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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, California, Us

Santa Monica, California, Us

Creating and executing new event protocols with the new COVID guidelinesOpening a new Hilton Hotel and developing new client relationshipsCreating new menus and promotions for catering and salesCreating the budget for both banquets and catering departments, increasing it by 30% Implementing new virtual events for clients to tour the hotel via zoom callsBooking and servicing all catering events, and assisting with all group leads Partnered with Director of Sales and Marketing for all marketing websites and collateral Oversee all aspects of event planning and catering for 286 room's and 7,000 sq. ft. of meeting space

Bethesda, Maryland, Us

Partnered with The Bloc for business and group promotionsPartnered with marketing to target ideal prospects on our social media streamsCreated a vendor list to help clients and generate additional revenueResponsible for booking local catering business for 26,200 sq. ft. of meeting space Worked with DSE to help close group business for hotel

Los Angeles, California, Us

One of Prisms top revenue generating sales manager achieving 130% for 2019 Awarded Leadership Award for Prism Care 2nd quarter 2019Nominated for Hyatt Event Leadership Award for 2018Increased market share over need dates by partnering with local vendors, and planners Serviced over 104 programs YTD and continued to prospect and book future businessWorked on Catering forecast with director, and implemented new ways for generating greater revenue Increased revenue production year over yearCreating a strategic long term plan for financial success and growth for catering departmentSuccessfully booked clients for up to 1,000 attendee meetingsOversee event planning for 580 room's and 52,000 sq. ft. of meeting space

Los Angeles, California, Us

Partnered with Wedding Store 24 to increase South Asian wedding marketImplemented action and plans to increase the wedding marketHotel subject matter expert for all outside catering eventsDeveloped and maintained client relationships with Social, SMERF, Corporate and government accountsPartnered with Inglewood Chamber of Commerce to uncover new business Opened hotel as Hyatt Regency in January 2017, and helped build client relationships Hyatt Certified Wedding SpecialistPartnered with Marketing Director to create hotel Social MediaBooked wedding packages at $20.00 premium vs comp set Serviced over 130 programs and maintained booking future business

Bethesda, Md, Us

Manage/execute social and corporate functions of 75ppl – 1000ppl with room blocks of 50 – 200+ rooms throughout the yearAct as a liaison between the initial sales manager and customer throughout the event process (pre-event, event, post-event)Create, customized and priced out menus for sales office and client’s based on their budget and needsMaintain a consistent weekly schedule for AV Tech, Captains, EM and Group Housing along with banquet staff schedules to meet labor budgetsManage customer budgets to maximize revenue and meet customer needs from start to finishCertified Wedding PlannerMaximizing Revenue by upselling in food and beverage, meeting room rental and AV Monitored all contractual agreements pertaining to rooms, meeting space, and food & beverage

Responsible for booking all events from 10 – 50 people in meeting roomPartnered with sales executive to attain annual sales goal of 1. million by conducting customer site visits, responding to RFP’s with creative proposals and closing on contractsRecognized as hotel subject matter expert for city wide eventsManaged Room Blocks for 10 – 400 rooms

Bethesda, Md, Us

Managed meetings, and room blocks for 2-50 people groupsCreated Banquet Event orders on a daily basis including my assigned groups, and three event managersAssisted Event Managers with Pre-Convention meetings, customer on site, and via phone to ensure all client expectations were met Supported the Director of Event Management, 3 Event Managers and 2 Sales MangersConducted post event meetings with client, reviewed billing, and processed final invoice Partnered with all other departments to ensure a flawless execution for all events Responsible for creating and sending out forecast report every week

Bethesda, Md, Us

Front desk agent for Los Angeles Airport MarriottLead front desk agent for Anaheim Marriott

Bethesda, Md, Us

Starbucks learning coach for Torrance Marriott and Los Angeles Airport Marriott