Michael Schackett
As a business owner, Michael Schackett understands the importance of maintaining a staff of satisfied employees. He has served as the President of Forest Uniform Corp. since 1986 and oversees a staff of 22. Many of his employees have been with the company for more than 20 years, partly in response to Schackett’s focus on providing opportunities for growth and development. This priority has helped Michael Schackett retain some of his strongest sales and manufacturing team members. Before establishing the company, Schackett garnered sales and business experience as a Sales Representative at two firms: Superior Surgical Manufacturing Co., Inc., and All-Bilt Uniform Corp. At Forest Uniform, Michael Schackett manages all day-to-day operations. The company provides customized uniforms, career apparel, and accessories to luxury residential buildings, hotels, security firms, airlines, private clubs, sports arenas, universities, and hospitals. Schackett purchases all materials and focuses on account development by seeking out new markets. In order to satisfy customer requests, Forest Uniform offers clients more than 50 colors of fabrics with a variety of weights, blends, and weaves. Michael Schackett selects only the finest quality fabric and oversees the uniform design process. Uniforms are cut, sewn, trimmed, and embroidered in the company’s facilities in New York City. Michael Schackett utilizes the training he received at East Stroudsburg University and Hofstra University, where he studied business. Additionally, Schackett purchased a real estate company from the Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary Fechheimer Brothers Company. In his free time, Michael Schackett likes to play racquetball in tournaments and go on bicycle rides throughout the city, particularly in Central Park. Married for 27 years, he and his wife raise their three children in New York City.
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