Cathy Briz Email & Phone Number

Florida, United States

Remote

• Execute new fundraising initiatives to grow Run Walk events• Maximize participation for different events• Research, solicit and confirm corporate sponsors for events• Build relationships with potential donors and with past donors• Implement successful strategies to increase fundraising from registered teams

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

• Plan and execute yoga events and retreats that align with our brand values and mission• Create budgets for each event, pre-planning, execution, post event follow up as well as ROI analysis for each event• Venue, Resorts and Hotel sourcing and negotiate hotel room blocks, AV, food and beverage for each event• Create agreements for resorts and for yoga teachers that lead retreats• Create a marketing campaign to advertise retreats• Plan and execute team building and all other company events• Create specialized booking websites for each retreat using booking layer software• Work closely with company owners, senior management and led cross-functional teams to ensure successful events

Florida, United States

• Created the Ethos Cares program which enhanced overall community engagement as well as increased brand awareness• Developed and implemented a comprehensive events and community strategy• Planned and executed several large-scale conferences with more than 1000 attendees• Lead the development and implementation of community initiatives, such as volunteer programs, mentorship programs, and other engagement opportunities• Worked with virtual events using ZOOM, MEET and CVNET• Allocated and managed budgets for events and community initiatives to maximize results and forecasting ability• Led cross-functional teams to ensure that events and community initiatives support organizational goals and values• Oversaw a team of event planners, volunteers, and community managers

Spain

• Oversaw a team of coordinators who assisted English speaking customers in assisted organizing funeral services for their family members in Spain• Organized and executed large scale business conferences for more than 1000 attendees• Contacted Consuls of northern European countries represented in Eastern coast of Spain to offer our services to their citizens residing in Spain• Developed and implemented strategic international marketing plans and strategies• Oversaw professional website, social media accounts and Google my business pages• Prepared monthly reports for the CEO of different services rendered by markets served• Ensured monthly department milestones and goals were met

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

• Planned, organized and executed many different types of events including trade shows, business conferences and seminars• Organized and prepared individualized travel itineraries for VIP clients• Ensured updated accounting and bookkeeping • Prepared income and expense statements• Coordinated and managed Board of Directors meetings• Accomplished yearly organizational goals set by Board of Directors

Hollywood, Fl

• Organized mission-centered local donor for national fundraising activities• Drove high impact peer to peer fundraising to achieve overall revenue goals• Provided input into the development of a strategic plan for the peer to peer fundraising products, including revenue, budge, goal, and timelines• Organized local training events for volunteers to train for a specific endurance event (marathons, half marathons, triathlons, cycle events)• Handled logistics for group travel to specific endurance event, onsite event coordination

Miami Shores, Fl

• Responsible for supporting and advocating for the international students on campus• Processed and overviewed International Student Visas (I-20)• Planned and executed the University´s largest multicultural event, International Fair where over 10,000 people attend• Responsible for developing a comprehensive program plan focusing on co-curricular multi-cultural education on campus to highlight several of the 170 countries represented by the student body.

Miami, Fl

• Researched and analyzed diverse conference topics and calculate their feasibility of developing potential conference topics into commercially viable events• Cold called key industry leaders to determine the validity of proposed topic, sub themes, timing, and location for conferences• Created comprehensive topic briefing documents for all events which include highlights of the current issues faced by the industry, identified potential speakers and resource persons, research all possible events covering the proposed topic to analyze potential conflicts in dates or over exposure and highlight possible sponsors for the event• Wrote the conference program, invite speakers, be a liaison with speakers to ensure attendance, organize or assist in the organization of the event