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Gary Kessler

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General Manager at Bote Paddleboards
Fort Lauderdale | US

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  • Communication
  • Supervisory Skills
  • Team Management
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Interests

Music
Travel
Professional sports
Food / cooking

Industries

Fashion
Lifestyle
Music
Outdoor
Skate
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Gary

<p>Veteran action sports and lifestyle retailer with over 20 years of experience.

Expertise in operations and field training, leadership and development. Visionary with proven ability to increase profit, improve service and optimize growth. Diverse experience through medium size to large, global brands.</p>

Trajectory

Nov 2022 — Now
Showroom General Manager @ BOTE Paddle Boards · BOTE
General Manager duties included but were not limited to: - Daily operations of store located at Fort Lauderdale, FL - Hiring, training and development of staff - Local marketing and monthly/quarterly store events and promotions. - Implementation of all company directives including policy and procedure - Analyzing sales, KPI and P & L reports to maximize store contribution - All product ordering, inventory maintenance and logistics - Motivation of management team and staff to meet operational and organizational goals
Sep 2021 — Nov 2022
General Manager · Travis Mathew
General Manager duties included but were not limited to: - Daily operations of store located at Boca Town Center, Boca Raton, FL - Hiring, training and development of staff - Local marketing and monthly/quarterly store events and promotions. - Implementation of all company directives including policy and procedure - Analyzing sales, KPI and P & L reports to maximize store contribution - Motivation of management team and staff to meet operational and organizational goals
Dec 2019 — Sep 2021
Operations Manager · Island Daze
Operations Manager duties included but were not limited to: - Leading customer service team - Leading independent sales rep force - Developing and implementing policy and procedure - Generating and distributing all sales and inventory reporting - Overseeing warehouse, logistics, receiving and distribution - Overseeing art/graphics department - Developing retail strategy for brick and mortar resort retail concept
Oct 2018 — May 2019
General Manager · Pressed Juicery
General Manager duties included but were not limited to: - Hiring, onboarding, training and development - Daily store operations and scheduling - All product and supply ordering from internal and external vendors - Monitoring, interpreting and executing on KPI and sales and inventory reports - Local marketing and promotions - Maintaining physical plant and equipment
Oct 2017 — Feb 2018
Director Of Retail Operations · Surf Line Hawaii / Jams
Director of Retail Operations duties included but were not limited to: - Report generation and distributions - Development of policy and procedure for retail operations - New store planning and execution (International Market Place, Honolulu, HI) - POS development through Shopify - Product development and planning - New hire training and development
Oct 2016 — Oct 2017
Director of Retail Operations · Adventure Sports Inc. a division of Pryde Group Americas
Director of Retail Operations duties included but were not limited to: - Development and implementation of retail policy and procedure - 3rd party product development and purchasing - Overseeing daily store operations - Planning for yearly trade shows and twice yearly warehouse clearance sale - Event planning and execution for retail stores - Visual merchanding lead
Aug 2015 — Sep 2016
Manager of Retail Operations · Bunulu / Bealls Dept. Stores
Manager of Retail Operations included but were not limited to: - New store opening planning and execution - Store manager hiring, onboarding, training and development - Development and implementation of all policy and procedure - Lead for opening of three new coastal lifestyle stores in Florida (Estero, Palm Beach and Jacksonville) - POS, CRM and back-office systems training for all store managers - Visual merchandising - Store visits and evaluation of management and staff
Jul 2014 — Sep 2014
Director of New Stores · Nekter Juice Bar
Director of New Stores duties included but were not limited to: - Development of new store opening procedures - Partnering with district managers, real estate, construction and supply chain (and other stake holders) to gather and collate information to develop new store opening procedures for nationwide expansion.
Jan 2013 — Dec 2013
Hawaii Regional Sales Manager · Surftech
Hawaii Regional Sales Manager duties included but were not limited to: - Lead for all product sales on Hawaiian islands and Guam - Development and implementation of wholesale and retail sales strategy - Lead for all warehouse logistics and planning - Hired, trained and developed warehouse and retail personal - Cultivation of business relationships with key decision makers - Ensured high-level of completion and customer satisfaction for retail and whole sale customers
Jul 2011 — Feb 2012
District Manager · Quiksilver
Southern California District Manager duties included but were not limited to: - Daily operations lead for 10 stores - Opening of two flagship locations in Newport Beach and Venice, CA - Analyzing sales data, P & L reports, payroll budgets, KPI's, etc. to maximize store/district contribution - Drove implementation of company programs, motivating and supporting store management teams to develop and execute action plans to meet operational and organizational objectives.
Jul 2002 — Jul 2011
District Manager · Quiksilver
Southeastern US District Manager duties included but were not limited to: - Daily operations lead for 10 stores - Opening of flagship locations on South Beach, Miami, FL - Opening lead for 15 retail locations including Orlando, FL, Paramus, NJ, Tempe, AZ, Boulder, CO, Times Square, NY, Montreal and Toronto, Canada. - Analyzing sales data, P & L reports, payroll budgets, KPI's, etc. to maximize store/district contribution - Drove implementation of company programs, motivating and supporting store management teams to develop and execute action plans to meet operational and organizational objectives.
Jul 2001 — Jul 2002
General Manager · Quiksilver
General Manager duties included but were not limited to: - Daily operations of outlet store located at Sawgrass Mills, Sunrise, FL - Hiring, training and development of staff - Implementation of all company directives including policy and procedure - Analyzing sales, KPI and P & L reports to maximize store contribution - Motivation of management team and staff to meet operational and organizational goals
Aug 2000 — Jul 2001
General Manager · Quiksilver
General Manager duties included but were not limited to: - Daily operations of flagship store located in SOHO, NY - Hiring, training and development of staff - Implementation of all company directives including policy and procedure - Analyzing sales, KPI and P & L reports to maximize store contribution - Motivation of management team and staff to meet operational and organizational goals
Oct 1999 — Aug 2000
General Manager · Quiksilver
General Manager duties included but were not limited to: - Daily operations of flagship store located in Boston, MA - Hiring, training and development of staff - Implementation of all company directives including policy and procedure - Analyzing sales, KPI and P & L reports to maximize store contribution - Motivation of management team and staff to meet operational and organizational goals

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Education history

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Florida Atlantic University

| 1999 - 2001

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Kurt Hurley

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