Importing small-production wines from independent growers in Spain into New York State.

- Built a B2B sales department from the ground up including pipelines, budgets, goals and outreach strategy.- Grew the department to nearly €1 million in revenue (250% growth YOY).- Designed and sold 500+ unforgettable food & wine experiences that brought teams together in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, San Sebastian and Paris.- Hired and led an Account Manager and a Sales Manager in achieving ambitious sales and customer satisfaction goals

- Designed, budgeted, scripted, audited and ensured the quality of Madrid's top-rated food tours and wine experiences.- Trained and managed a team of 15+ guides and negotiated and nurtured relationships with more than 60 local restaurants, bars and venues.- Oversaw 50% growth in the number of guests on tour over two years.

- Provided top-quality customer service via both phone and email to ensure every inquiry was answered quickly, kindly and effectively.- Introduced hundreds of guests to Madrid’s unique food, history and culture while guiding the city’s top-rated food tours.

- Budgeted, sourced wines, marketed, scripted and led monthly wine tastings.- Designed tastings to ensure profitability and managed three tasting leaders.- Promoted and represented the Madrid Uncorked brand both online and at wine industry events.

- Published 50+ articles exploring food and wine as a lens to understanding culture.- Wrote an extensive, experiential guide to Madrid for the Villa Magna Hotel.- Produces SEO-optimized content for Spain’s top personal travel and recipe blog, Spanish Sabores.

- Drove wine sales through fun, informative tastings both at the winery and in retail outlets throughout the community.- Wrote, researched and designed monthly newsletters to keep wine club members and potential customers engaged with winery events and releases.

- Pitched, researched and reported one to five news stories daily for publication on ABCNews.com.- Published 400 articles ranging from tax policy to the 2012 primaries.