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• Design and develop billboards and marketing campaigns and plan marketing events such as fairs and parades, setting up and maintaining company booths at local events. Communicate directly with local businesses to upgrade their phone systems and enhance Internet speeds with fiber optics. Document and track sales leads and referral sources.• Increased business phone and fiber optical sales by 5-10 percent.• Created company slogan launching Video on Demand and recommended designs for new website.

• Administrator of a 90-bed Personal Care Facility, managing all departments, including nursing, dietary and housekeeping staff. Managed daily operations such as staffing, purchasing, scheduling, adherence to all state and local guidelines, and daily meetings with individual residents. Collaborated with the President and COO to increase standard of living while decreasing budget.• Led efforts to reopen a previously closed personal care facility, documenting inventory, reaching out to vendors, interviewing potential new hires and ensuring facility was up to code.• Evaluated family finances to determine appropriate placement of potential residents, conducted tours of the facility, and coordinated business office collection efforts.• Performed Director of Marketing and Admissions Director functions, researching placement and scouting locations for company billboards and traveled weekly to hospitals and healthcare facilities to establish and maintain referral sources, drastically increasing volume of residents.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Managed 10-person team, developing new agent’s skills and tracking their sales progress. Met with 15-20 seniors a week to discuss different aspects of retirement such as Medicare, Long-Term Care, investments, and final expense planning.• Secured one of the company’s largest annuity accounts, bringing in ~$1M.