Ariel Graham

Current

• Owner,CEO/President at Grahamco LLC, dba Lot 44 Coffee

Past

• Chief Operations Officer at Mr. Bean's Coffee
• Vice President, Operations at Steve's Kona Joe Coffee
• District Manager, LA Region Coffee Lead,LA Region Pastry lead, Store Manager at Starbucks Coffee Company

• Manager at The Abbey

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Education

• University of California, Los Angeles
• University of California, Santa Cruz

Connections

33 connections

Industry

Food & Beverages

Websites

• My Company

Ariel Graham’s Summary

Coffee executive with 17 years of results driven experience in the industry. Top trainer and performer on all levels throughout my career. Knowledgeable in all aspects of retail sales operations for multiple locations/start-ups,identifying financial indicators,executing advertising/marketing plans,inventory control,training program development,financial accountability, customer service,product offerings and coffee,coffee,coffee!

I have worked at small start-ups as well as corporate environments and had the unique opportunity of involvement for 9 years in Starbucks growth and development. I have currently launched my own coffee company Lot 44 Coffee, located on Gallery Row in the historic Douglas Lofts in downtown Los Angeles. We have recently opened our new art gallery and are an active member of Art Walk the second Thursday of each month.

I look forward to doing coffee L.A. style with a focus on sustainable, shade grown, organic and small farm gems,fabulous pastries and handmade artisan chocolates.

Ariel Graham’s Specialties:

Employee development, HR compliance/coaching /development, strategic roll-outs/implementation and development of policy/procedure, turnaround expert (prolific in turning non performing stores into money makers ),start-up consultant ( from initial concept, to business plan, store lay-out, build-out,product pick,vendors,financials, hire,train )

Ariel Graham’s Experience

• Owner,CEO/President

  Grahamco LLC, dba Lot 44 Coffee

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Food & Beverages industry)

  July 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)

• Chief Operations Officer

  Mr. Bean's Coffee

  (Privately Held; Food & Beverages industry)

  April 2006 — May 2007 (1 year 2 months)

• Vice President, Operations

  Steve's Kona Joe Coffee

  (Privately Held; Food & Beverages industry)

  August 2005 — April 2006 (9 months)

• District Manager, LA Region Coffee Lead,LA Region Pastry lead, Store Manager

  Starbucks Coffee Company

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SBUX; Retail industry)

  October 1995 — February 2005 (9 years 5 months)

• Manager

  The Abbey

  (Public Company; Food & Beverages industry)

  1992 — 1995 (3 years)

Ariel Graham’s Education

• University of California, Los Angeles

  Master of Fine Arts , Theatre, Film and Television , 1985 — 1987

• University of California, Santa Cruz

  BA , Theatre

Additional Information

Ariel Graham’s Websites:

• My Company

Ariel Graham’s Interests:

Professional networking, new developments in the industry,gourmet food/cooking,exciting coffees,wine tasting,travel and working out.

Ariel Graham’s Honors:

Manager of the Quarter - Starbucks Coffee
President's Pin for outstanding leadership - Starbucks Coffee
3 time Back to Basics Award winner ( top 10 districts in Western Zone for customer service and cleanliness) - Starbucks Coffee

Ariel Graham’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

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