Justin Hammerstrom
Greenville,SC
Summary
I have always excelled in leadership roles, am very comfortable and confident in group and one on one settings. Love challenges and creating energetic fun work environments. Team building and customer service are a strength. Dedicated with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Realtor
Berkshire Hathaway
10.2020 - Current
- Compared recently sold area properties to determine competitive market prices.
- Promoted sales of properties through advertisements, open houses and online advertising platforms.
- Arranged for inspections and surveys of sold properties.
- Resolved client concerns related to home purchases to maintain high satisfaction ratings.
- Advised sellers staging homes to be more appealing to buyers, increasing average selling prices by 10%
Franchise Partner Sales
ILOVEKICKBOXING
08.2022 - 01.2024
- Tried like crazy with Chris Gallo to convert ILKB to Club Ready
- Exceeded sales quotas and increased profitability through effective sales strategy and business planning.
- Implemented systems and procedures to increase sales.
- Compiled and analyzed data to determine approaches to improve sales and performance.
- Prepared sales presentations for clients showing success and credibility of products.
- Collaborated cross-functionally with headquarters, regional and other teams nationally to maintain consistent message and experience.
- Worked with our team to improve MindBody software
National Director of Franchise Operations
Red Effect Fitness
07.2019 - 10.2020
- Improved quality processes for increased efficiency and effectiveness.
- Inspected inbound and outbound products for compliance with established industry standards, company policies and procedures.
- Adhered to established policies, procedures and compliance for satisfactory audit rating.
- Oversee All current and new overseas products
- Work directly with the CEO and COO on all aspects of selling area development and 3 pack franchisees
- Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance
- Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills
- Assisted in organizing and overseeing assignments to drive operational excellence
New Home Star Agent Representing Mungo Homes
New Home Star/ Mungo Homes
06.2017 - 06.2019
- Run all aspects of the New Construction neighborhood
- Promote and build relationships with realtors and prospects
- Guide customers through the buying process using SC new home construction contracts
- Service customer during all phases of build time
- Maintain very close relationship with community builder and sub contractors
- Mentor new employees who spend 1 month with me to learn our systems
- Operate our Lasso CRM
- Present Quarterly presentations to the CEO
- Developed relationships with customers and used product and process knowledge to provide unrivaled customer experiences
UFC GYM Head MMA instructor
UFC GYM
06.2017 - 06.2018
- Ran daily MMA classes in the evenings
- Produced curriculum
- Maintained intense safe classes
- increased membership base
- Used Club Ready to book and charge clients
Director of Franchise Training/Operations
9Round
04.2012 - 06.2017
- Profitably ran 7 gyms with 30 employees payroll/scheduling/HR/advertising/employee training
- Responsible for monthly franchisee training camp including 20 hours of classroom teaching how to efficiently use Club Ready, How to sell memberships, all aspects of our Pulse heart rate system. I was also responsible for all training camp scheduling including hotel event rooms and offsite nightly gym visits for 30 to 40 attendees.
- Was responsible for organizing all aspects of the World Convention. including negotiating hotel rooms, menus, entertainment, staffing and most importantly providing an amazingly fun and learning atmosphere.
- I Was on the team that implemented Myzone heart rate system into corporate gyms for beta testing. After testing was complete I played a major role in rolling out Myzone to the franchisees and created a curriculum for our training camp.
- Tasked with finding a more profitable heart rate vendor, I thoroughly researched many companies and created a relationship with new vendor PIQ. Again beta tested and rolled out our own branded heart rate monitor. I headed an amazing team that was tasked with implementing an infrastructure for implementing our new product.
- Built a great relationship with Accuro's CEO and operations manager. Accuro is the hardware provider of the Heart Rate monitors. With them I monitored quality control, pricing, mass quantity ordering and warehousing.
- Headed a team of Accuro and PIQ to build an app that services the hardware and software for the end user.
- Lots more very challenging projects I would love to share with you in person
Food service director
Milford High School
06.2007 - 06.2012
- I took over a struggling high school cafeteria that was losing $20k a year. In 2 years my team started turning a profit and we got rid of all processed and fried foods.
- Hosted monthly classes for Cafeteria managers from other school districts
- Created classes where students would work in the kitchen for culinary class credit
- Implemented a program of using local farmers products in our kitchen
- increased coffee sales from $25 per day to $200 per day
- Increased food sales of the faculty from $150 per day to $600 per day
- Implemented an in house catering program that facilitated staff meetings and to go meals.
Operating Partner
Boston Brawler
01.2007 - 07.2011
- Created designs for the clothing line
- Operated a brick and mortar store
- Operated and staffed satellite pop up stores at pro fight events
- Recruited fighters to wear our brand
- Sourced vendors and negotiated fair contracts to keep costs low
- Managed effective customer service and quality assurance programs to protect business reputation
- Recruited and hired qualified candidates to fill vacancies
- Set and implemented promotional strategies to drive business growth
- Stayed informed on industry developments and market trends to gain competitive advantage
Sous Chef
Maverick Restaurant Group
05.1996 - 08.2007
- Managed kitchen employees
- Conducted daily employee meetings
- created daily menus
- Responsible for monthly inventory counts
- Required to keep every dish to a very high quality and profitable
- This company kept me on board when I moved. They kept a position open for me during the summers when I worked at the school.
Culinary instructor
Milford High School
09.2005 - 06.2007
- Instructed students on front of the house running's of a restaurant that was opened to the public
- Graded and disciplined students
- prepared l curriculum for all classes
- was a member of the district wellness committee
- worked closely with the Chef and Pastry Chef to create menus and special catering events
Education
Real Estate pre Lic - Real Estate
Fortune Academy
Greenville, SC2017
Associate of Applied Science - Culinary
Johnson and Wales
Charleston, SCSkills
- Leadership
- Sales
- Negotiating
- Cooking
- Opportunity Solving
- Team Building
- Customer Service
- Training
- Figuring out Gaps in Operations and procedures
- Getting it Done
Timeline
Franchise Partner Sales
ILOVEKICKBOXING
08.2022 - 01.2024
Licensed Realtor
Berkshire Hathaway
10.2020 - Current
National Director of Franchise Operations
Red Effect Fitness
07.2019 - 10.2020
New Home Star Agent Representing Mungo Homes
New Home Star/ Mungo Homes
06.2017 - 06.2019
UFC GYM Head MMA instructor
UFC GYM
06.2017 - 06.2018
Director of Franchise Training/Operations
9Round
04.2012 - 06.2017
Food service director
Milford High School
06.2007 - 06.2012
Operating Partner
Boston Brawler
01.2007 - 07.2011
Culinary instructor
Milford High School
09.2005 - 06.2007
Sous Chef
Maverick Restaurant Group
05.1996 - 08.2007
Real Estate pre Lic - Real Estate
Fortune Academy
Associate of Applied Science - Culinary
Johnson and Wales