Experience

Harvey Hohauser & Associates
• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Vice President of Executive Search

  • Jul 2021 - Present


Profile by Sanford

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services

• Franchise Owner

  • Aug 2018 - Nov 2020

• Franchise Owner

  • Aug 2018 - Aug 2018



Brilliance Credit, LLC

• Founder and CEO

  • Dec 2013 - Aug 2018

  Being in the wholesale jewelry business working with independent jewelry stores for 20+ years, I saw an opportunity to build a subprime lending company to assist independent retailers competing with chain stores/big box jewelers and help them grow their businesses. Starting Brilliance Credit, I created a new niche in the consumer financing industry. It took me two years of research, talking to experts and developing the algorithms for the loan approval process. Many would have said it was impossible, but I made it happen. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS ◆ I raised $10,000,000 from 50 investors to fund the company and consumer loans. ◆ I catapulted the number of retailers using the service from 50 to 250 in two years. ◆ I am very proud of automating a seven-step approval process linking various vendors and internal teams to shorten the length of time to approve loans by 20 minutes. This, too, was a first of its kind, proprietary process. Show less



Leo Frank & Sons, Inc.

• President

  • 2007 - 2013

  After working at the company since before college, and working my way up to managing purchasing, inventory management, operations and the diamond division, I realized this family business was stagnating. I saw opportunity throughout the company and in the marketplace to expand the company’s revenues. So I purchased the business and immediately started implementing the operational and process improvements I knew would take the company to the next level.I differentiated the company from other wholesalers with innovative, business growth-oriented programs that attracted independent retailers to do business with us. Closing a 75-year-old business was a tough decision, but one I made when I saw the market trending in a way that would no longer render the business viable.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS◆ I returned the business to profitability within one year of acquisition and increased revenues $7 million in over five years.◆ I worked in purchasing prior to owning the business and was very good at it. I was regularly able to secure diamonds under market value by exploiting the seller’s strategy to our advantage. It was such a high having far exceeded our targeted margin goal. Show less

• Vice President Operations & Purchasing

  • 2000 - 2007