Experience

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  Sunny McLean & Company

  • Retired

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  Sunny McLean & Company - a consulting firm for the tile and stone industry

  • owner

    • Aug 2006 - Jan 2012

    I'm a little late in getting to this, but..... I've retired. I always said that I would retire at 70. It ended up being 71 and the year 2012. As long as there was interesting and challenging work, I hated to stop working in the tile, stone and bath industry that I love. However, life had another challenge in store for me. Mid-way through 2012 I was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. My treatment was successful and I am in full remission and back to an entirely normal life. Yes, that means continuing to compete in rowing. Retirement now has an entirely different meaning for me. No longer a loss of the challenge and energy of my work at Sunny McLean & Co., but a refocusing of goals and time management. It's great and I am enjoying every minute of it! If you are ever in the Miami area, contact me and come say "hello". I sold the last of The Basics books recently, so they are no longer available. My other book, Information Fast & Easy, still lives in my computer, but was never published. I enjoyed writing both books and am still of the opinion that the tile and stone business world does not have comprehensive and efficient learning and reference materials.This is what it WAS all about:Sunny McLean & Company is all about sales: how to make product knowledge easier, how to make the selling process easier and how to make the customer happier.

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  Waterworks

  • Director of Training

    • 1996 - 2006

    Creation and continued development of the training department, including reference materials, sales tools, class curriculum, continuing education

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  Sunny McLean & Company Fine Tile

  • President and Owner

    • 1983 - 1997

    Sales of handmade art tile, stone, mosaics and bath products to the design community and their clients. High quality customer service and well trained sales associates was a priority in all showrooms. Winner of many national top sales awards.

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  Country Floors

  • Vice President of Les Tuileries, Inc. Florida

    • 1971 - 1983

    Tile sales specializing in handmade tile, at the time primarily traditional and European. Became VP of Les Tuileries, Country Floor's Florida corporation, moving up from Showroom Manager.Grew sales, opened a much larger showroom and a warehouse. Introduced and established an appreciation for handmade tile to the Miami area architectural and design community.