Experience

Kaw Valley Greenhouses

• United States
• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Retail Consultant

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  • Monitor performance of retail stores and management• Help solve problems• Give support and advice as needed

• Retail Director

  • Nov 2007 - Sep 2019

  • Led transition from 120 wholesale and consignment customers to 40 company-owned retail stores. KVG became a top 25 garden center in the US with retail sales over $15M in 2020.• Developed a retail garden center chain from scratch• Located and secured real estate for 40 spring-seasonal garden centers• Was responsible for 500 garden center supervisors and staff members • Established a highly profitable pottery retail program which sold $2M at retail in 2019• Purchased other décor, and hard lines for the garden center chain • Developed and implemented marketing plans for the retail stores• Promoted company by speaking to 2,000+ garden club members and master gardeners each year

• Service Director

  • Aug 1994 - Nov 2007

  • Developed a program for servicing supermarket bedding plant customers• Trained and coached 50 Route Managers and assistants to deliver and merchandise live plant products to more than 120 retail supermarket locations



Kaw Valley Greenhouses

• United States
• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Route Manager

  • Mar 1990 - Jun 1994

  • Controlled garden and bedding plant inventory levels at supermarket accounts.• Worked with supermarket personnel to maintain plant health • Controlled garden and bedding plant inventory levels at supermarket accounts.• Worked with supermarket personnel to maintain plant health