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Chicago, Il, Us

San Francisco, Us

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Birdcage and Blushers is a wedding planning company that providers wedding planning services to couples getting married in the Chicagoland area. As Owner and lead planner, I used my 10+ years of industry experience to help couples navigate the wedding planning process. From developing a wedding design plan to helping couples curate their perfect vendor team, I ensure couples have peace of mind leading up to and on the day-of so they don't have to sweat the small things and have a memorable wedding.Selected accomplishments include:-Successfully building and launching a small business-Capturing qualified customer leads through effective online marketing and social media-Providing industry knowledge to keep clients in budget as they plan their wedding

Palo Alto, California, Us

Globality Inc. is SaaS tech company with a cloud-based, AI driven platform used that helps companies' procurement organizations be more agile and autonomous in sourcing services. As customer success associate, supported designated high-touch client accounts and guided clients through the kick-off, integration, implementation and adoption. I conducted internal and external platform trainings and demos, account governance and reporting, strategy, and worked with cross-functional teams to ensure the best customer experience.Selected accomplishments include: -Fostered and maintained positive relationships with 20+ B2B stakeholders by engaging them through timely communication, gauging customer feedback, and brainstorming unique adoption strategies for optimal account success.-Created and launched a self-service pilot program for a major client account by creating a framework for eligible projects, increasing the number of new users and user engagements-Spearheaded the development of client-specific training materials for their guided buying portal, impacting 3,000+ users and resulting in faster adoption

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Base10 Genetics is a health-tech company that works with health benefits providers, deploying cutting edge genetics testing and research to improve health outcomes for their subscriber base while simultaneously delivering significant health care benefits cost savings. As client success specialist, I was responsible for implementing Base10's Covid Tracking and Recovery program for skilled nursing facilities. I onboarded and provided on going support for (17) skilled nursing facilities, in Florida and Kentucky. I trained over 50 facility leaders and managers on how to utilize the testing platform, used Salesforce CRM to analyze and oversee client performance data, ensured operational efficiency, and managed relationships with C-level facility leaders to to maintain a positive user experience.Selected accomplishments include: -Successfully managing (17) client accounts with over (50) users and 2000+ facility residents-Built and launched a client-facing Smartsheet form for facility leadership to submit Covid testing error correction requests that met compliance guidelines and streamlined the test correction communication process, reducing the number of test correction requests via email and ensuring user data accuracy.-Trained 50+ Medical Directors, Directors of Nursing, and Facility CEOs, on the Covid program testing process for the Covid Tracking and Recovery Program.

Mclean, Va, Us

Hilton is a leading global hospitality company with a portfolio of 19 world-class brands comprising more than 7,100 properties and more than 1.1 million rooms, in 123 countries and territories. As the Senior Catering Sales Manager for the Embassy Suites by Hilton Chicago Downtown Mag Mile, I was responsible for selling 20,000 square feet of meeting space and event services, to corporate, social, and non-profit groups. I managed the sales, planning, and event management process for over 25 client accounts across a variety of market segments and partnered with the Director of Sales and Marketing on various sales and marketing initiatives.Select accomplishments include:-Managed a 25-client account book of business with 150+ catering and event sales contracts ranging from 4 to 300 attendees.-Created a survey for potential wedding customers to capture their initial needs, vision, priorities. This served as a tool to prep for initial customer engagement and also gauge market research insights on what wedding couples are looking when researching hotels for weddings.-Increased hotel visibility by positioning the hotel and services on unique event booking and marketing websites for unique wedding and corporate meeting spaces, increasing generated leads to 10/week

Norwalk, Ct, Us

HEI Hotels and Resorts is an investment and hospitality management company that has a portfolio of over 90 hotels across the nation. As Catering Sales Manager at Hotel Chicago, Autograph Collection by Marriott, I was responsible for selling 16,000 square feet of meeting space and event services, to corporate, social, and non-profit groups. I managed the sales, planning, and event management process for over 20 accounts, contributing to the hotels, event, rooms, and food & beverage revenue.Select accomplishments include:-Partnered with Culinary and Conference Services team to create food and beverage menus/offerings tailored to meetings of 10 people or less-Partnered with Executive Chef to create an elevated menu tasting experience for contracted wedding clients-Exceeded individual sales goal by 103%, contributing to larger sales team revenue goals

