Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Generic

Madison Kendall

Scottsdale,AZ

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Manager

Brian Raab - Broken Plate Cpts / Tequila Corrido
Scottsdale, AZ
01.2024 - Current
  • Developed and implemented policies and procedures to improve operational efficiency across 5 businesses.
  • Managed leadership teams across 4 restaurants and all staff at emerging local tequila company to ensure effective communication, best practices, and diligent project management.
  • Grew footprint of 3 year old CPG company from 11 states to 34 states within a 4 month period.
  • Managed P&L reports, created and implemented summer budget cuts, oversaw all projects and initiatives set by BoD.

Vice President + General Manager

Studio Cannabis Collective / Melted
, AZ
02.2021 - 12.2023
  • Brought CPG company from incorporation to production within 3 months and extremely limited funding.
  • Launched an exciting, relevant, and competitive brand in a highly saturated market with a team of only 6 members. As a result of the brand's success, the team count continues to grow 3x.
  • Directly oversaw Operations, Sales, and Marketing teams as well as fully owned departments: Business Development, HR, Finance.
  • Developed best practices for sustainable scalability as the team expanded and company matured.
  • Created data-based sales projections with detailed plans to expand month over. These goals, as well as post-mortem data and quarterly updates were shared as updates to the company's founder, BOD members, and investors.

Principal Consultant

Kendall Cannabis Consulting
, AZ
12.2019 - 04.2021
  • Assisted owners and decision-makers of cannabis companies with business development, branding, market expansion, organizational development, marketing, and whatever else may be needed to grow the organization and/or resolve existing issues.
  • Provided leadership coaching for C-suite executives.
  • Created tangible and executable road maps for sales, internal growth, operations, and market expansion.
  • Facilitated connections between like-minded organizations and independent contractors to best assist in the educated, thoughtful growth of the company.
  • Recruit, screen, and hire all-star candidates for roles needed within the organization.

Chief of Staff

Sunday Goods / The Pharm
, AZ
01.2018 - 12.2019
  • Collaborated with other departmental leaders to establish organizational goals, strategic plans and objectives / worked as a conduit between CEO and all department heads.
  • Conducted research, analysis, and comprehensive data organization to support zoning, licensing, and financial initiatives.
  • Assisted with increasing company-wide wholesale material sales by 140% (now #1 in the state), increased brand sales by over 40% over a 7 month period, prepared and lobbied for the rezoning of 2 dispensaries, aided in a $50mm capital raise.
  • Managed calendars, planning and preparation of meetings, communications, travel, special projects etc. for an executive team of 5.
  • Ran meetings in the event the CEO was not available and saw that all initiatives set by CEO & BoD were being executed efficiently.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ

Skills

  • Business Development & Strategic Planning
  • Self-Starter
  • Operations & Project Management
  • Staff Development
  • Results-Driven
  • Business Growth and Marketing Strategies
  • Problem Solver
  • Clear Communicator

Timeline

Business Manager

Brian Raab - Broken Plate Cpts / Tequila Corrido
01.2024 - Current

Vice President + General Manager

Studio Cannabis Collective / Melted
02.2021 - 12.2023

Principal Consultant

Kendall Cannabis Consulting
12.2019 - 04.2021

Chief of Staff

Sunday Goods / The Pharm
01.2018 - 12.2019

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature

Arizona State University

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
Madison Kendall