Nick Gausling
Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer in Las Vegas, NV
Senior Operating Leader, Middle Market Retail & Consumer
With leadership experience across consumer businesses including startup, SMB, and large enterprise, I have developed a reputation for thinking multiple steps ahead and seeing around corners, identifying solutions that benefit both the customer and the bottom line. Serving customers through meaningful offerings, employees through meaningful work, and communities through meaningful presence is my overriding goal. My holistic approach forges strategic connections between otherwise-disparate departments, functions, and initiatives, and aligns the enterprise toward impactful long-term growth.
★ Conscious Leadership
★ Operational Improvement Expertise
★ Impressive Top & Bottom-Line Impact
KEY SKILLS: Leads from the front while empowering teams • Strategic mindset • Planner & organizer • Equally comfortable at both cultivating partnerships and interrogating a P&L • Integrates disparate information into a forward-facing gestalt system • Seamlessly blends Operational & Financial acumen • Communicates effectively in both the boardroom and the stockroom
Data-Literate Operator • Commercial Excellence • Process Optimization • Cross-Functional Projects • Business Development & Partnerships • Strategic Planning • Financially-Savvy Performance Management
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✬ LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE CONSUMER SECTOR
• Market-leading garment care, dry cleaning, and laundry services provider
• Multibillion-dollar specialty furniture retailer
• SMB specialty beverage manufacturer
• Consumer financial services & boutique venture capital
✬ RECOGNIZED EXPERTISE
• Quoted by leading business press like Forbes, CNBC, Fox Business, Yahoo! Finance, NASDAQ, Entrepreneur, U.S. News & World Report, and TheStreet
• Published author
• Speaker at events like Retail Summits and SAC
Find out more @ NickGausling.com