Richard Mora
Owner & Manager
Setauket,NY
Summary
Entrepreneurial wine professional with experience owning and operating a fine wine retail business, including purchasing, merchandising, and sales growth. Seeking a distributor representative position to translate retail success into increased distribution, brand visibility, and territory performance.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner and Manager
Mora’s Fine Wine & Spirits Inc.
Setauket, USA
01.1989 - Current
- Managed buying, selling, accounting, personnel,
merchandising, taxes, and compliance for a successful fine wine and spirits shop. - Transformed a struggling liquor store
- Developed a diverse product mix from popular to super-premium offerings, enhancing customer satisfaction and sales
- Organized successful consumer events, including tastings and wine dinners, to drive engagement and sales.
- Established and expanded an ecommerce platform that became a major revenue stream for the business.
- Brokering private wine cellars
Buildings Manager
ORCAA Realty Corp
01.2005 - 01.2015
- Performed all accounting and lease preparation
- Managed all tenant relations: screening
- Performed or supervised building maintenance
Education
WSET level 3 certification -
Wine And Spirits Education Trust
International Wine Center, Manhattan01.2021
Master of Arts - Science Education K-12
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook NY01.1990
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook Long Island01.1990
Skills
- Customer service excellence
- Digital marketing strategies
- Public speaking skills
- Event planning and management
- Product curation
- Inventory management
- Mailchimp email marketing campaigns
- Google Analytics
- QuickBooks accounting
- Microsoft Office suite
Accomplishments
- 2023- present, Wine Brokerage: created 11.2% new revenue buying and selling private wine collections
- 2007-present, Ecommerce: designed and launched first ecommerce website in 2007, redesigned and launched new ecommerce website in 2018 creating from 2021-2024 20.3% of total revenue
- 2007- present, Consumer Wine & Spirits Tastings: Weekly store tastings and annual Grand Tastings
- 2007- present, Consumer Wine & Spirits Dinners
Personal Information
I love gourmet cooking, yoga, hiking and dogs
Sales Data
- 2023, 62000, 7, 971281
- 2024, 147674, 20, 895832
- 2023-2024, 210000, 1900000
- 2021-2024, 875000, 4300000
- 2021-2022, 525000, 2300000
- 2023-2024, 350000, 2000000
Languages
Spanish
Professional
Timeline
Buildings Manager
ORCAA Realty Corp
01.2005 - 01.2015
Owner and Manager
Mora’s Fine Wine & Spirits Inc.
01.1989 - Current
WSET level 3 certification -
Wine And Spirits Education Trust
Master of Arts - Science Education K-12
Stony Brook University
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Stony Brook University