POP Gourmet Foods CEO and leadership

As a Chief Executive Officer and Chief Revenue Officer in the consumer products industry, I have over 20 years of success refining strategy, building strong teams, growing revenue and increasing the value of brands and companies in the Fortune 100, middle-market and in entrepreneurial start-ups. My expertise includes coaching executive and sales teams, building winning cultures, establishing core values, launching more profitable products and negotiating new multi-million dollar revenue contracts. I have demonstrated success in supply chain optimization, strategic planning and brand building with many buyer and executive relationships across the USA in the Club, Grocery, Convenience Mass Merchant and Alternative Format channels. Recognized as a persuasive communicator and influencer, I am a true synergist and excel in bringing people and teams together to do their best work, even in the face of adversity and/or conflict. With a successful background in Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing and Supply-Chain, my passion is the commercial side of the business and I am known as a hunter and strong relationship/business developer. Early career Procter and Gamble training in leadership, problem solving and people development is still applicable today. As CEO of POP Gourmet Foods, I have already added $16M+ to the sales pipeline, closed 14 new key retailer accounts across channels, (including TJ Maxx, Costco, Jewel/Osco and the Air Force/Army Exchanges), added 8% to average gross margins, launched 2 successful new snack products and reduced COGS by over 9% in a turnaround scenario. Prior to this, I grew both Chosen Foods and Sesajal Group exponentially and am an Alumni of Yale, Procter and Gamble and Pillsbury earlier in my career. Strategic Planning, Executive Leadership, Team building, Business Development, Profit Optimization, Revenue Growth, CPG, B2B/B2C Marketing Strategy, Financial Analysis & Budget Planning, Problem Solving, Building Brands, Innovation, Disruption, Board of Directors & Reporting, M&A, Culture Change, Supply Chain Optimization, Product Development, Negotiation, Alliances/Partnerships, Influencer Marketing, Closing Strategic Clients, Hiring, Coaching & Mentoring, Consensus Building