Benjamin A Frankel
**** ***** *** .# ***, ***** Hollywood, CA 91601
Home: (310) 869- 9662 - Cell: (310) 869- 9662 : *******@***.***
Executive Profile
Objective: To find employment in a growing company that will allow my talents and experience to bring a
meaningful impact to the right company.
To influence and further the development of such a company and its goals.
To be a part of a dynamic professional atmosphere that will allow me to grow within the company, to be a part of a
creative/administrative and profitable team environment.
Innovative executive and marketing professional experienced in high-volume, multi-unit, retail and business
operations. Desires a high-level position in a professional corporate environment. Visionary Operations/Marketing
Executive with solid experience managing all levels from multiple projects including budgeting and administration,
marketing, warehousing. I am an accomplished executive with demonstrated ability to deliver mission-critical results.
Skill Highlights
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Small business development • Market research and analysis
• Project management • Employee relations
• Leadership/communication skills • Training and Development
• Product development • Change Implementation
• Product line expansion • Multi-million-dollar P&L Management
• Business operations organization • Vendor Sourcing
• New product delivery • Hard Worker
• Negotiations expert
• Self-motivated
Core Accomplishments
Saved 20% in supply costs by renegotiating vendor contracts. Generated a pipeline of more than $5 million in net new
opportunities in 24 months. Took Aaron Brothers from a chain of 19 stores to well over 70 stores in less than 10 years
with an after tax factor of over 10% net.
I have brought companies based in China to the U.S. Market place by directing them and their advertising efforts,
including, Social Media, Newspaper, Radio, Collateral materials including catalogs and whatever else was needed to
effectively present the company and it's product or services .
I am operationally and financially minded, OTB and budgets and marketing are my strong points, not to mention my
ability to teach and bring the staff along, during my time at Aaron Brothers I had approximately twenty direct reports and
in the 10 years time that i was the SVP I had NO TURNOVER of staff.
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Education
U.C.L.A
Westwood Village, CA, USA
Fine Arts
B.A
Graduate of Hollywood High School
Hollywood, CA., USA
Art and Design
High School Diploma
Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA, USA
Fine Art and Design
Associate of Arts
I was here on a full scholarship but did not graduate as I moved my education to UCLA where I earned a bachelor's
degree in Fine Art .
Work History
President
June 1997 to Current
The Flying B Inc. – North Hollywood, CA
Designer and Marketing
Studio R.T.A. – Pico Rivera, CA
SVP of Marketing and Product
Aaron Brothers – City of Commerce, CA
VP Sales and Marketing
December 2009 to February 2011
M&M Paper Inc. – Van Nuys, CA
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