Experience
I have 29 years of retail
experience:
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Expanded from one
optical store to five stores which I later sold
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Built from the ground
up an Arby's Roast Beef in 1984 and still own it today
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Opened and operated a
rock and roll night club for two years
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Opened a Country
Kitchen in 1995
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Purchased another
Country Kitchen in a nearby town
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Sold both Country
Kitchen's to a pizza chain in 2003
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Was Director of
Franchising for a pizza chain
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Opened a Cold Stone
Creamery ice cream shop in 2005 and still operate
Having worked through and
around numerous experiences have included:
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Obtained millions of
dollars in financing for various projects
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Faced road construction
issues for two years at one location
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Had major competitors
open six months after opening two operations
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Numerous and frivolous
lawsuits
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Faced salmonella scares
with two chains
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Watched helplessly as
one chain shrank by two thirds
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Went through the labor
shortages of 1999 and 2000 when you hired anyone who walked through the
door
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