Terri Foster
Clarkston,MI
Summary
Highly motivated professional with 28 years of entrepreneurial and management experience. Skillfully creates and maintains professional and loyal relationships with co-workers, staff and clients while managing administrative and sales employees. Comfortable working independently as manager and leader and as collaborative team member. Applies business acumen and experience and exercises decisive judgment to meet and exceed organizational goals.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner
TKS Business Group
01.2023 - Current
- Education platform to work with students offering technical, soft and hard skills
- Coach individuals on best business practices
- Develop business skills individually or as a group to set goals
- Coach individuals on best practices of communication
- Motivation group classes for Building the best culture.
Owner
Terri King Salon
01.1998 - Current
- Launch and operate salon and spa of 25 employees
- Create an environment of different generations and cultures
- Support operations by supervising, planning and organizing
- Train staff through educational training program for growing their business; marketing, communication, promoting and technical skills
- Maintain administrative staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training
- Conduct performance appraisals to develop personal growth opportunities
- Coach, counsel and discipline employees through enforcement of systems, policies, and procedures
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; benchmarking professional standards
- Achieve financial objectives by anticipating requirements; budget preparation, scheduling expenditures, monitoring costs, analyzing costs, supply inventory management, payroll, and miscellaneous costs of owning a company.
Administrative Secretary
Lake Orion High School
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Track Attendance for 2500 students
- Complete Documentations for Suspensions and Detentions
- Organized Registration day for 9th-12th grade
- Work with Power school software
- Distribute medication to students
- Process all field trips
- Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, beginner Excel.
Partner
White Cedar Spa at Garland Lodge and Resort
Lewiston, MI
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Launched the new spa collaborating with the resort controller and general manager
- Incorporated the resort’s business software for use in the spa
- Tracked budget; expenses, staffing, quality management, managing processes
- Established culture through education, planning, and administrative systems
- Built structure for spa sales for service and retail sales through policies and procedures.
Education
M.D. - Organizational Leadership
Northwood University Devos Graduate School
Midland, MI01.2020
Bachelor of Business Administration - Management and Marketing -
Baker College of Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills, MI01.2015
Associate degree in business administration - Business Management
Oakland Community College
Auburn Hills, MI01.1994
Skills
- Marketing tactics
- Business Management
- Administrative Oversight
- Business Development
- Staff hiring
- Employee Development
- Strategic Planning
- Relationship Building
- Human Resource Management
- Consulting
- Business Planning
- Team Oversight
- Staff Management
- Customer Relations
- Hiring and staffing
- Business marketing
- Operations Management
- Talent Development
- Business Administration
Websites
Timeline
Owner
TKS Business Group
01.2023 - Current
Administrative Secretary
Lake Orion High School
01.2017 - 01.2019
Partner
White Cedar Spa at Garland Lodge and Resort
01.2011 - 01.2012
Owner
Terri King Salon
01.1998 - Current
M.D. - Organizational Leadership
Northwood University Devos Graduate School
Bachelor of Business Administration - Management and Marketing -
Baker College of Auburn Hills
Associate degree in business administration - Business Management
Oakland Community College
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