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Laura Gardner joined TDI/NMI with over 25 years
of experience in the food service, merchandising,
and hospitality industry. She obtained her B.S.
in Marketing from Florida State University and immediately
was hired by Quaker Oats Company, as a Division
Manager and representative.
Ms. Gardner is dynamic, motivating, and can laser-focus
on issues to see tasks through to completion. As
Franchise Marketing Director for Domino's Pizza,
she developed a strategic and tactical marketing
plan for over 1,200 franchise and corporate units
and managed a multi-million dollar marketing budget.
She has worked as a consultant on new products,
and developed results-oriented marketing plans for
stores throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Some of her past clients during her tenure with
the Marriott Corporation as brand marketing manager
include TCBY, Mrs. Fields, Cheers, Chili’s
To Go, Domino's Pizza, Manchu Wok, Au Bon Pain,
and Burger King. Laura has done it all – from
owning, running and successfully selling a catering
operation to being a franchisee with three stores,
to managing multi-million dollar ad budgets for
major corporations.
Laura possesses an innate desire to identify and
achieve goals and objectives along with the ability
to coordinate efforts with others. As a key member
of Team Taffer, Laura blends the ability to get
things done with great team spirit and communication
skills.
These valuable, results achieving abilities in combination
with her extensive experiential background make
Laura a unique and valuable contributor to any TDI/NMI
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