I am an aspiring entrepreneur and a military spouse to a Marine, and the mother of three beautiful children. I started this company out of the love anime , hair mixed with the art industry, giving back to the community, and strengthening our youth within the Black Anime Network. I’ve been a college student since January of 2009; majoring in Pre medicine and Business. As a spouse, I noticed many difficulties with moving every three years and wanted to support not only my family, but my community as well in the best way I know “Beauty products with a spin; featuring Black Anime through Zodiac Elements”. I noticed my friends in the military community lacked inspiration in black anime nerd groups. I believe there was an awakening to help my fellow black community. Give them the highest confidence in being called a Goddess,through authentic, nostalgic, inner innocence of their beauty. I’ve been free hand drawing since first grade. However, my love for cosplay and comics needed a twist to it so I started working with making custom wigs and boom! My idea was in action! Goddess Awake LLC turned into Goddess Awake Studio! Combining Hair, Inspirational Art, Anime and Beauty in one, and that is what a Goddess is in Nature.

I worked for M.C.C.S. on Camp Lejeune as a Sales Associate in Customer Services. This is understood as a federal employee position.

I handled a lot of the daily operations that partook in this facility. I spent a lot of time buildingrelations and rapport to grow company incentives, sales, and attendance. In addition, I aided guestsin registering for all events and assisted in the direct promotion and engagement of each event. Itracked Basic statistics and checked consistently for compliance and process management projections. I trained, taught, and educated employees and volunteers on how to handle proper etiquette.

As a Finance and Sales Manager at 3 Kings Lounge for a year, I was tasked with various duties such as handlingperformance reviews, calendar management, and effectively writing emails and letters. In addition, it was my responsibility to perform all upper management duties when the other manager was away. Moreover, I managed performance evaluations, quarterly and annual reviews, and resolved interpersonal conflicts.

As an Event Coordinator for 3 Kings Lounge, it was my sole responsibility to plan events and work with vendors to ensure that each event was covered and ready for attending. It was my job to utilize email marketing and CSM tools in order to effectively reach potential attendees and invite them to come. Also, I did a lot of planning and scheduling in order to make sure all dates aligned with vendors and 3 Kings Lounge. In addition, I Increased revenues by 20 percent through excellent guest relations, Built and maintained excellent relationships with business partners ensuring great customer service for guests, Secured coveted events as well as reservations through utilization of superior negotiation skills for VIP guests upon request.

As a Project Manager for Club Sky Lounge it was my sole responsibility to plan events and work with vendors to ensure that each event was covered and ready for attending. It was my job to utilize email marketing and CSM tools in order to effectively reach potential attendees and invite them to come. Also, I did a lot of planning and scheduling in order to make sure all dates aligned with vendors and Club Sky Lounge. In addition to these sole responsibilities, I also:• Tailored over 200 events according to the clients personal tastes and budgets of clients, managing and exceeding expectations.• Developed and managed budgets of $60,000+ for events. Always delivered on time, under budget.• Created the best cost savings items by implementing and researching products to utilize within the company establishment. • Coordinated decorations and event contributors including performers, photographers, caterers, and transportation services.• Scheduled all employees for events, including event staff, security, parking, custodial, police, fire, and medical teams when necessary.• Recruited and trained volunteers as needed.

As a server for the café, it was up to me to make sure that each customer who came through the door left with a smile. I would constantly chat with guests and check on their needs to make sure each was being met with efficiency and readiness. I also cleaned the areas around the café. I havea good memory, so I wrote down, remembered, and recited orders to guests. Additionally, I attained all sales goals through up selling and appetizer suggestions, Utilized excellent communication and interpersonal skills to start conversations and help customers have a great time, Anticipated customer needs efficiently and quickly via great observation and keeping a vigilant eye.

Working as a Customer Service and Sales Associate at Body talk gave me the necessary experienceI needed to thrive in a higher and more fast-paced work environment. I retained friendliness with allguests and worked hard to maintain a daily smooth operation. Furthermore, I educated potential clients on all service benefits and products, utilized effective sales strategy such as suggestive selling, up-selling, and demonstrating, Assisted management in retaining the cleanliness of the facility by sweeping, wiping, or cleaning different areas within the facility.

As a manager for The Beauty, my tasks ranged from scheduling, on boarding, and hiring staff tohandling the filing and record keeping of all-important information. In addition, I handled book keeping to match numbers and verify the amount of revenue coming in for the company. I handled the database effectively and consistently set goals to motivate my employees. Additionally, I recommended beauty products to clients based on their needs, desires, and preferences, checked inventory to ensure no discrepancies in inventory values, and hired and on boarded new staff members on all policies and safety procedures such as proper stocking technique, customer communications, product variations, and the POS system.