Megan Gazzo
Portland,OR
Summary
Skilled Entrepreneur highly proficient at defining mission statements, strategic plans and income-generating strategies. Intelligent leader with strong background in customer acquisition and revenue generation.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Entrepreneur, Owner & Designer
Gazzybygazzo
01.2016 - Current
- Small business-owner of a slow-fashion clothing brand offering ethically produced retro-future athleisure
- Grew the business from $2k in yearly revenue to $100k+
- End-to-end business management, including product design and operations, team management, growth marketing, optimizing profit margins, strategizing market reachability, and accounting
- Manages all social media marketing and content curation
- Runs ~6 marketing campaigns/quarter to grow Gazzy’s follower base to 20k+ (3k new followers/year) and cultivate an authentic, inclusive brand that customers trust and love
- Provides exceptional customer service, resulting in a 98% 5-star customer rating for product quality and customer care
- Leverages customer feedback and market research to support product development, resulting in ~6 new trendy and unique patterns/quarter, and providing customers much-anticipated new prints and styles they’re eager to collect
- Runs 10+ community outreach efforts/quarter to instigate global artist collaborations and cross-promotional campaigns with other like-minded businesses.
Wholesale Manager, Sales Rep
TEEKI
05.2012 - 01.2016
- Successfully managed 100+ wholesale accounts for an eco-conscious activewear brand
- Provided personalized one-on-one customer care, resulting in an 8% increased customer retention rate
- Provided comprehensive support to customers by offering product knowledge, industry and competitive insights, and guidance based on the customers’ unique goals and challenges.
Education
Southern Oregon University
06.2008
University of Colorado
06.2006
Skills
- Social Media Management
- Customer Retention
- Sales Tracking
- Team Leadership
- Performance Improvements
- Revenue Growth
- Budgeting and Cost Control
- Strategic Planning
- Customer Service
Websites
Systems
- Mailchimp
- Shopify
- Canva
- Adobe
- Microsoft Office
- G Suite
Accomplishments
- Won Toastmasters for storytelling
Certification
- NASM PT certified
- Nutrition certified
- Inferno Hot Pilates certified
- HIIT certified
Affiliations
- Host and Produce Comedic Storytelling Show called Long Story Short
- Comedian
- Designer
- Writing a memoir
- Love to be outdoors and go to hotsprings
- World traveler - have been to more than 20 countries
Timeline
Entrepreneur, Owner & Designer
Gazzybygazzo
01.2016 - Current
Wholesale Manager, Sales Rep
TEEKI
05.2012 - 01.2016
Southern Oregon University
University of Colorado