Ben Brewster Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Columbus, Ohio, United States

- Programming private and public events on a regular basis at Columbus' newest premier events space, The Kee— boasting over 33,000 square foot of entertainment including our Lounge, Venue, Art Gallery, Cafe, Alley, Sports Simulators, and Arcade.- Curating on a monthly basis rotating Gallery installations featuring local, regional, and international artists’ works. Art sold in The Kee Gallery goes 100% towards the artist, no exhibition fees.- Programming focus on event curation and outreach to promoters, organizations, and companies (including non-profits, member organizations, charities, and more).- Calling, emailing, and giving tours to prospective clients and hosts.- Responding and communicating all details of each event with The Kee staff for appropriate equipment, food, drink, and staffing needs.- Greeting guests and welcoming them to The Kee at the start of most events.

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Remote

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Opening Bartender Associate of one of the latest CMR Speciality Concepts - Budd Dairy Food Hall, located in the Italian Village neighborhood of Downtown Columbus.

Columbus, Ohio, United States

The focus of this position was to cultivate meaningful relationships with Northstar / Brassica / Third & Hollywood fans, and to escalate serious inquiries to the relevant party within the Operations Team.IG Community Engagement @ 1.5 hours/week + check in daily with 3 Instagram accounts and 10 Facebook accounts in order to like, comment, and engage with Northstar / Brassica / Third & Hollywood guests.Pic/Caption Planning for Brassica, Cafes & Third & Hollywood @ 8.5-10 hours/week + Plan & upload 4-6 posts for Brassicas IG/FB+ Plan & upload 5-6 posts for Northstar Cafes IG+ Plan & upload 3-4 posts for Third & Hollywood IG/FB

Columbus, Ohio, United States

+ Oversaw daily food delivery logistics of 10 restaurants (Brassica, Northstar Café, + Third & Hollywood) in collaboration with Delivery Operations Manager and Chief of Staff during the first stages of the Covid-19 Pandemic.+ Created financial document, “Delivery Monthly Summary Tracking” in order to track the individual growth/decline of delivery sales by location. At peak, we averaged 6,000 deliveries monthly.+ Wrote daily memo to update executive team on performance.+ Supervised 15-24 delivery drivers per meal service period (I supervised 1-2 meal service periods per day, from 10:45am-3:15pm and 4:45pm-9:15pm).+ Resolved questions or concerns of delivery team; escalated feedback to operations team, when appropriate.

Westerville, Ohio, United States

Part time server/bartender (15-23 hours/per week) while doing my undergraduate studies at Otterbein University. I trained at the Northstar Cafe in Easton before working as an opening team member at the Westerville location for 3+ years.During the summers of my undergrad, I worked full time (32-38 hours/per week), the average hours worked varied based on the year, it depended on if I was taking summer classes at Otterbein/pursued a summer internship that year.I left Northstar briefly whilst studying abroad in Fall 2019 -- but I returned to work at the original location in the Short North -- the SN team was finishing up a renovation prior to Covid-19 in the Spring of 2020. I assisted in establishing Best Known Methods for the newly built 25-seat bar program at the original Northstar in the Short North including: + Labeled/optimized speedrack for faster mixed drinks/beverage service + in order to establish consistency in storage across different shifts/team members. + Assisted with general re-organization of bar materials and tools + storage spaces. + Provided feedback to management team regarding what could be further optimized to improve service, when prompted.

Columbus, Ohio

+ Supported organizational efforts to market CAPA 50th anniversary celebrations+ Successfully executed 7 annual galas along with Special Events Manager and development staff for CAPA and its shared-services partners (Columbus Symphony, CATCO, Drexel Theatre, Opera Columbus, Lincoln Theatre Association, and McCoy Center for the Arts)+ Facilitated CAPA development departmental duties including annual fund mailings, silent auction solicitation, mail distribution, drafting of sponsorship letters, and regularly updating/creating donor entries in ARCHTICS Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database+ Served as CAPA staff liaison during Broadway in Columbus Hamilton performances; answered questions from the general public while also promoting CAPA and upcoming events

Columbus, Ohio

+ Assisted in establishing social media presence on Facebook for Business of Art, a recurring monthly program. Intended to centralize and empower the community, improve resource accessibility for program participants, and facilitate easier distribution of materials during events+ Analyzed over 700 audience feedback surveys and made suggestions to improve programming based on requests from the Business of Art community+ Integrated learning outcomes with Arts Administration curriculum at Otterbein University

Columbus, Ohio

+ Supported performance logistics for JazZoo summer series at the Columbus Zoo including stage setup, teardown, and music part collection.+ Administered silent auction tables at annual gala, welcomed guests and provided technical assistance when needed during JAG's first online silent auction+ Developed hands-on experience working with databases pertaining to audiences, development, and fundraising

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) - Music & Business, Concentration In Arts Administration

Activities and Societies: Delta Omicron Honorary Music Fraternity, NAfME Collegiate Member, Otterbein Summer Chorale, Concert Choir, Wind.

Organization And Management Studies

Fall semester exchange program with an emphasis on management studies for arts and cultural organizations Supported by Elizabeth A. Salt.