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Leadership Coach & Supply Chain Partner
Solid years of experience in a plethora of different fields of business landed me here, talking to you!! With hard work, accountability, and training, I'm here to show you growth and RESULTS are possible. Are you ready to increase your organization's productivity, build a strong team, and make an impact? I'm here to empower and support your leadership success every step of the way.
Let’s explore together!!!! Let’s find your success!!!
The Beginning
Throughout my entire life, I found myself in professions that placed me in positions of helping and delivering messages. For my first job, I worked in my neighborhood cell phone/pager store that had a program for kids that prepared them for success when they went out into the world on their own. After that, I took a job at a printing company where it was my duty to ensure the paper’s print went out in a timely and accurate manner. Soon, I found out through the twists and turns of life, that I was meant for something more than just managing and delivering messages, I was meant to lead others!!!
My college career took me through a Human Resources internship where I learned about the employee side of a company. This is where my true journey began. You might be wondering how one internship changed my life. This was the starting point of where I began my career as a leader, despite studying leadership in business school. The pivotal moment that tied it all together was when I walked into the office of the VP of HR and asked her how she was able to have her staff seemingly always so content, compassionate, and easygoing despite the stress and hardships of the HR world. She looked at me gracefully and said, “Todd, if you ever become a leader, always remember that employees will emulate their leadership, on every single level.” That single statement changed me forever.
I continued through a long and diverse 13-year career in the world of engineering. I started out in shipping, worked my way up to procurement and purchasing, and eventually assisted in project management. It was there I learned valuable organization skills, but most importantly, people skills. I made a drastic jump and landed in the logistics and supply chain field. This was the beginning of my own personal discovery and realization that what the world needs is more people who are passionate about success and development. I began learning the ups and downs of the business, establishing work characteristics that the field needed for success. It is also where I took it upon myself to mold and hybrid myself for success.
Success is in every individual. You just have to find it.
The Change
Having an attitude of camaraderie and a mindset of development, along with concise, but easy-going leadership skills, moved me forward into an opportunity to become the coordinator of training and development. I accepted and was now on a new path into a world that needed to be built from the ground up, which was creating a development program for new hires and current employees. I was thrust into breaking down and rebuilding a training program, but also in charge of retention and everything involved with changing the dynamics of the operation. I found a way to flourish, with limited resources, working within the 3PL business model. I was able to grow and learn, and this experience prepared me for the grand finale.
I received a call from a former general manager that asked me to come to his facility and completely rebuild the training program for his company. The goal was to bring new life back into the warehouse post COVID. I accepted the offer, moved to a new location with my family, and dove headfirst into the task at hand.
Slowly, but surely, my energy and unique people-oriented management style began to infuse the team and together we built a strong department. We increased productivity to 91%, and after only one year, were able to retain 88% of our employees. The team’s success was not done; other warehouses picked up on our progress and wanted insight!!! The general manager from another distribution center and his newly hired training manager came to shadow me and learn the ropes of my methods and take this information back to their home base to garner the same success. In five days, I showed him how to lead, direct, and most importantly, build a culture of a family-oriented environment that fostered hard work, accountability, growth, and RESULTS.
This is my story, which can become your new story and your new success.