Kimberly Gasperi
Kansas City,MO
Summary
Results-driven employee with forward-thinking approach centered on company success and competitive growth. Demonstrated record of success in building successful teams and managing profitable operations. Successful relationship builder both within the company and with various vendors, suppliers, and customers.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Owner
Funky Monkey Popcorn
Gladstone, MO
12.2014 - 01.2019
- Created business from scratch.
- Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels from debt to $80K annual profit.
- Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to demands.
- Oversaw business budget planning and administration, accounting functions, purchasing and bi-weekly payroll to handle financial needs.
- Applied performance data to evaluate and improve operations, target current business conditions and forecast needs.
- Promoted business via social media to generate leads and maximize brand identity.
- Assessed supplier quality to maintain tight cost controls and maximize business operational performance.
- Coached and mentored employees through effective recruitment, hiring and goal setting methods.
Business Development Manager
Brightergy
Kansas City, MO
01.2011 - 08.2014
- Coordinated innovative strategies to accomplish marketing objectives and boost long-term profitability.
- Negotiated, prepared and signed contracts with clients.
- Created reports and presentations detailing business development activities.
- Kept meticulous client notes in Salesforce customer relationship management application.
- Applied strategic negotiation and sales closing skills to bring in 250+ new accounts.
- Researched and identified opportunities for account growth, account penetration and market expansion.
Court Stenographer
Jay Suddreth And Associates
Overland Park, KS
01.2004 - 12.2010
- Conducted transcription, court reporting, closed captioning, and Communications Access Realtime Reporting (CART).
- Called upon witnesses to testify under oath at court hearings.
- Reviewed transcriptions for accuracy in grammar, punctuation and spelling.
- Produced written transcripts of verbal communications in 48 hours or less.
- Conducted legal research and conferred with colleagues with subject matter expertise to develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases.
- Aggregated and copied finalized documents for disbursement across interested parties under strict deadlines.
- Constant protection of personal information of all involved parties.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO12.2014
Skills
- Staff Scheduling
- Finance and Accounting Oversight
- Originality and Creativity
- Business Leadership
- Team Leadership
- Supplier Monitoring
- Assignment Delegation
- Sales Promotion
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Decision Making
- Purchasing Leadership
- Quality Assurance
Timeline
Business Owner
Funky Monkey Popcorn
12.2014 - 01.2019
Business Development Manager
Brightergy
01.2011 - 08.2014
Court Stenographer
Jay Suddreth And Associates
01.2004 - 12.2010
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science
University of Missouri - Kansas City
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