Ashley Behrens Email & Phone Number

• Oversee Sales in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, The Caribbean, and Latin America
• Prospect and develop new leads, convert leads into quotes, quotes into orders
• Maintain sales pipeline and maintain and grow customer relationships
• Remote based position

St Petersburg, Florida, United States

• Personal Trainer, Accountability Coach, and Group Fitness Coach.
• Available in gym, or privately for coaching
• Specializations in: Global Sport, Cardio for Fitness, Mental Toughness

• Huvr Inc. Is a real-time Virtual Travel Platform that lets virtual travelers explore the world, from events to attractions or global news.
• Huvr Pro model is designed for businesses who want to attract more leads and convert customers leveraging our virtual technology by creating unrivaled virtual experiences.

• Identify prospects, review donor funnel, drive revenue goals to exceed monthly target and annual projections
• Develop, implement and manage special events and projects in key markets
• Prepare proposals, cultivate and solicit corporate sponsorships, retain and grow key donor relationships
• Create marketing campaigns from design to post event recap for all events in house and 3rd party
• Execute marketing through social media, scheduled blasts, email, and print
• Implement processes for target sales goals and reporting to leadership

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

• Grew $8 million in total business through business to business sales, trade shows, email marketing, new marketing campaigns, and client relationship building
• Identified, sold, and launched new business opportunities for $3 million overall increase
• Strategized, created, and balanced $20 million budget
• Developed specialized Salesforce hub for daily department operations
• Planned annual team meetings from sight selection through post event finishing 5% under budget annually
• Remote based position consisting of 50% travel

New Orleans, LA

• Executive hotel leadership
• Restructured sales and event departments to improve labor productivity 5%
• Negotiated all vendor contract and event pricing guidelines to ensure profitability and maximize revenue
• Lead hotel site visit process and sales funnel review to target optimal business resulting in 15% sales closure increase

New Orleans, LA

• Increased department Associate Engagement survey results from 60% to 100%
• Managed $30 million in sales and events with 96% satisfaction annually
• Acted as hotel Breakthrough Leadership (BLT) Coach/Champion
• Created hotel pre and post convention reporting process to track spend and forecast accuracy leading to increased sales and targeted contracts
• Lead hotel site visit process resulting in 12% sales closure increase

Phoenix, AZ

• Facilitated changes of group contracts and agreements with Marriott Legal to ensure property brand transition
• Managed $24 million in sales and events with 100% satisfaction annually
• Created hotel pre and post event reporting process
• Lead hotel site visit process resulting in 10% sales closure increase
• Consolidated Inventory/Total Yield (Salesforce) hotel conversion leader

New Orleans, LA

• Managed $18 million in sales and events with 92% satisfaction annually
• Lead forecasting software change with aligned department to increase projection accuracy 3%
• Consolidated Inventory/Total Yield (Salesforce) hotel conversion

New Orleans, LA

• Hotel event operations and logistics lead
• Sold $575,000 in banquet upsells on site
• Acted as department payroll administrator ensuring pay out for gratuities and commissions
• Functioned as meeting space renovation construction liaison

Grand Rapids, MI

• 2007 hotel opening team member (new construction)
• Managed all hotel food and beverage outlets and staff including fine dining, 2 bars, on-site Starbucks, Room Service, and VIP Hospitality Suites

Grand Rapids, MI

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Travel And Tourism Management

Minor in Accounting and Statistics

Master Of Business Administration - Mba