Brett Smith
Store Manager and Sleep Expert at Mattress Direct- Claim this Profile
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Christine Treadway
Brett is a very customer oriented employee and always goes above and beyond to ensure every guest feels welcome and appreciated. It was a pleasure working with him and hope to cross paths again in the hospitality industry.
Barry Guidry
Brett's keen business sense, along with his strong relationship building abilities, will benefit any company or project that he's involved with. He is very adaptable and a peoples person that can relate to any everyday situation as well as a natural disaster. I think he will be an asset for any company he works for. He is a visionary strategist whose business development and sales management expertise is greatly enhanced by his operational know-how and big picture perspective. I will always recommend Brett to any company while keeping our business network active.
Christine Treadway
Brett is a very customer oriented employee and always goes above and beyond to ensure every guest feels welcome and appreciated. It was a pleasure working with him and hope to cross paths again in the hospitality industry.
Barry Guidry
Brett's keen business sense, along with his strong relationship building abilities, will benefit any company or project that he's involved with. He is very adaptable and a peoples person that can relate to any everyday situation as well as a natural disaster. I think he will be an asset for any company he works for. He is a visionary strategist whose business development and sales management expertise is greatly enhanced by his operational know-how and big picture perspective. I will always recommend Brett to any company while keeping our business network active.
Christine Treadway
Brett is a very customer oriented employee and always goes above and beyond to ensure every guest feels welcome and appreciated. It was a pleasure working with him and hope to cross paths again in the hospitality industry.
Barry Guidry
Brett's keen business sense, along with his strong relationship building abilities, will benefit any company or project that he's involved with. He is very adaptable and a peoples person that can relate to any everyday situation as well as a natural disaster. I think he will be an asset for any company he works for. He is a visionary strategist whose business development and sales management expertise is greatly enhanced by his operational know-how and big picture perspective. I will always recommend Brett to any company while keeping our business network active.
Christine Treadway
Brett is a very customer oriented employee and always goes above and beyond to ensure every guest feels welcome and appreciated. It was a pleasure working with him and hope to cross paths again in the hospitality industry.
Barry Guidry
Brett's keen business sense, along with his strong relationship building abilities, will benefit any company or project that he's involved with. He is very adaptable and a peoples person that can relate to any everyday situation as well as a natural disaster. I think he will be an asset for any company he works for. He is a visionary strategist whose business development and sales management expertise is greatly enhanced by his operational know-how and big picture perspective. I will always recommend Brett to any company while keeping our business network active.
Credentials
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Advanced Management Degree
Cornell UniversityJan, 1991- Oct, 2024 -
Certified Hotel Administrator
AHLAJan, 1991- Oct, 2024 -
Texas Insurance Adjuster License
State of TexasSep, 2005- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Mattress Direct
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United States
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Retail
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1 - 100 Employee
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Store Manager and Sleep Expert
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Nov 2015 - Present
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Mattress Direct, Inc.
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United States
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Retail
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sales Associate
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Nov 2015 - Present
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Smith Marketing Inc
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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President
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Jan 1991 - Present
Hotel and Restaurant Marketing Consultants Hotel and Restaurant Marketing Consultants
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Gulf South Lending Group
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United States
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Banking
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1 - 100 Employee
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Financial Consultant
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Apr 2013 - Apr 2014
FNME/FHLMC/USDA/FHA/VA Lender Wholesale Interest Rates 100% Home Path Loans Debt Consolidation loans Reverse Mortgages Credit as low as 620 6% Seller Concessions Strategic Consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development. FNME/FHLMC/USDA/FHA/VA Lender Wholesale Interest Rates 100% Home Path Loans Debt Consolidation loans Reverse Mortgages Credit as low as 620 6% Seller Concessions Strategic Consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development.
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President
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Jan 2010 - Mar 2013
Real Estate Developer •Generated new development deals for a real estate development company that focuses on single and multi-family residential projects, including real-estate market analysis Real Estate Developer •Generated new development deals for a real estate development company that focuses on single and multi-family residential projects, including real-estate market analysis
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Century Management Inc.
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United States
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Real Estate
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Director of Hotels
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Jan 1984 - Dec 1987
General Manager/Corporate Director of Hotels and CEO 11/2002-11/2009 Led the company’s 120 employees through its centralized department heads, which included Director of Sales and Marketing, Director of Revenue and Reservations, as well as the Comptroller. Recruited and hired the property’s General Managers as well as the restaurants Executive Chefs and Maitre d’s. During this time I also performed the daily duties of the Food and Beverage Director for our two award winning restaurants. In 2004 developed a 17,000 sq ft historic condominium project in the French Quarter. In 2004 developed marketed and opened the company’s first free standing restaurant. “The Bar and Bistro at La Louisiane”. In 1999 Mr. Smith developed the company’s historic office building and garage. In this role he reported to the board of directors. Hotels and Restaurants were sold at the end of 2009. Show less
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Education
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1991 - 1991
Cornell School of Hotel Administration
Hotel Administration Advanced Management Degree, Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management -
1981 - 1983
Tulane University
Business Administration and Management, General -
1978 - 1980
University of San Francisco
Business Administration and Management, General
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