Bethany Johasky
Email: ********@*****.*** Mobile: 954-***-****
**** * ***** ****. #*** * Lauderdale by the Sea, FL 33062
CAREER SUMMARY
Highly proactive entrepreneur with 12 years of experience in team leadership in the service industry. Background includes business development, sales and management. Flexible, result-oriented, offering focused leadership, exceptional communication and customer service skills.
RELATED PHARMACEUTICAL/MEDICAL DEVICE EXPERIENCE
Delivered presentations to graduating students at the University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine relating to nephrology and kidney transplant
Have a strong understanding of the importance & necessity of clinical trials – due to participating in experimental drug trails
Knowledge of plasmapheresis, hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Fernanda’s International Market October ’06 – May ‘18
Manager Fort Lauderdale, FL
A gourmet international market and a part of the Fort Lauderdale community for over 40 years. Specializing in carrying unique & high quality products from all over the world, also known for our prepared foods, catering, deli, which included made to order, award winning gourmet sandwiches. We were voted Best Kept Secret and Best Sandwich by New Times and SFGN.
Entrepreneur mind set, able to see the big picture resulting in company expansion.
Proven ability to capitalize on business objectives, negotiate deals and manage sales team
Established relationships with over 45 vendors and successfully negotiated with vendors to ensure the best pricing to meet proper sales margins and profitability
Worked closely with multiple vendors to bring in & launch new product lines in South Florida
Over 10 years experience selling services business to business (B2B)
Managed critical labor budgets during typical seasonal business cycles in South Florida (40% of yearly revenue came in December, January & February)
Proficient in MS Office, POS Software Operations, Credit Card Processing
In charge of merchandising of shelves, ordering, scheduling and inventory
Interviewed, selected, trained, supervised and developed sales team over the 12 years of ownership
Attended trade shows & selected merchandise
Created and organized all postings for Social Media
Provide value-based, quality products and services to customers and successfully maintained food service in good standing for health and safety inspections
Pottery Barn 2005 – 2007
Sales Associate Fort Lauderdale, FL
An upscale home furnishing committed to providing quality products and maintaining excellent customer service standards. Pottery Barn is a parent company of Williams Sonoma and their headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Worked closely with customers to identify their needs and expectations
Responsible for greeting customers, selling merchandise, stocking shelves, providing top notch customer service
EDUCATION
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
B.A. Arts and Humanities, Liberal Arts December ‘10
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
Recreation and Leisure Services, Event Planning June ’01-May ‘05
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Relationship management
Team Leadership
Vendor Coordination
Customer Service
Inventory and supply
Sales
Cost Control
Staff development
Member of the National Association of Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives
ACTIVITIES
Donor to Donor
A foundation devoted to raising awareness of kidney disease and promoting living kidney donation. I serve NephCure Kidney as a patient advocate for this foundation, helping patients navigate dialysis, stay healthy and find donors.
Nephcure Foundation International ®
The only organization committed exclusively to support research seeking the cause potentially debilitating kidney disease Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and Nephrotic Syndrome, improve treatment and of the find a cure.