Negotiated rates and placed ads on television, radio, newspapers, national publications, websites, and social media.Generated media coverage for events, contests, and promotions.

Planned and managed all radio and television advertising along with all co-op and vendor support. Helped plan and organize promotions including the PBR Unleash The Beast: PFIwestern.com Invitational, Missouri State University Salute to Agriculture, Cattle Barons Ball, and other regional events. Managed donation requests and developed relationships as our community liaison.

Led startup and opening of party bike business and focused on business development, creation of operational procedures, and workflow planning.

Developed relationships with Fortune 500 companies, NFL teams, musical groups, celebrities, and national organizations to plan and organize their events at our facility.

Promoted from the Hyatt Regency St. Louis. The Hyatt Regency DFW was the largest airport hotel in the US. I booked corporate groups with 10-30 rooms per night, within a five state region.

Upon graduation, I started the six month trainee program where I worked in all of the departments in the hotel which included front desk, catering, engineering, housekeeping and human resources.Once my one month rotation was completed I assisted the sales department by answering phones, holding meeting and guest room space for the managers and learned how to negotiate rates and write contracts.