Gary M. Freedman

Current

• CEO at Miles Consulting Group, LLC

Past

• Event Staff at Sleep Train Pavilion
• District Manager at Ace Hardware Corporation
• Senior Retail Performance Consultant at Ace Hardware

• Store Manager at Orchard Supply Hardware
• Assistant Manager at Orchard Supply Hardware
• First Assistant Manager at Handyman of California
• Store Manager at Ygnacio Valley High School Student Store

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Education

• Langevin Learning
• Diablo Valley College
• Ygnacio Valley High School

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Connections

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Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

• Twitter
• Ideas blog to make more money

Gary M. Freedman’s Summary

In retail for over 32 years. Expertise in Retail Operations and implementation, including: Merchandising, Retail Pricing and Retail Sales Growth Initiatives. Unique ability to develop ideas to generate sales and profits in businesses, where no one else can see them.

Marketing, Margins,Management,Retail Execution Specialist

Gary M. Freedman’s Specialties:

Motivational speaker, Product $election guru, Margin Master(C) expert, Trainer extraordinaire. When you want to grow profits and sales, we are the ones to call

Gary M. Freedman’s Experience

• CEO

  Miles Consulting Group, LLC

  (Management Consulting industry)

  October 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

  We work with Independent retailers around the world to help them improve their top and bottom lines with proven ideas, and ways to implement them.

• Event Staff

  Sleep Train Pavilion

  (Public Company; LYV; Entertainment industry)

  February 1999 — October 2009 (10 years 9 months)

  Security for property. Deal with Drunks, fights, and keep patrons secure and safe.

• District Manager

  Ace Hardware Corporation

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Wholesale industry)

  July 2003 — October 2007 (4 years 4 months)

  Responsible for Contra Costa and Alameda County.

• Senior Retail Performance Consultant

  Ace Hardware

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Retail industry)

  December 1999 — June 2003 (3 years 7 months)

  Responsible for training in 1,300 stores in the West. Conducted training classes for everyone from clerks, to Owners of Multi-Million dollar companies.

• Store Manager

  Orchard Supply Hardware

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Retail industry)

  1985 — 1999 (14 years )

  Manage a Nine Million dollar a year Retail Hardware store

• Assistant Manager

  Orchard Supply Hardware

  (Public Company; Management Consulting industry)

  1985 — 1999 (14 years )

• First Assistant Manager

  Handyman of California

  (Retail industry)

  1977 — 1985 (8 years )

• Store Manager

  Ygnacio Valley High School Student Store

  (Management Consulting industry)

  September 1975 — May 1977 (1 year 9 months)

  Responsible for operations of the schools student store, including ordering, customer service, and the staffing.

Gary M. Freedman’s Education

• Langevin Learning

  n/a , Certified Trainer , 2000 — 2000

• Diablo Valley College

  AA , Business, Administration of Justice , 1977 — 1997

• Ygnacio Valley High School

  Diploma , General , 1974 — 1977

  Activities and Societies:

  Store Manager of school store, Humor columnist for school paper

Additional Information

Gary M. Freedman’s Websites:

• Twitter
• Ideas blog to make more money

Gary M. Freedman’s Interests:

Social Networking sites,Reading, Being with my wife

Gary M. Freedman’s Groups:

California Reserve Peace Officers Association
Concord Police Reserve Officers Association-President

•    Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
•    Retail Management
•    Retail Industry Professionals Group
•    Ace Alumni
•    Orchard Supply Hardware
•    WORD-OF-MOUTH & BUZZ MARKETING FOCUS Subgroup of Marketing, PR & Sales Innovators Group
•    SOCIAL NETWORKING FOCUS Subgroup of Marketing, PR & Sales Innovators Group
•    National Retail Federation
•    Harvey Mackay: Lifetime Job Secrets

Gary M. Freedman’s Honors:

Concord Police Department, Reserve Officer of the year, 2007
Concord Police Department, letter of commendation from the Cheif March 2007
Ace Hardware employee of the quarter award 3rd qtr. 2004
Ace Hardware Friends of Training award 2004

Gary M. Freedman’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• getting back in touch