Todd Carlson
CEO at Houston Window Fashions Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Greg Mesler
Sunset Window Coverings needed a reliable distributor that was willing to go the extra mile in servicing our customers. Todd set up a customer service organization that exceeded our expectations and an operations staff to back them up. As our customers' needs changed, Todd realigned his personnel to support our changing business. Always focused on OUR needs, Todd delivered consistently with excellent results. I recommend Todd and will definitely continue to work with him in the future.
Todd Gunstream
I had the opportunity to work with Todd while he lead Signature Window Coverings LLC. I learned quite a bit about conducting a business in the South Texas and Southeast regions from Todd for the industry we worked in. Not only does he have a total understanding for managing a business, his ability to organize and motivate a team to perform successfully to meet the goals of his company is second to none. Todd is a true leader.
Greg Mesler
Sunset Window Coverings needed a reliable distributor that was willing to go the extra mile in servicing our customers. Todd set up a customer service organization that exceeded our expectations and an operations staff to back them up. As our customers' needs changed, Todd realigned his personnel to support our changing business. Always focused on OUR needs, Todd delivered consistently with excellent results. I recommend Todd and will definitely continue to work with him in the future.
Todd Gunstream
I had the opportunity to work with Todd while he lead Signature Window Coverings LLC. I learned quite a bit about conducting a business in the South Texas and Southeast regions from Todd for the industry we worked in. Not only does he have a total understanding for managing a business, his ability to organize and motivate a team to perform successfully to meet the goals of his company is second to none. Todd is a true leader.
Greg Mesler
Sunset Window Coverings needed a reliable distributor that was willing to go the extra mile in servicing our customers. Todd set up a customer service organization that exceeded our expectations and an operations staff to back them up. As our customers' needs changed, Todd realigned his personnel to support our changing business. Always focused on OUR needs, Todd delivered consistently with excellent results. I recommend Todd and will definitely continue to work with him in the future.
Todd Gunstream
I had the opportunity to work with Todd while he lead Signature Window Coverings LLC. I learned quite a bit about conducting a business in the South Texas and Southeast regions from Todd for the industry we worked in. Not only does he have a total understanding for managing a business, his ability to organize and motivate a team to perform successfully to meet the goals of his company is second to none. Todd is a true leader.
Greg Mesler
Sunset Window Coverings needed a reliable distributor that was willing to go the extra mile in servicing our customers. Todd set up a customer service organization that exceeded our expectations and an operations staff to back them up. As our customers' needs changed, Todd realigned his personnel to support our changing business. Always focused on OUR needs, Todd delivered consistently with excellent results. I recommend Todd and will definitely continue to work with him in the future.
Todd Gunstream
I had the opportunity to work with Todd while he lead Signature Window Coverings LLC. I learned quite a bit about conducting a business in the South Texas and Southeast regions from Todd for the industry we worked in. Not only does he have a total understanding for managing a business, his ability to organize and motivate a team to perform successfully to meet the goals of his company is second to none. Todd is a true leader.
Experience
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Houston Window Fashions Inc.
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United States
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Building Materials
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1 - 100 Employee
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CEO
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Jan 2013 - Present
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Owner/President
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Jul 2013 - Present
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Founder & Business Coach
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Aug 2011 - Present
• Consult businesses in all areas of operations.• Analyze financials; create budgets; create cash flow projections for banks relating to LOC's and covenants; analyze operations, administration, sales standards, and deficiencies in all aforementioned and make recommendations for reorganization where necessary.• Analyze marketing concepts by offering - making this relative to what the competition is doing and make recommendations.• Proficient in all areas of running a business - showing business owners how to define the core business drivers and align all employees with these drivers by building performance compensation pieces that align directly with those business drivers.• Experienced at consulting wholesale distribution, retail, manufacturing, and fabricating.
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CNC Millworks
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United States
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Wholesale Building Materials
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-owner & VP Sales & Marketing
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Feb 2010 - Present
• Assisted in developing a patent pending product.• Grew sales from startup to $500,000.• Manufacturing and selling window treatment products, exterior trim products, and other ornate millwork. • Assisted in developing a patent pending product.• Grew sales from startup to $500,000.• Manufacturing and selling window treatment products, exterior trim products, and other ornate millwork.
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Norman International
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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General Manager
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Jun 2008 - Aug 2011
• Responsible for all budgeting, tracking and execution for sales, expenses, cost of goods sold, and thereby profits. • Responsible for all budgeting, tracking and execution for sales, expenses, cost of goods sold, and thereby profits.
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President/CEO/Owner
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Jan 2005 - Jun 2008
• Negotiated purchase in the business in 2004.• In 2005, re-established Signature in the market as a wholesaler instead of retailer in an effort to create a more scalable growth engine.• Manage all operations, sales and marketing, budgeting, accounting, cash flow and bank covenants.• Negotiated sale of the business to Norman International Inc. • Negotiated purchase in the business in 2004.• In 2005, re-established Signature in the market as a wholesaler instead of retailer in an effort to create a more scalable growth engine.• Manage all operations, sales and marketing, budgeting, accounting, cash flow and bank covenants.• Negotiated sale of the business to Norman International Inc.
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Glazer's Distributors
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United States
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Wine & Spirits
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1 - 100 Employee
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Branch Manager
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Apr 2002 - Jan 2005
· Reported directly to the Regional Vice President.· 110 employees.· Grew sales through acquisition from $23 million to over $40 million.
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Co-Branch Manager
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Jan 2000 - Apr 2002
· Reported directly to the Regional Vice President.· 273 employees.· Managed sales of over $200 million.
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General Sales Manager
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Sep 1998 - Jan 2000
· Managed two District Sales Managers and fifteen salespeople. $40 million in sales.
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District Sales Manager
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Sep 1997 - Aug 1998
· Managed sales in excess of $20 million.
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