Adrian Selby

**** ****** **. – Las Vegas, NV ****3

702-***-****

ad3bgn@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Experience:

Jan 2015 - Present

Redcrown Consulting LLC

Owner

●Formed and created new import company (Tejano Imports LLC / Mezcal Veras, www.mezcalveras.com)

●Oversaw manufacturing and design of product (Mezcal Veras)

●Managed import of product from Mexico to the U.S.(Mezcal Veras)

●Managed bonded warehouse for storage and distribution of product to multiple states (Mezcal Veras)

●Procured various elements for production from overseas (Glass - China and Italy, Corks - Mexico) (Mezcal Veras)

●Managed timeline from production to market (Mezcal Veras)

●Built brand and sales and marketing staff (Mezcal Veras)

●Planned and built sales strategy (Mezcal Veras)

●Created and maintained relationships with distributors and partnerships (Mezcal Veras)

●Involved in various capital raises for multiple businesses

●Advised CEO’s on various marketing and sales strategies

●Secured rights for franchise of well-known chain for Las Vegas area

●Advised various clients on use of technology for businesses and home (POS, Google home, Amazon Alexa, Apple Home/Siri, Nest, Ring)

●Installed technology and trained clients on use of technology for business and home (POS, Google home, Amazon Alexa, Apple Home/Siri, Nest, Ring)

●Currently hold active Real Estate license

●Acquired clients and listed and sold properties throughout Las Vegas area

●Created new product from idea to manufacturing (Purecart)

●Managed partnership between manufacturing and sales of new product (Purecart)

●Led trade show booth for multiple trade shows (Purecart)

Jan 2011 - Sep 2015

John Varvatos - Hard Rock

General Manager, Corporate Sales Trainer, Store Opening Trainer

●Led store to reaching highest sales since opening ($5 million volume)

●Led store to 3 consecutive years of 10% growth

●Offered $5 million store in San Francisco as GM

●Helped build and implement company-wide indoctrination and training programs for new employees

●Built sales training program highlighting customer engagement, qualifying, relationship building, closing, and follow up

●Wrote the company indoctrination checklist for new hires

●Opened and trained staff of 5 new stores

●Created and led an all GM weekly conference call to address company issues, store to store issues, and company policies

●Successfully executed numerous store events

●Posted top sales numbers every month since being hired

●Taught staff to clientele outside of the store using various methods of phone contact, email, social networking, and event management

●Managed all aspects of the store from sales, marketing, visual, customer relations, profit and loss reports, hiring, etc

●Wrote store and employee reports and evaluations

Oct 2009 – Jan 2012

The Glendon Bar & Kitchen

Partner

●Raised investment capital and contributed own money for initial opening funds

●Assisted in all design, property negotiation, construction, supplier relations, customer relations, staff hiring, staff management, operations – open to close, marketing, event production, advertising and PR for the restaurant from concept

●Managed a team of over 30+ employees

Jun 2004 – Jun 2011

TOAST – Event Production Company

Promotions and Talent Director

●Managed various teams sizes from 20+ to over 50+ staff members

●Promoted, hired and managed staff, casted talent and associate produced from planning to execution major red carpet events for various clients such as Patron, a Rolling Stone, Coors Light, and Maxim Magazine for the last 7 Super Bowls

●Promoted, hired and managed staff, casted talent, and associate produced Rolling Stone Magazine’s 50th Anniversary party at Hard Rock Hotel for 2007 VMA’s

●Promoted, hired and managed temp staff, casted talent, and served as direct managing representative to National Event Director for Maxim Magazine for 2 years on 45 city national tour with Bud Light and Maxim Magazine

●Managed execution of 3 10-plus city national event tours for Maxim Magazine, managing and executing operations and hiring of staff

2001-2006

Moda – Fashion Boutique and Hair Salon

Owner – Sales Manager

●Planned, managed build-out, hired staff, marketed opening, managed day-to-day operations (open-close)

●Trained staff on all aspects of all clothing brands and how they would best suit the needs of each customer walking in (i.e.: history, designer, fit, fabrics, sizing)

●Trained staff on how to recognize customers’ needs and how to fulfill them using the clothes and products in store

●Developed and maintained relations with all wholesale suppliers

●Setup seasonal store displays and decorations and refreshed and rearranged with each new season

●Developed opening and closing procedures for staff for POS, forms, duties, and deposits and drops

●Maintained and operated and troubleshot POS systems

●Developed sales strategy and trained staff in all aspects of retail sales and customer service

●Managed sales team and schedules

●Set sales targets for all employees and motivated staff to reach their goals

●Responsible for 5 straight years of increased yearly sales revenues

●Trained and executed various customer outreach programs resulting in heavy repeat business and new customer business

●Developed multiple cross marketing campaign’s resulting in increased sales throughout many different seasons

●Traveled multiple times each year to meet with designers at their showrooms to be educated on product and strategies to increase retail sales

●Hired and trained all staff in all aspects of sales, customer service, opening and closing duties, and daily upkeep and duties

●Implemented structure and system for the entire business

●Was the primary buyer for and managed the entire inventory for business

●Developed and maintained customer relations

●Developed and implemented advertising strategies

●Developed and implemented all sales and marketing ideas for business

2000-2001

Morgan Stanley

Financial Advisor - Sales

●Developed customer base and performed sales in the retail division

1997-2000

Powertel (Now T-Mobile)

B2B Sales

●Performed visits to clients in assigned territories and analyzed their cellular needs for their businesses

●Sold business plans to clients in assigned territories

●Trained and educated customers on products (Smart Phones)

1992-1997

United States Navy

Rescue Swimmer/Electronics Warfare Operator

●Managed and executed training and operations for the command swimmer program

●Command Boarding Team training officer

●Command Fitness Coordinator (youngest ever at command)

●Work Center Supervisor Electronic Warfare Suite

Technical Skills:

●MS Office, Aloha POS, various retail POS, Adobe Photoshop

●Ios, Android, Google home, Amazon Alexa, Apple Home/Siri, Philips Hue, August Lock, Nest, Ring, Sonos

Special Awards and Accomplishments:

●Currently coach 2 club volleyball teams for girls ages 13-16

●Completed and placed in 2 Ironman Triathlons

●Co-Founder of Largest Triathlon Club in N. Florida

●Currently play on men's 4.5 tennis league team - Won city championships 2022

References:

●Available upon Request

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