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I have a successful track record of more than 20 years in the business of Luxury Retail. This success has come from a passion for Luxury goods and fashion and an equal passion for developing top talent. 
Enthusiasm and positive energy is infectious and I use my enthusiasm for Fashion/ Luxury to energize my teams around a brand and it's vision. Once the vision is established and strategy is set we can nimbly navigate the ephemeral landscape of the retail world. We need to be able to adapt quickly to changing strategies, to capitalize on trends, adjust to inventory needs, fiscal demands, etc. and a strong leader can minimize the fray caused by these sudden changes. Once you sell the “Vision” of the brand, everything else speaks to that vision and it’s very straight forward - Impeccable service, clienteling, store standards, merchandising, visuals all fall into place once the vision is established and committed to.
Having had the pleasure of working with some of the best leadership in Luxury, I always seek to improve my business acumen and learn better ways to do business. This being said, I am constantly improving myself through exposure to educational materials and mentors and resources. "If you're not busy being born, you're dying" as Bob Dylan said. 
I have made a career of exceeding expectations.

Specialties: A strong and creative leader specializing in building sales in Luxury goods and fashion by developing teams to understand and optimize Clientele Relationship Management and creating New Business Initiatives to attract unique clients and bring brand awareness and elevation through exceptional service.

Managing $40 million North American Flagship location
50 person staff
30,000 sqft store on 5th ave
Support team to provide peerless service
Constant Training on product knowledge, industry knowledge and Customer Relationship Management

The next frontier of "Branding";  Marrying a scent with a brand experience to create an unforgettable impression.  
Think about how your brain reacts to the smell of cinnamon buns, or your significant other's signature scent - certainly different emotions, but visceral nonetheless.

Board Member

· Responsible for 17 retail stores in locations from Chicago - east.
· Established and trained 4 Area managers to manage territories.
· Developed New Business Initiatives program to challenge Store managers to increase sales through grass roots marketing.
· Increased Sales in the region every month, with a $1 million increase in July.

East Coast Regional Manager

$20 Million volume

· Oversaw USA, Canada and Latin American retail and wholesale operations and development with a team of 10 managers and 34 employees.
· Posted an $800k increase in 2006, $1.2 million increase in 2007 and $500k increase in 2008.
· Recruited/Developed top talent in management and sales and maintained top sales team in company out of 250 stores.
· Conducted site location and lease negotiations for new stores in top markets across the US, Canada and Latin America.
· Negotiated sublease for 5th Ave store; Secured a prime Madison Ave location for new concept store; Managed new store build-out and launch. 
· Conducted seasonal buying trips to London and sold/showed collection in Paris and Florence during fashion week.
· Developed wholesale market strategy to focus on elite wholesale partners and major department stores in order to elevate brand perception and clean up distribution resulting in Bloomingdales Shop-in-shop and Saks distribution.
· Conceived and executed marke

Vice President & General Manager

Retail - $32 Million Volume

Oversaw and developed 7 stores with a team of 19 managers and 70 Sales staff.
Conceived and implemented New Business Initiatives in order to drive sales and promote brand awareness resulting in approximately $2 million annually in added revenue and PR.
Conducted weekly walk-trough's with management teams to discuss business trends, buyer communication, visual merchandising, upcoming business opportunities and staff development, which gave me the opportunity to promote 10 management candidates.
Surpassed 2003 sales goal by $2 million, 2004 by $1 million and 2005 by $1.5 million.
Developed and launched "Made to measure" program in Flagship store and arranged subsequent trunk shows to build a volume of $750k in 18 months.

Regional Manager

$30 Million Volume

Oversaw and developed a management team of 30 and a sales team of 120+.
Created and implemented a clientele program that increased a 1o year database by 1000% (1000 to 10,000 clients).
Reduced shrink from 5.9% to 1.9%
Produced a management-training program to coach managers to be merchants and embrace entrepreneurial spirit.
Increased profitability by 3% and sales by 30% in short tenure.

Flagship General Manager

Worked with French handbag designer to launch product line in the US.
Developed business plan for US rollout.
Worked with Publicity Director and Creative director on product development for US market.
Introduced and sold-in to major department stores and select specialty boutiques.

Retail Consultant

$10 Million Volume

Maximized sales and profit with a management team of 12 and a sales team of 80+.
Promoted 6 managers to larger stores, 3 of which were "rookie of the year".
Conducted multiple fur events and David Yurman events to bolster sales by $1 million annually.

General Manager

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Andrew Liston: AGM in Newburgh, NY

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Prada

Air Essentials Inc.

Stuart Weitzman

Richemont - Alfred Dunhill

LVMH - Thomas Pink

Armani Exchange

Francios Renier

Neiman Marcus

Calvin Klein

Polo Ralph Lauren

Rochester Institute of Technology