Chris Vurnakes Email & Phone Number

Holly Springs, Nc, Us

Raleigh

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

General ManagerOne Pack NIL Collective

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Cary, Nc

THRIVE NC presented by Blue Cross NC (Raleigh, NC) - May 9 + 10SAS Championship (Cary, NC) - October 7 - 13

Cary, North Carolina

PROMOTED TO EVENT DIRECTOR IN MAY, 2019

Cary, North Carolina

PROMOTED TO EVENT MANAGER IN MAY, 2018

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Promoted to Senior Account Executive in April, 2015.Senior AE role to help establish, maintain and grow relationships and initiate corporate marketing partnerships for Charlotte 49ers IMG Sports Marketing, in coordination with Charlotte 49ers Athletics.In 2013, the first full year of Charlotte IMG Sports Marketing, the property exceeded 160% of goal, a IMG College company record. In 2014, individual sales increased 57% year over year including renewals, upsells and new business.Managed a portfolio of key accounts that include Bank of America, McDonald's, CPI Security, Chick-fil-a, Hardees, Rolle Oral Surgery, Domino's, Cook-Out, Jimmy John's, Windsor Jewelers, NC Farm Bureau, Academy Sports & Outdoors, Hilton, Fairfield Inn, University Eye Associates and a number of University-affiliated partners like the Alumni Association, Graduate School, Belk College of Business, Continuing and Distance Education, Housing & Residence Life, Barnes & Noble, Bookstore, etc. Also helped manage the service and fulfillment of IMG National and Regional corporate partners, such as: UPS, Lowe's, Discover, MillerCoors, Panasonic, Samsung, Carolina's Ford Dealers, Marines, Kangaroo Express, NC Lottery, etc.Key point of contact for important relationships with the Athletic Department, Athletic Foundation (49er Club), Auxiliary Services, etc.All aspects of corporate sponsorship sales, including:• Prospecting new business and potential partners for Charlotte 49ers IMG Sports Marketing• Developing and pitching sponsorship packages designed to meet clients’ needs• Closing new business• Fulfilling advertising/sponsorship packagesManaging certain inventory aspects of the operation, including coordinating with other sales executives on inventory availability.All aspects of customer service and client relationship building, including:• Cultivating relationships with current and prospective sponsors• Entertaining existing and new sponsors during hospitality and athletic events

Co-Instructor of PRT 491, Introduction to Sales and Revenue Generation in Sport in the Sport Management department of North Carolina State University.

Cary, Nc

Full time position in ticket sales and marketing with the RailHawks, a member of the North American Soccer League (US division 2 soccer). Organization’s ticket sales surpassed 200% growth from 2010-2012.• Outpaced yearly goals while leading the sales staff of 4 and managing over 1,700 Season Ticket, Sponsor, Group, Mini-Pack, Four-Pack and other account holders.• Initiated and managed over 30 successful partnerships with a variety of youth soccer clubs, corporate sponsors and non-profit organizations. Included partnership negotiation, implementation & fulfillment and renewals.• Organized sales staff weekly ‘Sales Coffee’, weekly sales training and best practices discussions.• Actively participated in the research, planning and execution of a variety of ticket packages and game platforms.• Supervised intern and volunteer hiring, scheduling, assignments and responsibilities for daily and in-game operations.

5100 Us Hwy. 70 East Princeton, Nc 27569

Board of Advisers Member for the Me Fine Foundation, assisting the foundation in it's mission to voluntarily provide necessary resources and financial assistance to parents and caregivers with children being treated at Duke and UNC Children’s Hospitals.

Worked for multiple professors on a number of different graduate and undergraduate classes, as well as research projects in the PRTM department in the College of Natural Resources at NCSU.Responsibilities include:• Developing innovative and creative assignments and activities• Development and implementation of quizzes and exams• Teaching, specifically research methods course• Grading and attendanceResearch projects included:• SPAS• SOPLAY• SOPARC• National Fees and Charges Study (NRPA)

Interned for Octagon Golf, a division of Octagon Marketing, that manages the marketing and communications for 8+ different golf and fishing events.Responsibilities included:• Informational Case Study on the utilization of alternative marketing channels by Octagon Golf in the ACE Group Classic, February 2010• Media coverage tracking• Advertisement tracking• Geographical market research• Research on industry best-practices• Managed printing outsourcing• Wrote/edited blog updates and player bios for tournament website and spectator guide.

Worked for Croasdaile Country Club, an upscale private club of over 400 playing members. Promoted after 2 years from cart attendant to pro shop assistant.Responsibilities included:• Pro shop management and customer service• Assisted in the management of large club golf events (e.g., Member-Guest, Duke Children's Classic, etc.)• Management of part-time outside operations staff

Worked for the NC State athletic ticket office, which serves as the ticket manager for all Wolfpack sporting events.Responsibilities included:• Preparation of season ticket holder packages• Allocation and problem solving for season tickets and parking passes• Customer service, utilizing the Paciolan ticketing system• Utilization of database information in the marketing of the 2007 College Cup

Worked in the ticket office for the Durham Bulls Baseball Club for the Summer/Fall of 2006.Responsibilities included:• Ticket selling and customer service• Management of the "Will Call" area• Assisted in the operations of USA Baseball games

Masters, Parks, Recreation And Tourism; Sport Management Concentration

3.926 GPA Graduate Research Paper: The Shift in Media Distribution and Advertising, and its Significance as it Relates to the Marketing.

B.S, Sport Management

Activities and Societies: - National Freshman Honor Society (requires a 3.5 GPA in freshman year), - AHEPA (American Hellenic Educational.

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