Right hand man to the big guy, wearing all sorts of hats to see every job completed to the best of our abilities. Managing our Health and Safety revamp to ensure everyone gets home safe every day. Master of scheduling the impossible to reduce idle time and maximize billable hours. Implemented several time and cost saving measures to ensure idle time stays off the payroll while those putting in real hard effort see more immediate rewards for their contributions. Expanding is always a challenge in industries where people move around often and therefore recruitment has remained an ongoing aspect of the job. If not the first to work in the morning I'm not far behind as I prepare our crews for the tasks which lay ahead for the day. Rarely leaving work on time as there always seems to be something that needs attention in the office. Working efficiently on the go or in the office, it can sometimes seem hard to keep up with me. Friendly when I can be, unwavering when I need to be, rarely is there a task I can't get done.

Joined on to fortify their photography department which was struggling at the time to find its identity in the store. Assisted customers and staff in product knowledge. Performed training seminars and developed sales plans. Refined quantitative and qualitative sales metrics to track department effectiveness and isolate issues to address. Maintain store awareness for Loss Prevention and other safety concerns. Strong customer service skills essential.

Developed a new job estimating unit that proactively sought private and public construction tenders through a large network of resources. Met with architects and tradespersons to work company specific marketed products into the specifications to help narrow down bidders. Maintained their salesforce CRM system by developing custom pages and databases to further track company initiatives and insight. Oversee the closing of contracts ranging from $5K - $1M on a daily basis in both B2B and B2C interactions. Introduced digital takeoff software to successfully and more accurately bid contracts and watch cost overruns.

Work with inbound interests to determine suitability with our organization. Inform customers about our service and understand their needs to move them along our pipeline to a contract stage.

Maintained studio performance during ownership transition. Onboard new organization leader. Prior, I spent the last 12 years building a successful wedding photography studio in a very fragmented industry. I've utilized my strong selling skills, business intuition, and outgoing nature to help several ventures get off the ground or become more fortified in their approach.

Investors Group Financial Services Inc.

This company specialized in tax, insurance and investment needs for small business owners and entrepreneurs, approached from the perspective of a small business owner and entrepreneur. My role was to provide insight as a successful small business owner in their AO as to the most effective assortment of offerings, identifying the decision makers, and the ideal approach to maximize impact.