Alison Weidner Email & Phone Number

1094 Huff Rd , Atlanta, Ga 30318

AuthenTEAK is one of the largest year-round outdoor living companies in the southeast. Fifteen earlier we founded our company by importing high quality teak from Indonesia and selling it on weekends. Today we have expanded our showroom to 15,000 square feet and offer over sixty brands which support every aspect of an outdoor lifestyle and include not only furniture but fire pits, umbrellas, rugs, pillows, outdoor kitchens, and planters. Our staff is dedicated to being a resource to the… Show more AuthenTEAK is one of the largest year-round outdoor living companies in the southeast. Fifteen earlier we founded our company by importing high quality teak from Indonesia and selling it on weekends. Today we have expanded our showroom to 15,000 square feet and offer over sixty brands which support every aspect of an outdoor lifestyle and include not only furniture but fire pits, umbrellas, rugs, pillows, outdoor kitchens, and planters. Our staff is dedicated to being a resource to the design community and to providing expert advice across all brand and material types. AuthenTEAK is a brick and mortar showroom with a successful and rapidly growing national e-commerce and contract business business. We sell in all fifty states and are currently expanding to the international market. In addition to being a successful retailer, we have extensive experience in the contract segment of the design and construction industry with over 150 completed commercial projects. Our products have been specified for projects such as the Atlanta Hawks, World of Coca Cola, W Hotels, and Emory University. Finally, AuthenTEAK’s dedication to customer service has been recognized industry-wide as evidence by our four Apollo Award nominations. Show less

Atlanta, Ga

My role at Poggenpohl, the oldest and best-known luxury kitchen brand in the world, involves developing business within the A&D community, marketing, programming, inside sales and technical support, and event planning all with the goal of promoting the Poggenpohl brand and educating and supporting design professionals in the United States. In 2014 our two member team transformed a $650,000 showroom to $1.7 million making it the best year in the nearly four decade history of the Atlanta… Show more My role at Poggenpohl, the oldest and best-known luxury kitchen brand in the world, involves developing business within the A&D community, marketing, programming, inside sales and technical support, and event planning all with the goal of promoting the Poggenpohl brand and educating and supporting design professionals in the United States. In 2014 our two member team transformed a $650,000 showroom to $1.7 million making it the best year in the nearly four decade history of the Atlanta location. Within first eighteen months on the job brought in relationships/projects valued at a million and a half dollars.Areas of responsibility include:• establishing and cultivating strategic relationships with interior designers, architects, and other entities of influence within the residential and commercial design industry• facilitating multi-unit projects in the southeast• developing and implementing local marketing, social media, branding, education, and business development activities while maintaining 1000+ client data base• creating and producing “Modern Round Table” series• creating and producing “Prop My Showroom” project• representing and promoting the Poggenpohl brand at national trade shows, conferences, and industry association meetings • acting as liaison with local media • serving as expert panelist at media and association presentations• preparing and submiting all design contest applications• scheduling and styling project photo shoots• writing and instructing continuing education unit (CEU) presentations at the national level• constructing Poggenpohl Atlanta portfolio and commercial projects presentations Show less

Greater Atlanta Area

• initiated and maintained growing outside sales program in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and New England of 500+ design professionals; program is used as a model for other SieMatic showrooms and dealerships nationally and internationally• planned showroom events including CEU presentations, company training sessions, and product launch events• designed European-style kitchens and adjacent spaces• prepared budget proposals and presentations for clients• processed orders and… Show more • initiated and maintained growing outside sales program in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and New England of 500+ design professionals; program is used as a model for other SieMatic showrooms and dealerships nationally and internationally• planned showroom events including CEU presentations, company training sessions, and product launch events• designed European-style kitchens and adjacent spaces• prepared budget proposals and presentations for clients• processed orders and communications to headquarters• produced conceptual, mechanical, and installation drawings• managed projects in the southeastern United States Show less

Provided expert knowledge on 6 cabinetry lines. Assisted in project pipeline by securing design retainers.

Advised international students, scholars, researchers, and clinical medical professionals on visa and immigration issues pertaining to their work at Duke Medical Center.

Advised international students on visa and immigration issues and provided intercultural programming and cross-cultural activities to help integrate the students into US college life.

M.A., Spanish Language And Literature, 3.75

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Spanish And Politica Science, 3.49