David Idehen

Throughout my career across the retail, fitness, and hospitality sectors, I have consistently driven operational excellence and delivered top-tier customer experiences. In my retail roles, I gained comprehensive experience in operations, product knowledge, and teamwork at Home Hardware, and successfully worked my way up from the bottom at Roots. There, I mastered fashion retail, merchandising, and sales strategies while assisting customers daily with fashion inquiries and high-quality merchandise. As a certified fitness trainer at the YMCA, I focused on community-driven wellness for diverse populations from youth to seniors, utilizing skills in personalized exercise prescription, functional movement screening, and high-impact communication. In this role, I achieved high client retention metrics, significantly increased personal training package sales, and successfully launched community wellness initiatives that boosted regional member engagement. Finally, my multi-role experience at Olive Garden honed my multitasking, logistical coordination, and high-stress communication skills in a high-volume environment. My biggest achievement there was mastering the cross-functional coordination between the host stand, kitchen line, and guest tables, which directly optimized table turnover, reduced ticket times during peak rush hours, and elevated overall guest satisfaction scores through strict quality and safety control.

• Driver's License
• ILookOut For Child Abuse, YMCA - 10/02/25
• CPR and First Aid, YMCA- 10/03/25

I was a Varsity football captain from 2024-2026