Sean Mcg. Powell

CEO & President @Gledhill Nursery, Inc

West Hartford, CT, US

Chief Executive Officer, Co-Owner, & Board Director of a garden center & landscape design/installation company, in business for 95 years. Generated $23 million revenue. Increased revenue by 71%. Increased net profit by 105% and strategically stabilized it during the Great Recession. Recent single-year increase of 316%. Cut operating expenses by 49% from 20••••15, without impacting customer service. Secured $1.1 million in financing from lending institutions and government agencies. 10-time regional customer-voted award for Advocate/CTNOW reader\'s poll for Best Nursery / Garden Center, 2-time winner for Best Landscaper, & 2-time national winner of Today\'s Garden Center\'s Revolutionary 100 Garden Centers. Administered all finances for the corporation, including purchasing & selling nursery assets, P&L, managing accounts receivable and payable. Conducted complex financial analyses & projections, using the resulting data to budget expenses & accurately forecast revenue trends. Performed over 95% of the business’ accounting, thereby cutting external CPA expenses. HR Director: Recruited new talent, managed weekly payroll, administered employee benefits programs, & ensured labor law compliance. Chief IT Administrator: Administered all aspects of the company computer systems: networking, troubleshooting, hardware & software installation, data security, & training. Installed, programmed, and maintained a fiber-optic data network to connect buildings & offices on company premises, and a digital telephone system, & resolved all troubleshooting and maintenance issues of these systems. Mastered the accounting software programs QuickBooks Pro, QB Enterprise Solutions, & QuickBooks Point of Sale Pro. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (macros, conditionals, statistical functions, trend projections, inter-workbook linking, complex graphs, etc.). Negotiated with land developers & assisted with development of complex real estate contracts.

UCLA

Master's Degree

University of California, Los Angeles

C.Phil.

University of Rochester

B.S.