david friday

owner

About

My primary objective is to see the Hipster Home brand grow into a strong regional housewares/furniture store and continue to develop www.HipsterHome.com into a strong web presence. My strongest assets are my willingness to listen, work ethic and ability to lead and be led.

Country

united states

City

philadelphia

Industry

furniture

Skill

small business, fitness, rehabilitation, design, furniture, art, hardware, ekg technician, retail, marketing, graphic design, public speaking, social media marketing, sales, customer service, event management, interior design, illustrator, space planning, furnishings, blogging, product design, trade shows, brand development, interior architecture

Experience

executive sales

ultra hardware products

2000-1 - 2008-1 · 8 yrs 1 mo

Managed outside sales for the Philadelphia region, New Jersey & Delaware

trainer

platoon fitness

1998-1 - 2000-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Developed and operated a branch of Platoon Fitness in Plymouth Meeting/Lafayette Hill which included running and growing a daily outdoor training routine for clients to meet their fitness goals.

owner

the buff shop

1997-1 - 2000-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Personal exercise studio targeting clients with specific healthcare needs that included general fitness programs & rehab specific programs for cardiac/pulmonary patients. Also offered in house exercise training and fitness studio design.

cardio and pulmonary exercise specialist

montgomery hospital

1992-9 - 2000-9 · 8 yrs 1 mo

Started out working as a physiologist at Montgomery Fitness (in hospital) working the main fitness floor caring for all fitness members and patients. Later helped to develop and operate the corporate exercise program at Sperry Unisys, Rhone-Poulenc Rhorer & Smithkline. Eventually became the lead physiologist for outpatient Phase III Cardio/Pulmonary Rehab Program & ECG Technician at Montgomery Hospital & was also instrumental in the development of Montgomery Hospitals cardio-pulmonary exercise rehabilitation program.

floor sales

ikea group

1985-1 - 1989-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Sales duties in the rug department and marketplace which included customer service, floor sales and general merchandising.

owner

hipster home and hipsterhome.com

2007-6 - Present · 19 yrs 4 mos

Creator, owner and operator of Hipster Home Housewares Store, Hipster Home webstore, Hipster Home blog and all Hipster Home related social media. We are Philadelphia's largest dealer for Gus Modern Furniture, Blu Dot, Umbra & Geneva Sound Systems. Our goal is to grow the Hipster Home brand into a strong regional housewares store that is forward thinking, dependable and efficient. Winner of Best Housewares Store / Hot List in Philadelphia 6 years in a row including Best of the Main Line, Hottest New Store in Philadephia, Best of Yelp & Best Housewares by Main Line Today Magazine. Hipster Home has also garnished national attention being voted one of the Top 50 Small Retailers in the US by Home Accents Today Magazine and rated the Best Housewares Store in Philadelphia for 2012 by the US Commerce Association. As of 2013 Hipster Home has been tagged as an Umbra Partner Brand Store along with Gus Modern Furniture.