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Rochester, NY, US

Hammondsport, New York, US

• Founded and began operating / marketing a wine club in Manhattan, New York that met three times per year, with over 150 members and most recent events of 100 attendees
• Organize all events, venue coordination, marketing and promotion, RSVP management, including on-site, where I organize, manage and present on the noteworthy varietal or type of wine from one region of the world that we.
• At the end of each event, the wines are revealed and available for purchase; events have showcased Argentinian Malbecs, Austrian gruners, Rhone GSM’s, white Sancerre’s, Napa Bordeaux blends, Oregon pinot noirs.

Geneva, New York, US

Ravines Wine Cellars, based in Geneva, NY has been making dry, expressive, terroir-driven wines for the last 21 years. Long admired as one of the top wineries in the Finger Lakes, Ravines has continually gained noteworthy press, high scores and international accolades. Ravines is family-owned and operated, led by husband and wife team, Morten and Lisa.

Toronto, Ontario, CA

• DAC Group provides unique, performance-driven, digital solutions for National and Global brands. More specifically, we're an industry-leading digital agency, fueled with custom technology, but one that leads with.
• SEM
• SEO
• Social
• Programmatic Display
• Lead Generation

Las Vegas, NV, US

Textbroker is the leading global internet platform for ordering original content, written by hundreds of thousands of authors.The parent company was founded in Germany and offers its services in the U.S., Canada, Germany, France, the UK, Spain, Holland, Italy, Australia, Portugal, Brazil and Poland. Currently, there are more than 300,000 registered.

New York, NY, US

• Along with two colleagues, launched the “Premier channel” of Yext’s strategic partnerships department, focused on lead generation and outbound sales to the largest national companies in targeted verticals (e.g. online.
• Hunted, pitched, customized and closed partnership agreements
• Coordinated and led sales trips to target cities and trade shows, conducting meetings with potential and current partners

New York, NY, US

• Helped develop and grow new revenue channel for Yext, called “Yext Certified Partners”, which focused on selling to and growing a reseller relationship (B2B2C) with digital marketing agencies across the country
• Pitched and closed digital marketing agencies, simaltaneously managing & growing the ongoing relationships (e.g. performing sales training, developing co-branded marketing initiatives, coordinating technological.
• Identified and pitched partner accounts where upsells were possible after the initial sale
• Entered the industry of Search Marketing and SEO with little prior knowledge or experience in the field, but quickly developed a high level of understanding and comfort so partners turned to me for ongoing guidance and.

• Cultivated relationships with United Cellars largest existing and new clients by discussing United Cellars’ current wines, promotions and events and pitching bundled wine packages, specifically tailored to their.
• Developed intricate knowledge of all premium wines and associated promotions that United Cellars had on offer; wines included producers and varietals from France, Italy, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and USA
• Focused on business development by identifying gaps in United Cellars wine sales portfolio, and met with specific wineries to coordinate a partnership, whereby United Cellars would sell their wine

New York, NY, US

• Managed and grew day-to-day client relationships with NBA’s highest profile marketing partners: HP, Sprint, Taco Bell, Foot Locker, Spalding, SiriusXM, Southwest Airlines; helped negotiate partnership renewals
• Worked with clients to strategically achieve brand objectives through their NBA related programming in countries around the world – e.g. developed and coordinated national promotions, media advertisements, press.
• Tracked and oversaw contractual financial allocations and program budgets for each client
• Provided continual feedback to each clients’ marketing agencies and coordinated closely on timelines and deadlines throughout creative process whenever a client incorporated NBA intellectual property (NBA photos.
• Managed USA Basketball, WNBA and NBA Development League partnerships with some of their major sponsors, including Boost Mobile, Jamba Juice, MetroPCS and Pirates Booty

• Pitched comedy and news stories, wrote script, and produced story-lines + segments for sketch video show
• Responsible for distribution, maintenance, and social media strategy of show’s daily web content

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Garnered regional support in three states (Colorado, Ohio and North Carolina), by coordinating campaign events, blogging extensively and writing + delivering speeches during monumental Democratic primary process

Ba, Political Science

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