Shannon Garraway-Emery

▪Manage sales representatives planning, scheduling, and back-office administration, giving them the opportunity to focus directly on fitness equipment sales and business development. ▪Reconfigured various systems and processes to improve the overall efficiency and productivity of the fitness equipment supplier business. ▪Responsible for finances including: accounts receivable, accounts payable, bank reconciliations, manual/Ceridian payroll, and GST/PST calculations and remittances. ▪Planned, organized, and scheduled annual tradeshow presentations, which involved managing the logistics surrounding gym equipment, tradeshow materials, and staff, as well as assisting with booth set-up, and product demonstration. ▪Negotiate quotas and broker various deals with business partners to secure beneficial rates/business terms on items. ▪Experienced in the management of cross-border transactions, navigating customs documentation for product importing and exporting.

Restructure the fitness club, systems, processes and finances to over-come an $8000/month deficit and become profitable within four years. Increased revenue by $4000 per month over a 2 year period by redesigning the personal training department and re-training key personnel. Perform hiring for all club positions and negotiate lease arrangements with the land-lord which yielded a $30k saving over 5 years.