Spencer Jerome Stuart 127 Dudley Court/Atlanta, GA. 30327/985.634.0270/js1206ee0@westpost.

net PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE My goal is to join or partner with an organization that will utilize my entrepre neurial, operating,marketing and business experiences. QUALIFICATION SUMMARY I offer a successful career as an owner/operator of Franchise and proprietary co ncepts. I have extensive experience in creating concepts, start up pro-formas, m anuals for operations and marketing, budgeting, and day-to-day management of multiple units nationwide. Strengths include excellent leadership abilities with creative processing and pr oblem solving skills. I am a highly motivated, self-starter with team building capabilities. I am able to easily establish and maintain effective business relationships. I have a working knowledge of Lotus applications, Microsoft Word, Excel and various graphic applications such as Corel Draw and Photo Deluxe. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE September 2003 - Present President - Strategic Growth Marketing, LLC (SGM) Formed as a general business consulting firm, Strategic Growth Marketing has pro vided operations, marketing and sales strategies to a variety of businesses incl uding three start-up companies The DermaScience Group,Reunion RV Resorts and Onsite Guardian. SGM ha s serviced the hospitality, banking, retail, lodging and convenience store industries over the past seven ye ars. Over that time frame, we have generated over $9.4 million in additional sales and deposits for our clients. I am currently consulting with a start up manufacturing company, a start up sola r-thermal company and a start up landfill reclamation company. My responsibilities include the review of day to day operations, strategic planning and new business development. In the case of the solar-ther mal and landfill operation, I am in the process of formulating the start-up and funding strategies . 1992 - 2003 President-Specialty Restaurant Management Responsible for the start up and day to day operations of 12 Fat Tuesday units, 4 Pasta Works units, and various other concepts over a twenty-year period . Primary responsibilities included the hiring and training of all Managers, overseeing the daily managemen t of over 300 field employees, the daily management of 10 corporate employees with special attention given to the M

arketing and Operations departments. I sold my 50% interest to my brother in December of 2003. 1983 - 2003 President - Tab Cat, Inc Tab Cat, Inc raised the money and formed the partnerships for each of the restaurant ventures that Specialty Restaurant Management, Inc. managed. I sold my 50% interest to my brother in December of 2003. 1982 -1983 Sales representative - Lanier Business Products In May of 1983, while selling visual aids for Lanier, I made the single largest sale in the history of the company in my product line. EDUCATION 1977 - 1982 University of Mississippi Bachelors of Arts degree in Journalism 1972 -1976 Southwood Academy - High School PERSONAL Divorcee with 2 children: Wes - 20 and Katy - 17. Attend Northside United Methodist Church in Atlanta, GA. Member of the Kappa Alpha Order REFERENCES Excellent personal and professional references will be provided upon request.