Professional of the Year - Western Apparel

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Michelle Fones

Title: Owner and Manager
Industry: Apparel
Type of Organization: Retail Apparel Company
Major Product/Service: Western apparel, footwear, headwear, accessories and work wear
Expertise: Ms. Fones has over 4 years experience with 1 year as the owner. She remodeled and stocked the inventory and is responsible for all accounts, orders and purchases. Ms. Fones oversees and maintains a full-service "hat bar" as a free service for local farmers and ranchers.
Geographic Area of Distribution: National
Born: Casper, Wyoming
Hobbies/Sports: Shaping hats, reading, drag racing
Spouse: David B. Fones
Married: September 8, 2007
Children: McKenna
Work History: Ms. Fones served as an Area Supervisor for Drysdales Inc. of Tulsa, Oklahoma from 2007 to 2010. From 2005 to 2006 she worked in Guerilla Marketing for GT Events of San Francisco, California. Ms. Fones served as a Bartender at The Saloon in San Francisco from 2003 to 2005 and as an Advanced Sales Representative with Vector Marketing from 2001 to 2006.
Career Accomplishments: Ms. Fones has spent her entire working career in a position of customer service, sales and marketing. She entered the work field with a strong work ethic that has developed with time. After 10 years in the sales/service industry, she has raised the bar for employers' expectations of staff wherever she has been employed. That, paired with headstrong determination and a drive to succeed, enabled her to start a new business, secure a space, remodel, stock 7.000 square feet of retail space and open in just six months time.