Kurt Dean

Accomplished management executive with a 20+ year tenure of success leading strategic operations and business development in diverse environments. Broad operational leadership background supplemented by sales, marketing, and customer service expertise. Diverse experience directing the strategy, planning, and execution of startup, turnaround, and growth initiatives. Motivational team leader with a proven ability to identify talent, maximize potential, and build high-performing, results-driven organizations. * Provided the vision, leadership, strategy, and action to redesign organization structure and culture, inspiring and motivating teams to excel in start-up, early-stage, high-growth, and turnaround environments. * Led development of strategies to identify emerging trends and introduce product improvements to drive business development and ongoing operational growth and expansion. * Devised new concept store models that earned highest revenues and top customer satisfaction scores, serving as templates for continuous growth of division throughout the nation.