
  • Interacted well with customers, building connections and relationships
  • Led salon into introducing new product lines that became top sellers
  • Consistent leader in retail sales, tripling previous year's
  • Organized and merchandised store, allowing items to be appealing and displayed for max profitability
  • Controlled store inventory and cash handling

Assistant Salon Manager, Hair Stylist

Hair Cuttery
05.2014 - 07.2017
  • Ensured weekly sales goals were up to date and ranked #1 in district retail sales for three years
  • Built client relationships and thriving customer bases of repeat referral business
  • Reordered sku's and maintained inventory; updated pricing and kept display shelves fully cleaned and neatly organized

Education

Cosmetology License - Cosmetology, Sales

Paul Mitchell The School
Tysons Corner, VA
08.2014

Skills

  • Customer Service
  • Sales & Marketing Strategies
  • Conflict/Complaint Resolution Front-End
  • Team Development & Training Sales & Margin Improvement Retail
  • Merchandising & Warehouse Operations
  • Cost-Reduction Strategies
  • Contagious Enthusiasm
  • Customer Focused Leadership
  • Proficiency in Word, Power-Point, and Excel
  • Project Management
  • Mentoring

Recognition

  • Led a SalonCentric store to become profitable within the first year of opening, 2020
  • #1 location in SalonCentric Unique User App Engagement, 2021-2023
  • #1 in SalonCentric Instagram following & engagement
  • Co-piloted a successful SalonCentric store team to #2 in sales company wide, and #1 in overall Redken sales, 2019
  • Attended multiple brand trainings including GlamCamp 2019 as well as Redken Symposium 2019
  • Personally invited by SalonCentric executives to join the Beauty Guru program, 2019
  • Personal color techniques featured on Redken's website, Aug, 2017
  • #1 in Hair Cuttery regional sales and Redken sales, 2016-2017
  • #1 in Hair Cuttery district sales, 2014-2017

Timeline

Store Manager, Beauty Guru

SalonCentric
12.2019 - Current

Assistant Store Manager/Beauty Guru

SalonCentric
12.2018 - 12.2019

Hair Stylist, Retail Manager

Carter's Hair Design
08.2017 - 07.2018

Assistant Salon Manager, Hair Stylist

Hair Cuttery
05.2014 - 07.2017

Cosmetology License - Cosmetology, Sales

Paul Mitchell The School

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