# Steve Taylor

> 925.344.5981 | Be Your Own Boss & Successful Franchise Owner!

Location: Pleasanton, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/stevetaylor

☎ 925.344.5981 | SteveTaylor@TheFranchiseConsultingCompany.com | Visit https://my.timetrade.com/book/RRQNS to schedule your 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝟏𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (ask about our Business Matrix whitepaper) OR 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 me here on LinkedIn.

Ready for the next great challenge in your life?

Whether you’re looking for a career transition, an extra source of income or just longing to get back in the game, I can show you how to optimize your experiences, strengths and resources to become a successful business owner.

You did just about everything right in life…

✔️Worked hard
✔️Raised a family
✔️Served your country

But with retirement looming or maybe already in full swing, what’s next?

👉 You can ride off into the sunset, retire and enjoy your Golden Years
👉 You can wonder for the rest of your life if you still have more to give and watch from the sidelines
👉 You can downsize and stretch your nest egg and hope it lasts as long as you do

Or you can contact me today and step into your next challenge with confidence.

I’ll help you:

🔎 Discover your true goals so you can avoid the never ending scavenger hunt for new opportunities and find the one that finally leaves you feeling fulfilled

🎓 Learn the most successful strategy for your specific interests, situation and skill set so you can take on your new challenge with competence and clarity

💪 Leverage your current skill set to build an asset with a proven formula for success, that allows you to grow into your goals and live a more rewarding life without wasting time, money or making rookie mistakes

Are you ready to be a business owner?

Don’t start from the beginning.

If you want to transition from now to next, you don’t have to do it alone.

Avoid 

🚫 information overload, 
🚫 paralysis by analysis,
🚫 procrastination and poor decisions

The next thrilling adventure in your life is a step away.

Let me help you navigate your future in franchising.

Contact me today and I’ll give you:

🗺️ the map to what’s missing in your life, 
🧭 the compass so you can find your next purpose fast 
🦮 and the trusted guidance to get you to your goals without guesswork.

Steve Taylor

## Work Experience
### Principal @ Bravo Zulu Partners
Jan 2018 – Present | Pleasanton, CA
Bravo Zulu Partners provides a free service that helps veterans and others realize their dream of owning their own business. 

We have all been in your position.  We were above-average individuals leading above-average lives.  But then, we wanted more.  We wanted to control our destiny, we dreamed of freedom, not possible working for others, for success not diluted by the less driven.  

This sounds too good to be true - how is this possible?  We do this by fully understanding where you are trying to go and then helping YOU design a vehicle to get you there.  In other words, we facilitate a conversation in which we learn your hopes, dreams, interests, and fears and determine what skills and resources you bring to the table.  We also help you define your vision.   

And then the fun starts . . .We introduce you to resources such as finance professionals, legal experts, and franchisers.  And because our service is free to you (our compensation is much like a real estate broker or executive recruiter), our only interest is to make sure we are wasting nobody's time.

### West Point grad and engineer become a successful franchisee of a national quick change oil brand! @ The Franchise Consulting Company
Jan 2018 – Present | Pleasanton, California, United States
As a Franchise Consultant, I help my clients to save time and money by educating them on opportunities, helping them identify their goals, resources, and objectives, and then leveraging my wide network of business contacts to identify the 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌.   

Douglas (𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝, 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲) came to me because he wanted to “give back” to the community where he grew up while building an income independent of his “W-2” employer (and potentially transitioning to full-time business ownership). 

After analyzing Douglas’s skills, experience, resources, needs, and goals, we determined that planting a new business in his hometown (a depressed community 2 hours from his current home) was not suitable “right out of the gate”.  I developed a written business plan and introduced him to five franchisors with 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 “𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢-𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞” 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 that were amenable to him expanding into the less affluent area once he had successfully mastered his first location. 

The result? 

My client selected a “quick oil change” concept that helped him purchase a competitor, rebrand it, and already (within a month of opening his first) is planning expansion.  And the location in his hometown?  He hasn’t given up on that, instead, he has 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫 that protects the equity in his current enterprise.

