Giselle Abadie
Business Professional
Costa Mesa,CA
Summary
Creative and motivated business professional bringing 20 years of entrepreneurial experience. Dedicated and personable with extensive experience in managing administrative and sales operations and personnel. Exceptional communication skills and problem solving. Well-versed in training, educating, motivating and supporting staff members.
Proven leader with engaging demeanor and success working in most demanding environments.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Salon Owner/ Hairstylist
Giselle Abadie
Costa Mesa, CA
03.2001 - Current
- Managed a full clientele, maintained clientele relations for 18 years.
- Mastery in hair coloring.
- Trained new upcoming hairstylists with color, haircuts, updo and styling techniques.
- Oversaw daily salon operations and performed general salon tasks.
- Devised and deployed sales and marketing tactics to drive strategic growth and support achievement of revenue goals.
- Put together realistic budgets based upon costs and fees for successfully operating business.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Organized and attended trade shows and special events to showcase products, network with other businesses and attract new customers.
Certified Yoga Instructor
YogaWorks
Costa Mesa, CA
06.2009 - 03.2020
- Created and promoted monthly specialty workshops and events and maintained a yoga community following through social media outlets.
- Developed safe and effective yoga programs for class members.
- Adhered to all facility rules for safety, compliance and continuing education.
- Stayed current with yogic studies and adjusted to needs and wants of class participants.
- Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents.
- Led up to 6 classes per week.
Manager/Server
St. Germain's Cafe
Encintas, CA
02.1992 - 10.2001
- Handled money, balanced tills, processed credit card payment batches and prepared bank deposits, maintaining 100% accuracy.
- Led team of servers to consistently meet customer service and sales targets.
- Completed daily procedure checklist and communicated changes to servers and kitchen staff.
- Kept facility compliant with health codes, sanitation requirements and license regulations, alleviating potentially heavy fines.
- Reduced inaccuracies by carefully counting cash and keeping meticulous records of transactions.
- Analyzed and generated end-of-shift and product inventory reports for performance and quality tracking purposes.
- Enhanced business productivity by training 3 team members and 4 servers on best practices and protocols.
Mortgage Loan Officer
America's Mortgage Service
Carlsbad, CA
10.1995 - 02.1997
- Worked with veterans in the Ventura, CA area to refinance housing loans.
- Explained very technical financial information to applicants in easy to understand language.
- Developed prospects for new loans by conducting 100 or more cold calls weekly.
- Compiled closing packages for drafting and presentation accuracy.
- Assisted clients with improving financial health by counseling on issues such as excessive spending and borrowing.
- Established plans and payoffs for customers' loans, prioritizing control of overall costs.
Education
No Degree - Psychobiology
Irvine Valley College
Irvine, CAA.H.E. First Academic Level Ayurvedic Program - Health/ Nutrition
California College of Ayurveda
Cerritos, CA 08.2011 - 04.2012
Cosmetology Liciense - Hair Design
Mira Costa College -Oceanside College of Beauty
Oceanside, CA 10.1997 - 10.1998
Skills
Customer Relations
undefinedCertification
200-Hour YogaWorks Teacher Training
References
Tori Martino - Hair Salon Owner- toreymartino@gmail.com
Jodi Kirtley - Hairstylist partner - jodilee70@gmail.com
Jan Eisman - Salon client - jan@leashluggage.com
Nora Rascon - Salon Client - nrhome12@gmail.com
Rosalind Gillis - Personal reference - rose4peace@mac.com
Timeline
200-Hour YogaWorks Teacher Training
11-2014
545-Hours Ayurvedic Health Educator Program
04-2012
A.H.E. First Academic Level Ayurvedic Program - Health/ Nutrition
California College of Ayurveda
08.2011 - 04.2012
Level One Kundalini Teacher Training
10-2010
Certified Yoga Instructor
YogaWorks
06.2009 - 03.2020
Salon Owner/ Hairstylist
Giselle Abadie
03.2001 - Current
Licensed in Cosmetology
09-1998
Cosmetology Liciense - Hair Design
Mira Costa College -Oceanside College of Beauty
10.1997 - 10.1998
Licensed- Real Estate
01-1996
Mortgage Loan Officer
America's Mortgage Service
10.1995 - 02.1997
Manager/Server
St. Germain's Cafe
02.1992 - 10.2001
No Degree - Psychobiology
Irvine Valley College
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