Laura Sayles

Experience

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  Waterway Restaurants, d/b/a The Down Under and Casa Vecchia Restaurants

  Jan 1979 - Jun 1996

  General Manager / Director of Operations

  Food and Beverage ManagementManaged a fine dining upscale restaurant which seated 250 guests.Planned private and corporate events as well as winery dinners with owners and winemakers from France and California.Participated in marketing and public relations events including press dinners. Interacted with customers to ensure their satisfaction on a daily basis.Trained and worked in Paris to learn the French wine and champagne market. Sponsored by vendors to participate in seminars, training sessions, and winery visits in Napa Valley. Show less

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  La Vieille Maison, Old House LTD

  Jun 1996 - Dec 2006

  Controller / Operations

  Full accounting for restaurant including Financial Staements, P & L statments; all HR, all insurance administraion, and operations tasks.

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  Great Tastes Fine Wine and Gift Shop

  Sept 1998 - Sept 2007

  Owner/Manager

  Developed business and marketing plan for new business venture and started a “ground-up” retail operation, Great Tastes Fine Wines and Unique Gifts, working with vendors, business partners, and suppliers,Produced marketing tools and advertising campaigns throughout South Florida; established contacts with the written press; and served as an advisor to local publications on feature articles which generated a widespread and diverse clientele.Negotiated contracts which featured 1,000 different highly rated wines and upscale gifts including Vera Bradley, Santa Barbara Ceramics, Vietri Italian Ceramics, Riedel Crystal, Trapp Scented Candles, and Unique Glassware and Home Accessories.Expanded sales with existing clients by providing superior customer service, consultative selling, and developing personalized business relationships. Show less

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  Mancini's and Magna Casa Development

  Oct 2009 - Oct 2011

  Manager and Accountant

  Administration and Accounting for Restaurants, and Accounting for Deveoper. Oversight of inventory controls, P & L, Financials, Payroll, other related management and administration.

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  Selected Brands Distributors, LLC

  Oct 2011 - Oct 2012

  Resume Laura Picot Sayles

  Business Development and MarketingCoordinated supplier market visits and collateral sales materials for sales team for a wine distributor.Prepared daily sales analysis updates targeting areas of importance to management.Sales team support and customer service.Retail chain sales administration and coordination.

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  Integra Hospitality

  Nov 2012 - Jan 2017

  President

  Full day to day management and decision making, financial oversight, marketing, and remote operations of two full service family bowling centers and two billiard halls and bars with annual sales of $4 million + and 95 employees.Upcoming project: American Icon Brewery, Vero Beach, FL

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  CENTURY 21®

  Jan 2017 - now

  Realtor®, GRI