Expertise in Driving Growth & Revenues, Competitive Positioning, Assessing Profits & Value in Executive Management
Strategic thinking operations & business development leader with extensive experience improving performance & driving growth for startup & turnaround organizations. Strong track record increasing profitability & market share through clear strategic direction & exemplary tactical planning. Broad-based expertise includes overall business leadership, launching startups, P&L management, contract negotiations, process improvement, & capital allocation. Dedicated to building & developing senior management teams that consistently exceed performance expectations. Executive strength & expertise in General Management, Operations, Human Resources, Finance & Administration, Sales, Marketing & Business Development, Multi-site Operations, Mergers, Acquisitions, Joint Ventures & Alliances.

• Growing, controlling & supporting a diverse investment banking effort with high profile clients & companies.
• Purchased, marketed, developed & GM four restaurants into profitable, fine dining establishments.
• Cultivated a niche business into Athletes 2000 Inc., a multi-million organization, via talent recruitment & strategic managing.
• Led a Health & Fitness chain to achieve unprecedented sales goals over 14 years from $2-14 Million.
• Attained, controlled & maintained real estate holding in excess of $20M for commercial, residential & private use.
• Served as a film Executive Producer that received international recognition & won awards at numerous worldwide festivals.
• Employed, trained, & mentored over 1000 employees, 90 at one time, during the course of my 35-year career.
• Participated in raising over $5M over 11 years of fundraising for WARC & Special Olympics.
• Host family educator/mentor for 25 years for over 150 guests from 40 countries, studying & improving English language skills.

Licensed Real Estate Agent, USTA & USPTA, American Counseling Association, SAG, AFTRA, AEA Memberships.

I also raise capital for the qualified business venture, unique environment, merger or acquisition.

Dear Sir or Madam:

I would appreciate to be considered for an executive role or senior management position. I am a high net worth individual searching for the right culture, where ambition and intuitiveness are the main catalysts of progression. My areas of expertise include Executive Management, Operation Management, Human Resources Generalist, Consulting, Real Estate, Personal Management, Hospitality, Food & Beverage, Education, Fund Raising and Health & Fitness.

Throughout my 35-year career, the vast interaction and networking with colleagues, top professionals, experts, educators, entertainment professionals, business owners, CEOs, Presidents, fundraisers, salespeople, employees, family, friends, and associates, has allowed me the tremendous latitude to develop long-term business relationships. At any given time, I am able to draw upon my network and expand my interactions to create new verticals of opportunity. I have acquired this privilege through consistently ethical sales and marketing practices during my career. My diverse career has privileged my expertise in wood working manufacturing, warehousing, restaurants, supermarkets, show business, parks & recreation, health & fitness, professional sports, property management, venture capital, private equity, educational counseling, & personal management

My successes are built on: analytical skills applied to increasing profits; emotional resilience learned from my graduate studies in Counseling and Human Development; and communication skills, managing up, across and down, leading people toward organizational goals together, as evidenced by my leadership of Athletes 2000, restaurant and real estate holdings and charity work.

I am often credited with the ability to ask the right questions. This is because I can see the big picture, think cross-functionally and manage the decision-making process efficiently.

If these are the kinds of skills that can find a home in your organization, please contact me so we can begin further discussions. I can help take a small or mid-sized company to the next level or re-organize the infrastructure to increase the bottom line. I relate effectively to diverse audiences, and I have always enjoyed positive relationships and high retention rates with my employees as well as repeat and referral business with my clients.

The opportunity that I am seeking will offer a negotiable total compensation package that is reasonable and customary to the position, hopefully with benefits and growth with a target in the low to mid six figures. I am thoroughly aware of salary limits and will adjust accordingly. If you have additional questions after you read my resume, please feel free to contact me. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your time and considerations.

Sincerely,

Chris Harris
BBA, MS ED, Ph.D. Cand.