Experience

ASTRA

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Sep 2020 - Present



American Specialty Toy Retailing Association

• Director of Member Relations

  • Aug 2014 - Present

  Responsible for building innovative, win-win programs that will grow channel cooperation and collaboration in the specialty toy industry, with the goal of increasing efficiencies and savings for retailers, sales representatives, and manufacturers. Responsible for building innovative, win-win programs that will grow channel cooperation and collaboration in the specialty toy industry, with the goal of increasing efficiencies and savings for retailers, sales representatives, and manufacturers.



Retail Specialties

• Owner

  • Sep 1990 - Present

  Work with retailers to to help them through all types of situations with staffing, selling, training, social media and more. Work with retailers to to help them through all types of situations with staffing, selling, training, social media and more.



Hotaling Imports

• Marketing and Sales Support

  • Oct 2009 - Aug 2014

  In this position I was responsible for creating and communicating marketing and sales tools for our U.S. sales force as well as working with them daily to answer questions from the field. In addition, I also sell to our retailers in Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota In this position I was responsible for creating and communicating marketing and sales tools for our U.S. sales force as well as working with them daily to answer questions from the field. In addition, I also sell to our retailers in Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota



Hotaling Imports, Inc.

• Sales and Service Representative

  • Oct 2009 - Dec 2011

  As territory manager for a five state area I was responsible for building sales of all four product lines distributed by Hotaling Imports. Working together with the retailers in my territory and the Hotaling Imports team results in greater sales and profitability for all. As territory manager for a five state area I was responsible for building sales of all four product lines distributed by Hotaling Imports. Working together with the retailers in my territory and the Hotaling Imports team results in greater sales and profitability for all.



St. Paul Book and Stationery

• Retail Director

  • Feb 1978 - Sep 1990

  worked my way up from store management to Retail Division Manager and Training Director (at time of leaving, there were 13 stores) worked my way up from store management to Retail Division Manager and Training Director (at time of leaving, there were 13 stores)