Brandon Schatz
Edmonton,AB
Summary
National award winning comics retailer with over 17 years of experience in the business. Writer of industry columns for roughly 20 years, the most applicable of which have come in the past 9 years at The Beat (Comics Beat). Chair of a business improvement district, where work is done to help small businesses by providing events and resources.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Co-Owner
Variant Edition Graphic Novels & Comics
01.2015 - Current
- Winner of the 2019 Joe Shuster Award for Best Comic Shop in Canada (The Harry Kremer Award)
- Connected readers with their new favourite books.
- In charge of product management, procurement and customer order fulfillment.
- Established team of motivated and highly skilled employees to help run business.
- Sent regular communications to customers regarding new product each week.
- Responsible for the import and outport of data for customer and publisher orders.
- Ran events, signings, book fairs, and conference booths.
- Established and ran a weekly "new releases" show.
Chair of Business District
Stony Plain Road Business Improvement Area
01.2021 - Current
- Working with our Executive Director to develop and co-ordinate events and identify opportunities for the business district and its membership.
- Help co-ordinate business recruitment to the area, and to the board.
- Development and approval of the yearly budget for the business district.
- Work to identify the area's strengths, weaknesses and unique qualities, while keeping in mind personas of businesses and customers we wish to attract.
Columnist
The Beat (Comics Beat)
08.2014 - Current
- Kept up-to-date on comics retail events, and formed articles, as required or as time allowed.
- Self-taked with coming up with solutions for problems in comics retail, and presenting said solutions.
- Unpaid position.
Manager
Wizard's Comics & Collectibles Inc.
10.2006 - 12.2015
- In charge of product procurement and distribution.
- Connected readers with their new favourite books.
- Managed a large staff over two locations.
- Took the company from a till system without purchase history or inventory to a system with both.
- Grew readership and profits at the main location, moving the store from $450,000 in gross sales per year, to $924,000 in my last year with the company.
Education
High School Diploma -
École Innisfail Junior Senior High School
Innisfail, AB06.2003
Skills
- National award winning comics retailer
- Well versed in the comics retail end of the industry
- Experienced in identifying unique selling points and connecting those to customers
- Able to pivot to drastic changes within the industry
- Adept at coming up with solutions to real or perceived industry problems
Websites
Timeline
Chair of Business District
Stony Plain Road Business Improvement Area
01.2021 - Current
Co-Owner
Variant Edition Graphic Novels & Comics
01.2015 - Current
Columnist
The Beat (Comics Beat)
08.2014 - Current
Manager
Wizard's Comics & Collectibles Inc.
10.2006 - 12.2015
High School Diploma -
École Innisfail Junior Senior High School
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