Experience

Performing Arts Consultants

• United States
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing, Sales, and Technology Consultant; Festival Director NYC & Chicago

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  What an amazing "retirement" job with this outstanding Travel Co! I plan trips and take brilliant musical and dance organizations to places like the Macy's Parade, Tournament of Roses Parade, Europe, & Walt Disney World! I couldn't ask for a better team of colleagues to be working with at PAC! Remarkable School Music Tours, Made Easy. For 39 years Performing Arts Consultants (PAC) has taken student band, choir, orchestra, and dance groups to exciting places and showcased their talents to the pleasure of audiences internationally. PAC runs, sponsors and collaborates in: - Music Festivals such as the Peachtree Classic (Atlanta), the Southern Classic (Charleston), the Windy City Classic (Chicago), the Big Apple Classic (NYC), the Virginia International Music Festival (Norfolk), the Music City Classic (Nashville), and similar Festivals in Washington DC, Virginia Beach, Toronto, Gatlinburg, Cleveland, New Orleans, and at Carnegie Hall. - Performance Programs at places like Walt Disney World, Fleet Week NYC, Universal Resorts Orlando. - Cruise Programs/Festivals at Sea with Royal Caribbean, Carnival, and Disney. - Marching Programs at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC, America's Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration Parade in Plymouth, MA, the Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA, and at the Virginia Beach Music Festival. - Dance Programs all over North America! Thousands of groups have performed at dozens of venues through PAC! PAC does all the work, ensuring top-notch performance venues such as Carnegie Hall, as well as tons of fun and educational side-trips to make the event most memorable. Assisting the Owners and General Manager with creating and/or streamlining systems, event marketing, social media, promotion, advertising, project management, media production, and updating technologies; as well as the occasional cruise and tour support/leadership trip! Festival Director for New York City and Chicago with dozens of dates each Spring. Show less



Conscience VC

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sabbatical/Travel/Transition to Semi-Retirement!

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  Time off to enjoy our Delta Airlines travel benefits (spouse), sample (very) early retirement, and volunteer! Open to additional consulting and project opportunities as my background supports! Time off to enjoy our Delta Airlines travel benefits (spouse), sample (very) early retirement, and volunteer! Open to additional consulting and project opportunities as my background supports!



Empire Today

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Manager/Trainer

  • Nov 2016 - Aug 2017

  Leadership and assistance to executive staff as sales manager in testing and developing a non-core retail flooring business as lease departments in JC Penney stores with my goal of helping Empire open additional locations beyond the test. The joint-venture ended in July, 2017 with current locations closed (18). Our vision with Empire was to branch-out from our successful in-home sales business to operating full retail stores including lease departments at JC Penney (where I once opened and ran multiple dozens of lease departments/retail portrait studios). Show less



WIS International

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Division Vice President/Multi-Unit Sales, Operations, and National Account Manager

  • Apr 1997 - Mar 2016

  International leader and general manager of WIS's Retail and Merchandising Services Division. www.wisintl.com (formerly Washington Inventory Service) Responsible for a National workforce of up to 2800 retail merchandisers and special project associates, sales development and presentation, account management, technology liaison for business unit needs, recruiting and training, financial results, as well as for large project management and organizational alignment & implementation. National Account Manager for most key accounts (others assigned to direct reports). Executive Leadership Sales and Account Management Sales Development and Presentation Project Management Interdepartmental Coordiantion Business Development Recruiting and Training Multi-unit Management Operations Management General Manager Show less



Lifetouch

• United States
• Photography
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Business Development: Photographic Concepts; Multi-Unit Manager

  • Mar 1995 - Mar 1997

  New concept development for this Billion Dollar Retail Photographic Services company based in Eden Prairie, MN. Developed, tested, refined, sold, analyzed, and implemented new business strategies and opportunities for this leading consumer photographic company. Responsible for industry trend review, major project management, new-concept development and testing, marketing, operations, budgeting, and strategic direction of several new business opportunities designed to fuel growth in the various operating divisions. Developed and implemented new business concepts at the forefront of digital photographic imaging including early digital portrait studios and special event photography for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Torch run. Project Management/Leadership Entrepreneurial Activities Strategic Planning Sales, Marketing, Operations, Training and Staff Development responsibilities. Show less



Lifetouch Portrait Studios

• United States
• Photography
• 700 & Above Employee

• Multi-Unit Director of Sales and Operations

  • 1989 - 1996

  Full P&L responsibility for up to 261 retail portrait studios in multiple business segments. Directed sales, photography, staffing, training, and customer service activities resulting in over $40 million in annual sales. Traveled frequently to recruit, coach, and motivate managers and associates toward exceeding sales, customer average, service, and profit goals. Responsible for sales, operations, and photography of half the JC Penney Portrait Studio Chain and, at other times, Kinderfoto and Pixy Portraits (JC Penney Traveling Studios). Executive Management Staff Development Field Management Multi-Unit Retail Management New Store Openings Sales, Training, Operations Show less



CPI Corp.

• United States
• Photography
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Assistant Vice President; Territorial/Multi-Unit Manager

  • 1979 - 1989

  Directed 10 district managers and 90 retail portrait studios located inside Sears retail stores throughout the western United States. Promoted rapidly through the organization starting, while in school, as a part-time associate/photographer then promoted to store manager, field trainer, store opening specialist, district manager, territorial manager, and assistant vice-president. Quickly established a reputation for achieving results, process integrity, and for building strong, winning teams. Multi-Unit Retail Management; Site Selection and Store Openings; Sales/Photography Training, Presentations and Seminar Delivery. Progression of responsibility: Part Time Photographer/Sales in San Diego, CA (1 year) Portrait Studio Manager in Hollywood, CA (5 months) Field Training Manager (26 Western States) (7 months) District Manager for Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, New Mexico, & West Texas (3 years) Territory/Region Manager for 13 States (10 months) Assistant Vice President (3 years) Show less