### Owner / President @ Floor Coverings International, East Bay
Jan 2009 – Jan 2019 | Pleasanton, California
At Floor Coverings International East Bay, we provide and install floors that turn your home or place of business into a showplace.   Struggling to replace a tired, damaged or out of date floor in a marketplace dominated by loud, conflicting and difficult to believe claims (Free Installation!  50% off!  Forever warranty!) is not unusual today.  We simplify the process by bringing a mobile show room with samples TO YOU, guide YOU through the selection process and then provide a solution that fits both YOUR lifestyle AND budget.  We turn your frown upside down by bringing the floor to your door and inspiration to your feet!

### E-Commerce Optimization Project Manager / Supplier Manager @ Logitech
Jan 2008 – Jan 2009
Managed Logitech’s provider of global e-commerce solutions (Digital River) and turnkey vender (Modus Link).  Instituted improvements that resulted in dramatically lower costs, improved customer service, and optimization of inventory.

•	In partnership with Digital River, successfully designed, implemented and launched an enhanced B2C fulfillment process in under 3 months, improving gross margins by over 30%, reducing stock outs by 80%, and reducing average order cycle time by 8 hours.

### Business Process Improvement Project Manager @ Logitech
Jan 2007 – Jan 2008
Managed the integration and implementation of Demantra (one statistical forecasting and one demand management instance) for Americas region.  Member of 30 member global implementation team.  Power User / Subject Matter Expert (SME).  Lead adoption process for all regional demand planners. 

•	Reduced demand volatility, increased baseline forecast accuracy by 25% and decreased Planners administrative workload. Developed documentation adopted worldwide.

### Customer Account Manager @ Logitech
Jan 2004 – Jan 2007
Account level responsibility for all Supply Chain issues related to the fulfillment of 35 skus’ at over 4500 Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores.  Managed phase in / phase out of approximately 30% of these skus’ annually.

•	Utilizing POS, seasonality and exceptions tracking, developed tool to systemically forecast over 65,000 store / item combinations weekly, identifying low performing SKU’s and stores, resulting in more effective Wal-Mart order patterns and improved average instock to over 98%.  

•	Developed a tool to track over 85 orders to 43 Wal-Mart distribution centers weekly. Using this tool, Logitech was able to identify the lowest performing DC’s and validate transit route times, driving change at Wal-Mart, 3PL and LTL carrier, improving fill rate scores to over 95%.

### Independent Constultant @ Steve Taylor - Consultant
Jan 2002 – Jan 2004
Operations Manager:  Trisentinel, Inc.  
Conducted competitive market analysis and prepared presentations for partners and potential investors in emerging wireless networking space.

Supply Chain Operations Manager: Cygnus Wind Systems, Inc.  

Researched, edited, and presented business plan.  Advised Cygnus on supply chain and manufacturing strategy.

Project Planning and Budgeting: Enxco (Southwest Region)  Developed and implemented a budgeting, forecasting and job costing business process.

### Materials Program Manager / Master Scheduler / SCM @ Harmonic
Jan 2000 – Jan 2001
Increased factory performance by working closely with suppliers, establishing metrics, and tracking improvement.

•	While working closely with contract manufactures, led successful implementation of Oracle “Assemble to Order” methodology, resulting in simplified forecasting & reduction in cycle times.

•	While at Harmonics, reduced finished goods and raw inventory by over $7.5 million (92%) in less than 1 year by aggressively managing materials demand, new product structure and production.

### Planning Manager / SCM @ Kinetics
Jan 1999 – Jan 2000
Developed and directed a staff of 12 planners and 3 master schedulers for a large contract manufacturing company.  Worked closely with major customers to develop and implement forecasting and replenishment strategy.

### Project Manager @ Applied Materials
Jan 1994 – Jan 1999
Managed release of new products to volume production.  Led large teams responsible for delivery of over $25 million of equipment per quarter.

•	Managed the successful release of high-value NPI’s (new products) from Alpha to Beta to volume production at Applied Materials.  Led cross-functional teams.

### Lieutenant @ US Navy
Jan 1987 – Jan 1994
Operating globally, led large groups of sailors in the operation and maintenance of surface ships and associated systems.  Specialized in weapons systems and security.


## Education
### BS in Oceanography and General Engineering
United States Naval Academy


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/psteventaylor
- Portfolio: https://bravozulupartners.com/

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