GARY P. FEARON

5104 North Smalley Avenue (816) 379-0246 (Mobile)

Kansas City, Missouri 64119 (E-Mail)

LEADER, SALES AND PROJECT MANAGER

An accomplished, results-driven leader offering successful experience driving market share, brand recognition, revenue improvement through strategic marketing, financial planning, and effective brandmanagement. I am positioned to deliver leadership excellence, proven resource maximization methodology, innovative operational efficiency, and track record that yield measurable outcome. Hands-on manager with proven career history marked by explosive sales growth and successful product launches and is willing to do some traveling.

Professional Strength and Abilities

  • Outstanding Writing & Presentation Skills
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  • P&L Management

  • Problem Solving
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  • Decision Making

  • Training and Leadership Development
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  • Negotiation and Persuasion

  • Multi-level operations
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  • Mentoring and Motivation

  • Budgeting
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  • Public Relations

  • Marketing
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  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Professional Experience

General Manager, J Enterprises Inc, Kansas City MO, 2009 to present

  • Increased sales 25% in first quarter of implementing company’s first comprehensive promotional strategy for location through marketing.
  • Provided ongoing operational process analysis, mitigated “scope creep,” communicated project status, and identified and resolved operational issues and constraints.
  • Developed, managed, and grew marketing and sales team.
  • Improved customer retention to exceed company and industry standards.
  • Cultivated and maintained excellent relationships with customers, clients, and state regulators.
  • Strategically maintained financial presence through careful budgeting working with top executives.

Team Leader (Sales), Cingular Wireless LLC, Kansas City MO, 2006 to 2009

  • Established new businesswith small business owners to increase sales by 23%.
  • Conceived, planned and executed marketing events, such as booths at potential clients businesses, with excellent measureable results, including direct and indirect ROI.
  • Ranked as 1 of the top leaders in the area.
  • Listened attentively to customers to provide them with excellent service.

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Professional Experience, continues

General Manager, Access Rent to Own, Kansas City MO, 2005-2006

  • Recruited to design and lead operations focused on sales management, marketing, service quality, process improvement, team solutions, Public relations, and leadership development for educating and training specializing in the improvement of organizational performance.
  • Recruited, screened and hired new staff to lead other locations.
  • Grew business 50% in less than a year.
  • Reduced operational cost by 25% in less than a year by day-to-day operations.

General Manager, Rent A Center, Kansas City MO, 1999-2005

  • Hired trained and Promoted over 20 employees who moved on to run other locations.
  • Ensured revenue growth, business P&L, and operation management
  • Attained fast track promotion through series of increasingly responsible positions.
  • Increased sales by 25% yearly to be recognized in the million dollar club.

Personnelman, US Navy, 1995-1999

  • Identified personnel on active or inactive duty and billets in manpower authorizations. Determined skills, knowledge, aptitude, or qualifications to match people and jobs.
  • Honorable Discharge.

Education and Affiliations

Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ

Master of Business Administration (MBA) with emphasis in Leadership

Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Applied Management

Member - Missouri Real Estate Board of Realtors