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JOSHUA STONE

Springfield

Summary

Professional with strong background in driving business growth and optimizing performance. Skilled in strategic planning, data analysis, and customer acquisition. Known for effective collaboration, adaptability, and delivering results in dynamic environments. Highly valued for leadership, problem-solving, and communication abilities. Effective at galvanizing and motivating a team to achieve higher results.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Growth

The Property Gurus
03.2023 - Current
  • Increased revenue, developing strategic partnerships and negotiating favorable contract terms.
  • Reduced churn rate with proactive communication and tailored engagement initiatives.
  • Cultivated a strong company culture, offering ongoing training opportunities and promoting from within whenever possible.
  • Launched successful new products to market by conducting thorough market research and competitive analysis.
  • Hired and trained outbound sales agents as well as traditional real estate agents.

Insurance Agent

Castle Advisors
01.2022 - 03.2023
  • Developed tailored insurance solutions to meet client needs and improve customer satisfaction.
  • Conducted thorough policy reviews to ensure compliance with industry regulations and best practices.
  • Trained new agents on product offerings, sales techniques, and customer service protocols.
  • Analyzed market trends to identify opportunities for growth and competitive positioning.
  • Consistently ranked in the top two producers of one of the top five offices in the US.

Area General Manager

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
06.2019 - 12.2021
  • Earned repeated promotions building and growing teams with multiple stores while continuing to set new company records with sales performance in my home store. Presently responsible for maintenance, sales projections, ordering, and sales growth for multiple Freddy’s stores. Oversee the hiring, growth, scheduling and retention of over 100 employees.
  • General Manager, 2016-07 to 2017-11, 2019-07 to 2021-06
  • Assistant General Manager, 2015-03 to 2016-07
  • Assistant Manager, 2014-05 to 2015-03
  • Supervisor, 2013-08 to 2014-05
  • Cook/Lead Trainer, 2012-12 to 2013-08

General Manager

Sonic
03.2018 - 06.2019
  • Worked to provide great food and service in a drive-in restaurant concept. Responsible for training and service execution as well as truck orders, equipment and building maintenance, p&l analysis and budget setting, inventory count and analysis.
  • Assistant General Manager, 2017-11 to 2018-03

Education

High School Diploma -

Parkview High School
Springfield, MO
05-2008

Skills

  • CRM management
  • Creative direction
  • Customer acquisition
  • Analytics tools
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Customer service
  • Time management
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Attention to detail
  • Team leadership
  • Organizational skills

Key Accomplishments

  • Established the first certified training store for the company allowing for internal management training and promotion with corporate approval.
  • Consistently ranked in the top 5 stores with highest average unit volume with over $55k in sales per week.
  • Improved guest interactions through consistent and forward thinking training resulting in 98.3% secret shopper scores.
  • Boosted employee retention to 64% by establishing consistent rewards and recognition programs.
  • Helped Lead the opening and training of 6 different locations setting corporate records for continued sales performance sustained during a new store open in the process.
  • Worked with franchise owner to design new grill flow to improve efficiency setting record lows and dropping production time by an average of 44 seconds per order.
  • Sales improved consistently an average of 12.28% year over year under my leadership and execution.
  • Received newcomer of the year award for improved consistency in operational execution with: improved guest surveys 18% increase in satisfaction, lowered late ticket percentage 5.3%, and labor control 1.8%
  • Awarded second place for year over year sales growth in my first year with 5.58% increase setting the location on pace to achieve over $1million in sales for the first time in 3 years.

Timeline

Director of Growth

The Property Gurus
03.2023 - Current

Insurance Agent

Castle Advisors
01.2022 - 03.2023

Area General Manager

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
06.2019 - 12.2021

General Manager

Sonic
03.2018 - 06.2019

High School Diploma -

Parkview High School
JOSHUA STONE