Miami Beach, Florida, Us

Menin Hospitality is a boutique hospitality management group that manages various hotels and food and beverage outlets in South Florida and Chicago. I was promoted to Event Sales Manager to solely focus on event sales and management. In this role, my primary focus was the meeting and event bookings for DrumBAR at the Raffaello Hotel. I managed all meeting and event inquiries, created proposals, and handled event contracting. I handled all event details i.e. beverage packages, catering, venue set-up, etc. averaging over 20+ booked event accounts.Select accomplishments include:-Revamped the entire private events program for the DrumBar by creating competitive event packages that included venue rental, beverage service, and event decor; and cultivated partnerships with three local catering companies to create a curated caterer list to offer high end food service to clients that resulted in over $100K annual revenue.-Positioned the DrumBar as host for the Chicago Thursday Therapy networking event for wedding and event professionals brining exposure to DrumBar and the hotel.-Contracted, planned, and executed (3) full weddings hosted at the DrumBAR, where no prior weddings had ever been held at the hotel.

Miami Beach, Florida, Us

Menin Hospitality is a boutique hospitality management group that manages various hotels and food and beverage outlets in South Florida and Chicago. As marketing and event coordinator for the was responsible for booking and coordinating events for the Raffaello Hotel (now know as the Gale Chicago) rooftop bar DrumBar, and managing the separate social media content for the DrumBar and the Raffaello Hotel. I collaborated closely with the corporate marketing team, providing social media reports and analytics; as well as the VP of Food and Beverage, reporting on event engagements and revenue.Select accomplishments include:-Created and Scheduled timely weekly social media, blogs, and marketing campaigns for the -Planned and executed marketing events for notable brands including Bullet Bourbon, Belvedere Vodka, and GH Mumm-Coordinated a styled wedding photo shoot to market weddings at the Raffaello Hotel and DrumBar that led in increased wedding business

Us

Kenmare Catering and Events is a premier catering company that provides catering services for a wide variety of events at various venues in the Chicagoland area. Kenmare Catering and Events also owns and manages the venue Germania Place and host weddings, corporate, and non-profit events.As sales manager, I served as the sales person for the Germania Place venue as well as Kenmare Catering's off-site catering services. I fielded daily inquires and RFPs, conduct in-person client tours and consultations, drafted and negotiated agreements, and booked events for the venue and off premise catering engagements. Selected accomplishments include: -Met and Exceeded monthly sales goals by 100-103%-As the company expanded, spearheaded sales engagements for two additional venues, and cross-sold all three venues and catering services -Cultivated business relationships with corporate and non-profit clients that resulted in repeated event and catering business

• Developed creative menu proposals and event ideas for prospective clients• Entered daily catering orders for corporate clients• Became the point person for determining rentals required for events• Managed catering order and event information using Caterease• Encouraged and conducted more client consultations• Conducted event site visits• Generated catering contacts and banquet event orders• Assisted in redesigning and updating the catering menu• Created catered event bar packages• Set up more efficient email correspondence for incoming catering inquiries and orders

Chicago, Il, Us

• Edited and updated member information using the Northstar• Ran membership reports using Northstar database• Prepared membership marketing materials i.e. fliers and posters that were displayed at events• Created event signs, drink tickets and order forms using Microsoft programs• Assisted at club events with high profile speakers• Organized and updated membership files

Dublin, Ie

• Generated relevant leads for the target audience• Achieved $5,000 in sales in the first month of employment • Wrote and edited original event sales pitch• Cold Called and pitched C-Level executives • Assessed the needs of C-Level executives and discussing the benefits of attending industry-specific conferences

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology

Psychology

High School Diploma