Accomplished business builder and working leader with a proven track record in start-up, turnaround and transformation. Masterful at identifying opportunity in the market, conceptualizing the abstract, develop- ing the business model, devising the go-to-market strategy and launching tactically-all with proven, measurable results. A principled, pragmatic new business development professional at heart recognized for finesse whether driving strategy or executing tactically-always people-first and customer-focused. Open to relocation or positions requiring travel. Business Critical Competencies Team leadership: Experienced building, rebuilding or restructuring organizations to drive sales, improve throughput, improve productivity and position the organization for future growth. New business development: Confident and comfortable devising the sales strategy, identifying high - value prospects, and converting suspects into prospects and prospects into customers. Marketing: Skilled at applying marketing best practices to product and service branding, product positioning, working with new and old media, production of collateral and tradeshow promotion. Financial oversight: Strong financial analysis skills, including the ability to raise capital, structure financing, read financial statements, budget and forecast, and work effectively with banks. Select Career Highpoints Start-up and turnaround. Founded or purchased numerous under-performing small businesses, includ- ing enterprises in commercial real estate, residential development, wholesale plumbing, entertainment, food & beverage, and automotive. Successfully turned around and transitioned each. Business transformation. Led the turnaround of a specialized turf equipment distributorship-taking the business from a regional presence and $15M in sales to $55M across seven states. Recognition. Won the Jacobsen Global Dealer of the Year 2016 award for top sales worldwide. Recog- nized for driving the highest volume of sales of any dealer for the most recent four-year period. Won Venture Products' #1 Dealer in the United States award for top U.S. sales volume five years running. Reengineering. Restructured the service, parts and sales departments by implementing improved and/or best practices-capturing approximately $500K in cost-savings company-wide.

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• Business Development
• Cash Flow
• Email
• New Business Development
• Pricing
• Sales
• Accounting
• Automotive
• Entertainment
• Equity