WISE (Women in Sports and Events) is the leading voice and resource for professional women in the business of sports and events.. Through ongoing meetings, special events and mentoring programs, WISE offers its members the opportunity to gain valuable insights and connections that can provide them a competitive advantage in their current position and as they advance in their careers.

- Lead the business engagement team responsible for $790k in business partnerships across Northeast Ohio on an annual basis.- Develop strategy and metrics for engaging current members and attracting over $100k in new annual business partnerships. - Manage BVU board relations, business membership budgets, communications, and programming.- Plan and execute the organization's annual business summit and business partner breakfasts targeting HR, marketing, and community engagement… Show more - Lead the business engagement team responsible for $790k in business partnerships across Northeast Ohio on an annual basis.- Develop strategy and metrics for engaging current members and attracting over $100k in new annual business partnerships. - Manage BVU board relations, business membership budgets, communications, and programming.- Plan and execute the organization's annual business summit and business partner breakfasts targeting HR, marketing, and community engagement professionals to share best practices and foster a community of thought leaders.- Leverage a variety of product and service offerings, inclusive of board matching, skills-based volunteering, and team volunteer projects to achieve business development goals. Show less

Directed overall customer service activities for the 2019 All-Star Game Week - PLAY BALL PARK, including volunteer management and on-site sponsorship fulfillment, to ensure exceptional guest experiences for over 150,000 attendees throughout the event.

With over one-million square feet of space, the I-X Center is the 9th largest convention center in the United States. Its diverse schedule includes some of the biggest consumer shows, as well as many trade shows that attract over 1.5 million visitors each year.As the Digital Advertising and Sponsorship Manager at the I-X Center, I oversee and manage digital advertising, corporate partnership and sponsorship programs for the I-X Center. My responsibilities include prospecting… Show more With over one-million square feet of space, the I-X Center is the 9th largest convention center in the United States. Its diverse schedule includes some of the biggest consumer shows, as well as many trade shows that attract over 1.5 million visitors each year.As the Digital Advertising and Sponsorship Manager at the I-X Center, I oversee and manage digital advertising, corporate partnership and sponsorship programs for the I-X Center. My responsibilities include prospecting, cross-department collaboration, developing proposals, negotiating and writing contracts, creating promotions, fulfilling, executing, managing, and activating partnerships for I-X Center produced events, as well as the facility. Also, I assist in event marketing, planning, management, production, business development, and exhibit sales for I-X Center produced events. Show less

Developed and managed corporate partnership and sponsorship programs for the I-X Center, one of the largest convention and exposition centers in the country. Responsibilities included prospecting, developing proposals and activating partnerships for I-X Center produced events such as I-X Piston Powered Auto-Rama, I-X Indoor Amusement Park, I-X Trick or Treat Street, Fabulous Food Show and Christmas Connection.

From a marketing perspective: Developed and implemented effective and efficient year-round marketing communications program which included: traditional and new media, PR, special events, brand compliance, etc. Managed annual campaign. Successfully relaunched organization on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook; initiated process to support website re-design resulting in improved stats; wrote and edited targeted newsletters.. From development perspective: Responsible for building effective… Show more From a marketing perspective: Developed and implemented effective and efficient year-round marketing communications program which included: traditional and new media, PR, special events, brand compliance, etc. Managed annual campaign. Successfully relaunched organization on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook; initiated process to support website re-design resulting in improved stats; wrote and edited targeted newsletters.. From development perspective: Responsible for building effective and efficient fundraising processes, as well as for organizational branding and telling the story of the importance and impace of the United Way of Greater Lorain County's work. Designed and implemented effective fundrasing processes the resulted in increased number of workplace campaigns and dollars. Developed progress reports, nurtured and sustained excellent relationships with campaign managers and donors. Worked closely with Executive Director and other key staff to develop and implement new Community Impact model. Show less

Solicitation and coordination of volunteers for the Northern Ohio Light the Night Walks.

* Developed a detailed, easy-to-follow process for efficiently and effectively onboarding new employees, resulting in a reduction in 1st year turnover from over 50% to 27.3% and a savings of over $1MM.* Conducted a staged implementation of the new onboarding process across the footprint, providing a consistent process and employee experience throughout the Community Bank.* Set role expectations with hiring managers and support partners, ensuring a holistic and positive onboarding… Show more * Developed a detailed, easy-to-follow process for efficiently and effectively onboarding new employees, resulting in a reduction in 1st year turnover from over 50% to 27.3% and a savings of over $1MM.* Conducted a staged implementation of the new onboarding process across the footprint, providing a consistent process and employee experience throughout the Community Bank.* Set role expectations with hiring managers and support partners, ensuring a holistic and positive onboarding experience for over 700 new employees over a 15 month period.* Partnered “behind the scenes” to ensure readiness of resources for new hire’s 1st day through month 12 in position, resulting in a 20% increase in 1st year employee engagement.* Managed a staff of new hire coordinators that supported the pilot footprint, honored with numerous accolades from hiring managers and executives for the value-added program. Show less

Championed a strategic initiative to reduce time to productivity for new sales and sales management professionals.* Designed a training program for new sales and sales management professionals to ensure a thorough understanding of business processes and systems to impact future performance, resulting in a 25% reduction in time to productivity.* Provided tools to direct managers to continue education process within the field, enabling consistent messages and expectations around… Show more Championed a strategic initiative to reduce time to productivity for new sales and sales management professionals.* Designed a training program for new sales and sales management professionals to ensure a thorough understanding of business processes and systems to impact future performance, resulting in a 25% reduction in time to productivity.* Provided tools to direct managers to continue education process within the field, enabling consistent messages and expectations around activities and behaviors across the footprint.* Organized agenda, program content and subject matter experts to deliver a program that has been cited by the field as the “best hands-on training experience received as a sales professional”.* Maintained a budget and effectively conducted the assimilation programs for over 200 people, approximately 10% under budget. Show less

Provided vision and leadership on initiatives designed to increase revenue around new business, cross-selland retention.* Monitored sales performance and identified initiatives to affect key performance indicators.* Managed cross-functional project teams of 5 to 20 people, providing relevancy and consistency of initiatives across multiple stakeholders.* Created templates of presentations for clients, resulting in consistent messages for existing and potential clients across the… Show more Provided vision and leadership on initiatives designed to increase revenue around new business, cross-selland retention.* Monitored sales performance and identified initiatives to affect key performance indicators.* Managed cross-functional project teams of 5 to 20 people, providing relevancy and consistency of initiatives across multiple stakeholders.* Created templates of presentations for clients, resulting in consistent messages for existing and potential clients across the company.* Implemented a tool that provided a holistic roadmap for developing client relationships. The tool was widely used across the business segment.* Developed a single report combining sales activities and results, allowing sales and sales managers to manage books of business more effectively.* Created a comprehensive prospecting tool based upon UCC filing data, resulting in a considerable time savings for sales professionals in lead identification. Show less

* Identified business opportunities with existing and prospective clients, growing book of business by approximately 15%.* Maintained a book of business of approximately 100 clients.