Leslie Nist

About Leslie Nist

New product innovation in the plant-based products category for Private Brand is where I bring ingredient suppliers together with manufacturers and retailers to create healthy and delicious foods and beverages. I am an Insight Expert with a unique capacity to quickly gain an accurate and deep intuitive understanding of a person or opportunity. It is not always easy to see all of the moving parts in a particular issue or decision, but insight makes it easy for me to quickly zoom out and get a clear view. This helps me see new ways that might not be obvious at first glance and find unconventional solutions that others might miss.My passion to bring creative ideas to market that solve problems and help people feel better has been strengthened by a lifetime of experience with family on the Autism spectrum. “You cannot solve problems by using the same kind of thinking that created them” Albert Einstein

Experience

1. Director of Marketing and Sales

   Aspen Sales Group, Llc

   Jul 2013 — Present · Naples, FL, US

Education

• Penn State University

  Liberal Arts, Hospitality Management

  1979 — 1981

Skills

• Leadership
• Marketing Communications
• Marketing
• Team Building
• Advertising
• Email Marketing
• Social Media Marketing
• Food & Beverage
• Customer Service
• Trade Shows
• Sales
• Online Advertising
• Online Marketing
• Strategic Planning
• Start-Ups
• Business Development
• Social Media
• Food
• Entrepreneurship
• Nonprofits
• Retail
• Small Business
• Marketing Strategy
• Social Networking
• New Business Development