Experience

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  Cecil Edge and Associates

  • 431 Turkey Creek, Alachua, FL

  • President

    • Jan 1989 - Present
    • 431 Turkey Creek, Alachua, FL

    Specialize in CUSTOMER ORIENTED SELLING workshop and THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SELLING, EDUCATIONAL EDITION seminars.

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  Coldwell Banker MM Parrish

  • Realtor

    • Feb 2009 - Sep 2011

    Sales Associate

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  Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, Inc.

  • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

  • Realtor

    • 2001 - 2008
    • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

    Represented buyers and sellers in residential and commercial transactions.

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  Daytop Village of Florida

  • Tampa, Florida

  • Vice President and Executive Director

    • 1994 - 1995
    • Tampa, Florida

    Directed community relations,fund raising and private pay clients in the state of Florida.

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  Tampa Downtown Partnership

  • Tampa, Florida

  • President

    • 1989 - 1991
    • Tampa, Florida

    Directed the efforts of attracting and generating downtown economic development. Was in charge of providing staff support for and gathering financial support for the development and building of the Florida Aquarium Project.

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  Friendly Toyota

  • Tampa, Florida

  • President & General Manager

    • Jul 1976 - Jan 1989
    • Tampa, Florida

    Co-owner with James L. Ferman, Jr. Franchise was recognized by the automobile industry on numerous occasions for dealership excellence and exemplary service standards.

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  Friendly Jeep-Eagle

  • Tampa

  • President & General Manager

    • 1987 - 1989
    • Tampa

    Co-owner with James L. Ferman, Jr.

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  Superior Volkswagen, BMW

  • Nashville, Tennessee

  • Vice President and General Manager

    • 1971 - 1975
    • Nashville, Tennessee

    Co-owner with David Caldwell. Directly involved in dealerships meteoric rise as one of the top Volkswagen dealerships in the United States. Consistently ranked near the top for sales volume. Was ranked in Top Five for 1972-1973.

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  GO, INC

  • Birmingham, Alabama

  • Vice President

    • 1969 - 1971
    • Birmingham, Alabama

    Founding member with Clint McGee of an innovative automobile sales and consulting company. A subsidiary of John Williamson and Associates, one of the nations largest automotive consulting firms and owner of multiple automobile dealerships.

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  Key Automobile Companies

  • Jacksonville, Florida

  • Sales Person

    • 1963 - 1969
    • Jacksonville, Florida

    Was hired as a salesman at Key Buick, transferred to Royal Oldsmobile in New Orleans as Senior Salesman and eventually assistant Sales Manager. Transferred to Colt Buick in Cherry Hill, NJ, back to New Orleans and then to Huntsville, Alabama. Transferred to home office in Birmingham, Alabama and founded outside consulting firm, GO, Inc.