SARA HODGKINSON

This s a catering business I created with my partner which transitioned into a brick and mortar restaurant in 2023.

• Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
• Managed a diverse team of professionals, fostering a positive work environment and high employee satisfaction.
• Developed and implemented strategies to increase sales and profitability.
• Cultivated strong relationships with clients, vendors, and partners to ensure long-term success and loyalty.
• Managed budget development, forecasting, and financial reporting processes to track progress towards organizational objectives accurately.

• Managed a greenhouse where seedlings and cuttings were started and nurtured
• Maintained and rotated irrigation equipment on a schedule for four acres of vegetable and flower fields
• Managed the transplantation of seedlings to their outdoor beds and ensured the beds were weeded, watered and disease-free
• Harvested flowers and designed flower arrangements for grocery stores and private clients, as well as helping with wedding set ups and take downs.

• Focused on maintaining, harvesting, and processing over 60,000 organically managed lavender plants
• Elected head distiller and oversaw processing 115kg/day of lavender into essential oil through antique steam distillation methods
• Auxiliary jobs included caring for horses and livestock, maintaining farm structures and fencing, and maintaining trails and vegetable gardens.

• Freelance registered acupuncturist operating at Aches Away Massage and Wellness Clinic, Toronto
• Administered traditional Chinese medicine to patients to treat a variety of conditions, specializing in women's health and pain management
• Scheduled, treated, received, and managed payments for my practice
• Grew patient list by a factor of 10 between 2015 and 2020
• Studied under premium leaders in the field of obstetrics and gynecology in traditional Chinese medicine.
• Maintained professional standards as a registered acupuncturist under the CTCMAPO governing college.
• Taught meditation and breathing exercises while using aromatherapy to lower heart and stress rates.