Manage product development for new and existing décor and fixtures.Develop business strategies for reaching new and existing customers.

Who are you and what makes you different from all the others pursuing the same goal? These questions seem so simple yet are two of the most difficult questions to answer. This is even more difficult when you are coming out of school with a brand new business degree. I help students clarify what they want and communicate it across mediums. We work as a team and develop targeted strategies to help them achieve their goals.I work with students to help them find their story and develop messages to be used while networking, interviewing, developing resumes, and writing cover letters. I work with graduate and undergraduate students who are interested in a variety of business careers.

Advised students on strategies to incorporate persuasive language techniques into their resumes and cover letters Provided personalized feedback to each student, in person and in writing, based on their current understanding of how to make an effective resume resulting in a 20% improvement in grades from first draft to second

Developed relationships with clients that enabled me to offer products and promotions that met their needs and to communicate the value in a way that was persuasive to them which resulted in bonuses from suppliers for the highest sales Defused tense customer interactions by finding and communicating shared interests and managing expectations

Researched software options to track leads and increase office productivity; recommended changes which led to increased coordination between the sales team and more effective client account managementTaught group training sessions on how to use new software and one-on-one training sessions to demonstrate how the updates would improve efficiency for each job functionAuthored content for multiple targeted weekly and monthly newsletters to increase customer and referral touch points and ensure a consistent company voiceRestructured monthly and quarterly sales tracking reports minimizing the dry data and prioritizing the implications of the data resulting in more targeted, measurable sales goals