Brandy Johnson Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Texas, Us

Dallas, Texas, Us

Built solid career of achievement and promotion with the worlds leading event marketing and exhibit/convention service firm, specialize in developing, creating and delivering integrated face-to-face marketing solutions for fortune 500 clients. Collaborate with Chief Design Officer and Executive leadership team to improve design operations and administrative processes for North America region. Interface with SVP, Creative and Design and VP of Design Operations to establish new policies and SOPS to maximize flow of all design work. Direct team of 16 in providing direct support for all director-level projects and information-management processes. Assist HR in hiring and onboarding new employees. Prepare and administer multi-million dollar budgets. Provide detailed financial/operational reports to leadership team. ** Drove process to consolidate five separate budgets into one more efficient and accurate $44M budget.** Credited for building, managing and training team of Office Managers charged with supporting over 500 employees spanning the Design Organization, Agency Operations and the Resource Departments.** Play key role in developing and expanding design operations, serving as main point of contact to both internal and external clients to identify and resolve hot topic issues quickly and effectively. ** Instrumental in coordinating and executing all department projects, including tracking project budgets and monitoring the progress of the department projects and completion of deliverables.

Dallas, Texas, Us

Promoted to oversee and coordinate the development and execution of a wide range of director level projects that streamlined Design Operations department function. Interfaced directly with SVP/VP and internal stakeholders to manage critical projects from initial planning phase to final implementation and post project review. Defined project scope, negotiated budgets, established schedules and developed action plans to meet tight deadlines. Analyzed existing business operations and devised continuous improvement projects/solutions to improve overall department operations. ** Held full responsibility for managing all Design Operations business operations of the core team ** Served as main point of contact in implementing/managing project changes while adhering to strict deadlines. ** Coordinate activities/speaking engagements for the firms 11- member Design Leadership Advisory council. ** Played key role in planning and executing Freeman's 90th anniversary gala for 1k employees and special guests.

Dallas, Texas, Us

Provided high-level administrative support to Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer of Expositions. Directed all administrative and project support efforts. Conducted in-depth strategic business-development research to support development of annual $1.45B department budget and business plan. Planned and coordinated travel, logistics and transportation for national/international executive meetings and sales conferences. Served as first point of contact regarding development and execution of new policies and procedures across all corporate departments. ** Developed and implemented Sales Office Manager positon that supported 600+ member sales organization.** Led and directed actives of the concierge team for annual internal Freeman Leadership Conference (2013-2017). ** Provided onsite travel and transportation logistic support for 200 of the firms top leadership team (2014-2016).** Served as core member of team that produced/executed the 2015 Global Sales Meeting for 700+ employees.** Hand-picked to provide direct support to the President, COO and CSO during annual budget meeting.** Managed and supported daily operations and activities of the sales organizations six regional Office Managers.** Provided direct support to the executive team during restructuring and deployment of new sales process (2015).

Dallas, Texas, Us

Oversaw wide variety of administrative functions and operations for Executive Vice President of National Sales and Vice President of National Sales. Developed internal correspondence that facilitated effective communication and transfer of information between all regional offices. Coordinated national and international travel arrangements for executive team. Prepared and processes expense and travel reports. Reconciled corporate credit card changes.** Organized and executed a live, silent auction for the Freeman Leadership Conference that raised $80K (2012).** Utilized expertise in Salesforce.com to generate reports for Supports National Sales Group leadership team.

Washington, Dc, Us

Worked exclusively with key client, Hanley Wood LLC, a leading real estate media firm focused on reaching audiences in commercial and residential construction industries in North America. Coordinated and managed the execution of small- and large-scale nationwide conventions, tradeshows, and sales events. Oversaw onsite sales office operations, provided marketing and product development support to sales team. Conducted sales calls as needed. ** Successfully helped plan and executed 12 conventions nationwide with over 1,200 clients in attendance. ** Credited for earning 100% of the sales for department, exceeding sales goals for 2010 shows.** Proactively supported pre-space draw meetings for 2011 convention, acquiring 5,300 sq. ft. in booth space.

Washington, Dc, Us

Dallas, Texas, Us