Ryan Lovejoy
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OBJECTIVE
My goal is to is to continue to learn while enhancing my organization with the various set of skills I have attained throughout my career and education.
EXPERIENCE
Catalyst Kitchen Co.LLC, Owner November 2022-Present
Sole owner and operator of multi-concept restaurant and food carts
Manage all staffing, marketing and management of financials
Decision maker for every aspect of my business
LoveJoyCare LLC, Owner March 2022-July 2022
Residentially and vocationally assist an individual with developmental disabilities in living their best life
Oversee financials and external and internal staff
Provide basic cares as in meal preparation, bathing, toileting and dressing
Doundrins Distilling, Owner June 2018-March 2022
Built a successful brand from the ground up boasting roughly 500 accounts in Wisconsin and Illinois in first full year of selling our product
Created and implemented am original solution-based sales strategy in the beverage industry
Oversee both manufacturing, operations, and sales
Manage an external team of roughly 200 distributor salespeople and managers
throughout Wisconsin and Illinois
Oversight on brick-and-mortar location that boasted an 11,000 square foot cocktail garden, with a stage for local business
Execute solution-based selling of marketing opportunities
Analyze each potential and existing client’s marketing strategies
Create and implement successful marketing strategies for each client
Manage and grow an existing $60K book of business spread throughout about 40 clients
Feiner Construction & Restoration Specialists of SW WI, Sales Support Manager/Marketing Coordinator October 2017-April 2019
Created marketing initiatives for both companies simultaneously
Drove social media through design and content
Managed the creation and updating of both company websites
Implemented software systems to streamline process such as customer management and estimation
Drive sales where company is lacking as a whole
Provided training on new systems as well as insight on how to grow the business from
$1M to $2M over 1 year
VSoft Consulting Group, Recruiter October 2017-November 2017
Sought, vetted and presented the best talent in information technology for direct hire and contract placement
Created a pipeline of talent to efficiently submit the best fitting candidates for my clients
Provided sales and recruiting insight from experience working a full desk at ThinkingAhead
ThinkingAhead, Executive Recruiter March 2017-October 2017
Sought, vetted and presented the best talent in the commercial banking market to clients
Sold the ThinkingAhead brand and myself within the marketplace in order to attain exclusive searches
Consistently in the top percentile of recruiters within firm for daily calls made and time on the phone
Cintas, Service Sales Representative July 2016-December 2016
Successfully built route volume in sales
Recognized customer needs to make add-on direct sales and build KPI’s
Maintained an efficient route schedule to provide quality customer service
Primrose School of Middleton, Director of Operations (temporary) May 2016-July 2016
Laid a foundation with surrounding public schools to build a positive relationship
Increased enrollment by meeting with parents and selling our brand
Assisted in building a policy portfolio to be licensed by the state of Wisconsin
Lands’ End, Marketing Specialist July 2014-April 2016
Managed promotions within corporate software system for all cross-functional teams
Assisted in the development of software enhancements to drive sales
Performed both team and individual quality assurance checks on all outgoing media, digital and catalog
Advised Vice Presidents, Directors and Managers in promotion execution
Pulled and reported promotion demand as requested by cross-functional teams
Vintage Brewing Co., Manager, Marketing Manager and Graphic Designer April 2008-March 2014
Integral player in the start-up of Vintage Brewing Co. by growing brand popularity
with a grass roots marketing initiative
Produced dynamic designs and daily content for social media, website, marketing materials, apparel, signage and menus
Updated website content as needed.
Directed the successful start-up of sister location, Woodshed Ale House, from construction to daily operations
Produced 4 times the projected sales goal for the Woodshed Ale House to gain a customer base to justify the building of a $7M facility for both manufacturing and a brewpub
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Communications, 2007
OTHER RELEVENT EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
Ability to successfully execute all aspects of a small business start-up having helped start 4 local organizations
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel
Adobe In-Design, Photoshop and Illustrator
Speak some conversational Spanish