Expert Details

Convenience Store Industry, Gift Card Industry, Automotive Industry, Rent-A-Car Industry

ID: 731492 Illinois, USA

Expert has extensive experience in the Convenience Store Industry, the Incentive Marketing Industry, and the Automotive Industry - including Rental cars. He has consulted on many topics involving beer, beverages, bottled water, soft drinks, energy drinks, tobacco, gift cards, and loyalty programs. Expert also has started many businesses, from small businesses, franchises, and built some companies into mid-market entities. He has been involved in business his whole life, including business management, start-ups, business strategy, marketing, and sales management. He has also developed the first independent retailer trade show as well as participated in many trade shows in various industries.

Expert is the Executive Vice President for his consulting firm. He has developed, marketed, and sold phone cards, gift cards in the US and Europe and provides merchant processing for all industries, including high risk and international. He regularly attends The PrePaid Press Expo and other financial services trade shows and provides expert analysis and recommendations to hundreds of clients looking for a better solution for their merchant processing needs.

Consulted on various retail chains in the convenience store industryConsulted on many products in the convenience store and gift card industriesPerformed Consulting for Blue Ridge Travel Plaza, providing a report to help fix deficiencies in the operationPerformed Consulting for Charlie's Convenience Stores in St. Paul Minnesota, providing a report to help fix deficiencies in the operations of (2) two storesPerformed Consulting for MetroPetro in Minneapolis Minnesota, providing a report to help fix deficiencies in the operation

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1980	Degree: Attended (4) years college	Subject: Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing	Institution: University of Illinois - Champaign, IL

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2013 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: President/CEO	Department:
Responsibilities: Expert provides consulting services, broker services, merchandising and sales for the convenience store, financial services, and hospitality industries. Expert has two divisions - Smart Technology Products and C-Store New!, which service various retailers with solutions for their businesses. They represent Luxury Life Brands, including HappyOrNot, 24/7 Rep Manager, and Smartdock - Diversegy, Dealstruck, Smartender, Vapor4Life, Colibri, and other leading products and brands.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2007 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: President/CEO	Department:
Responsibilities: Oversee complete organization with full responsibilities.

International Experience

Years	Country / Region	Summary
Years: 2007 to Present	Country / Region: Germany	Summary: Managing Director. I started up this international division from the ground up - negotiating and finalizing a contract with Shell Oil Company - finding space, negotiating lease terms, providing direction and decision making on the build out - hired staff and trained, provided management oversight.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
NACS, Glenview Walk Estates HOA, IPMA

Professional Appointments
Glenview Walk Estates HOA

Awards / Recognition
Inc. 500/5000 awards - multiple years, Crains's Fastest Growing Company - multiple years, Crain's Largest Privately Held Company - numerous years, Ernst & Young Midwest Regional Finalist - Entrepreneur of the Year

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
He has represented many consumers as a expert witness in automobile fraud cases. He has worked with numerous attorneys in this field.

Training / Seminars
Expert has spoken at numerous industry events, mainly in the convenience store and incentive marketing industries.

Vendor Selection
Expert's work at Royal Buying Group, Inc., included the sourcing and negotiation with hundreds of suppliers for the industry.

Marketing Experience
Expert is well-connected to these industries. He consultants on a regular basis with all segments in the channel.

Other Relevant Experience
An instructor for all business courses at a junior college following college. Very good at developing a career path for employees.

Language Skills

Language	Proficiency
German	Basic understanding

Fields of Expertise

beer, beverage, bottled water, business, business management, business startup, business strategy, marketing, sales management, soft drink, tobacco, trade show, credit card, financial service, loyalty marketing, mobile payment, sales planning, payment, merchandising, payment terms, retail sales, marketing strategy, petroleum marketing, oil marketing, sales analysis, retail industry management, retail management, line of credit, credit card terminal, electronic verification system, home equity line of credit, home equity loan, banking, corporate responsibility, customer segmentation, customer satisfaction, market development, business development, retailer, business ethics, ecommerce, small business, entrepreneurship, Internet marketing, marketing mix, marketing brand management, marketing database, consumer purchasing behavior, distribution channel, promotion, market assessment, consumer demographics, marketing communications, direct mail, advertising, public relations, food marketing, business intelligence, competitive intelligence, magnetic card, gasoline marketing, automobile air conditioning compressor, electronic marketing, retail automation, automobile radio, consumer product marketing, automobile battery, automobile battery recycling, automobile gas emissions analyzer, debit card, corporate strategic planning, automatic automotive transmission system, management, market research, automobile racing, automobile, automotive repair, automotive maintenance