1. 3375 W Montgomery St.
Tucson, AZ
520-977-9003
laraekelliott@yahoo.com
Lara Klipsch Elliott
Summary
Experienced in retail leadership and small business ownership.
Skilled in developing sales, providing excellent customer service,
leadership and training. High attention to detail and thorough
knowledge of target consumer. Strong organizational, communication,
and technical skills. Extensive life skills in customer service and
retail environments.
Work Experience
Store Manager , adidas group
August 2015-Present
• Hired and trained 35 associates and 4 team leads to execute a successful
new store opening in Tucson in October 2015.
• Chosen to be a Training Store Manager in April 2016.
• Trained and developed five new store managers in three different
districts. Traveled to support six different stores in three different
districts, by request of three different district managers to assist in clean
up, training and overall store success.
• Developed my leaders to support and successfully run my Tucson
location while I travelled consistently for eight months training and
supporting eleven stores throughout the US.
Store Manager , Lucky Brand
November 2010-August 2015
• Increased sales by +35.7% from 2011.
• Trained, managed, and motivated a staff of 9 with the lowest turnover rate
in the company at mere 25% .
• Trained and developed eight new store managers in the 9-store
district and 70-store region while individually maintaining one of the
highest personal SPHs, UPTs, and ADTs among all store managers.
• Consistently managed payroll to come in at or under selling cost.
• Supported the opening of the new Boulder, CO location in August 2014,
spending 3 weeks on site to hire and train a whole new team, and open
the store while maintaining success at my home store.
• Developed one of my top leaders to successfully step into a Store
Manager role at a Lucky Brand location in Phoenix, AZ.
• Started as a seasonal employee in November 2010, promoted to a team
lead in April 2011 and then to the Store Manager in July 2011.

2. 3375 W Montgomery St.
Tucson, AZ
520-977-9003
laraekelliott@yahoo.com
Lara Klipsch Elliott
Owner, Rainbow Signs
February 2008 - October 2016
• Managed up to 11 employees to ensure a coordinated work flow
that delivered signs on time and on budget.
• Maintained positive relationships and sold signs to over
100 customers annually.
• Oversaw all bookeeping, cash flow, invoicing, money
management, and profit and loss and balance sheet analysis.
• Developed and maintained relationships with 15 national sign
companies, 10 local vendors, and multiple customers that drove
sales averaging $700K annually.
• Created all graphics that led to the profesional production of
neon, LED, banner, and vinyl sign sales.
• Facilitated the sale of our company in 2016.
Graphic Designer Art Director, American Girl
January 2001-January 2008
• Designed and art directed 8 to 12 different multi-page features in
each issue of American Girl magazine, including photography
and illustration.
• Managed and corresponded with outside design firms.
• Produced articles that consistently received high ratings from
American Girl readers.
• Designed, art directed, and developed creative ideas for books,
games, calendars, and hang tags relating to American Girl
product lines.
• Art directed illustrators and managed photo shoots.
• Developed page design for the American Girl books, games,
calendars, and hang tags.
• Assisted in art direction of illustrators and photo shoots.
Education
• Arizona State University 2015-Present. Finishing my Bachelors
Degree in Organizational Leadership.
• Madison Area Technical College,
Associate in Applied Arts Degree, Commercial Art 2000
• Accumulated credits toward liberal studies degree at Edgewood
College and MATC from 1996 to 2000
Technical Skills
• Proficient in Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, QuarkXPress,
Microsoft Office Suite, Corel Draw and Micros and XStore POS
systems.