I love my work! As an Off Premise & On Premise F&B sales / marketing / merchandising manager, I've been able to meet the best people and make them happier with everything from beer to better bar tools to better services. I've recruited and coached teams of 10-20 awesome people who have gone on to overachieve serious goals in F&B sales...and led product launches, events, marketing activations, brand resources, promotions, and co-marketing plans. I also thrive on building win-win partnerships with corporations, sponsors, and retailers. STRENGTHSLeadership Consultative / Solution Selling Customer Relationship Management Coaching & Mentoring Cross-Channel Collaboration Go-to-Market C-Level Engagement Distributor Sales & MarketingChannel Sales / Channel Marketing Market Penetration On Premise & Off Premise Wholesale & Retail StrategyBrand Management Product & Market Analysis Programming / Training & Education Sales Presentations Special Event Marketing Event Planning & Event ManagementHIGHLIGHTS* Grew special events sales 15+% by selecting correct brands for market and expanding signage promoting events. * Improved average event head count 10+% by building buzz about our events.* Created an incentive for merchandisers to gain full shelves of our high-end portfolio – my team delivered 146 new full shelves in 3 months – #1 in region.* Played major role in increasing distribution on Bon and Viv draft lines (new product launch) by setting up sampling program for buying accounts featuring cocktail creations utilizing the B & V new draft* In my time as a manager I have helped 23 merchandisers move into higher sales positions, and quickly get new hires them up to speed to keep product moving.* Took on the challenge of rerouting all the merchandisers scheduled pack-outs to increase efficiency by using Road Net and WISS tools.* To date my team has conducted 189 special events in the Boston market (+8% YoY) with 0% overtime budget increase.