Entrepreneurial Owner with experience and solid history of business success. Built operations from ground up with strategic and scalable approaches. Well-oriented to quickly identify and capitalize on emerging opportunities.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Executive Officer and Revolutionary
Developed and lauched differentiated wholesale-branded coffees
Lauched and marketed 3.0 version of e-commerce website to
incorporate expanded capabilities
Created marketing relationships to ensure common understanding of
expectations and results.
Founder/Owner
Of The Grey Coffee, Tabacco Row
12.2014 - Current
Founder/Owner
American Safeharbor Asset Protection
05.1999 - 05.2009
Established business target high net worth prospects
Managed and developed high-performance sales team with dual
focuses on client acquisition and client lifetime value
Oversaw project execution, phase progress, workmanship and team
performance to drive on-time completion of deliverables.
Branch Manager
American Life and Casualty
03.1993 - 05.1999
Named Elite Quota Club Winner for achieving 270% of annual
revenue goal in 1997
Managed and inspired team members to perform to full potential,
driving branch profitability
Built strong rapport with new and existing clients to better serve
financial needs and promote branch loyalty.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Sociology
Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
05.1993
Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communications/Media Studies
University of Florida
05.1991
Skills
Entrepreneurship
Marketing Tactics
Customer Service
Labor Relations
Hiring and Onboarding
Sales Tracking
Negotiation Management
Customer Retention Strategies
Accomplishments
2016 Key Note Speaker, Pennsylvania Treasury Department Small Business Initiative.
2016 Grant Recipient, Gannon University Entrepreneurship Micro-Grant for Startups (G.E.M.S.).
2015-Present AIRA.
2014 Business Pitch Event Grand Prize Winner, Gannon University Technology Business Accelerator.
Volunteering
Backer - Kickstarter
Donor - Wikimedia Foundation
Timeline
Founder/Owner
Of The Grey Coffee, Tabacco Row
12.2014 - Current
Founder/Owner
American Safeharbor Asset Protection
05.1999 - 05.2009
Branch Manager
American Life and Casualty
03.1993 - 05.1999
Chief Executive Officer and Revolutionary
Bachelor of Science - Sociology
Loyola University New Orleans
Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communications/Media Studies