Deb Longshore Email & Phone Number

Louisville Metropolitan Area

Support existing brand partnerships through trade shows, customer service and growing market share in the wholesale food category.

United States

Guiding families from Independent Living to Thriving @ StoryPoint Senior Living Personal Care and Memory Care Residency for their loved ones!

Louisville Metropolitan Area

Nurtures, builds and cultivates direct-to-seniors and business-to-business partnerships to generate new patient opportunities year-round. Plans, coordinates and executes local events within the community (e.g., information tables, health fairs, doc talks, etc.) to help reach our ideal patients (i.e., medically underserved, Medicare-eligible seniors, age 55 and older). Cultivates strong relationships with health plan agents, individual insurance agents, social workers, case workers, senior housing managers, senior centers and related community providers to keep ChenMed/JenCare Medical Centers as their top provider choice for senior healthcare when referring patients to a primary care physician. Have a general understanding of Medicare/Medicaid, and general knowledge of the various insurance plans accepted.

Remote

• Assist in personal style, fit, color in clothing, shoes and accessories • Help clients achieve their desired look • Aid in helping clients achieve a look that helps them feel their best and exude confidence• Assist in personal space design, comfort and style for home or office

Home2 Suites By Hilton Nulu

501 South Fouth Street Louisville Ky 40202

As the Corporate Sales Manager of The Historic * Modern * Memorable * Brand New one of a kind Four Diamond Embassy Suites Louisville Downtown. As Corporate Sales Manager, I started with zero client base of which my role directly influences 75% of overall budget. Within seven months I exceeded my sales goal by 117%. After a full year, exceeded 185% of my personal sales goal and contributed 3.4M towards overall hotel revenue for 2016. Contracting, negotiation, communication and persuasion skills are a must. Knowledge of the comp-set, sales strategy and continuous follow thru of client touch points are a must. Patterning and great relationship building skills with Hilton World Wide National Team for yearly RFP contracting negotiations are a must. I am very passionate about representing entire hotel, staff and services, to each prospective client. Pride and focus on delivering outstanding guest, client service and financial profitability simultaneously. I am responsible for outside sales calls, membership networking, responding to leads all while gaining clients trust, discover each client's top needs. While confidently maintaining each client’s unique business culture, B2B policy guidelines, accounting process, reservation tools compliance usage, just to name a few.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Responsible for procuring and managing the SMERF market segments. Responsibilities include all facets of proactively selling,BT, Groups, Sports, Social and City Wide events. Success is possible thru tenacity, creativity, flexibility and commitment. With key focus on continue to grow existing client partnership, grow new client relationships and re-solicit past business to achieve targeted business development. Attend client receptions, ribbon cutting, tradeshows and other local networking opportunities while seeking out new business and forge relationships with local business and/or leisure demand generators. Location is crucial and our Residence Inn and Courtyard NE hotels offer the smart choice for travelers looking to experience the best of this exciting city. Providing access to top-notch entertainment, shopping and only minutes away from Downtown Louisville where you will experience Fourth Street Live, the YUM! Center, Kentucky International Convention Center, Kentucky Exposition Center, Waterfront Park and just minutes to Churchill Downs.

Supports strategies and conducts activities to drive market share, guest satisfaction and financial results.Build the top line revenue by focusing on reactive group salesUp sell each business opportunity to maximize revenue.Achieves individual and team sales goals to enable business success. Ensures sales information provided to the properties is accurate, complete and timely and enables units to meet or exceed guest expectations. Continuously focuses on improving guest satisfaction to create guest loyalty and increase market share.Assists team in developing lasting relationships with groups to retain business and increase growth. Join local networking groups to develop business relationships.Interacts with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels. Effectively responds to and handles guest problems and complaints.Empowers associates to provide excellent guest service.Manages department controllable expenses to achieve or exceed budgeted goals.Results: In such a short time I have met/exceeded client expectations thru guest survey responses right out of the gate. LMD is rated at Platinum level for 2010 in sales and event satisfaction. Share shifted several accounts including Yum Brands, SHPS, Estee Lauder and Kellogg Company. Partner with Director of BT to build partnership lasting partnership between BT and local catering. January 2011, grew local catering sales to record breaking levels, while growing Book & Cook business. Partnered with Young Women’s Club of Louisville Charity to support the local community thru donation drives, volunteering time, dinner and social events, School supply drives and much more. Provides countless recognition at all levels of the LMD team.

Louisville Airport Location, Louisville Ky Area

•Business to Business account management, relationship building, account saturation to gain revenue growth with brand strategy.•Strategic Account Management including, qualifying the business needs, specific not only to each client, as well as each specific event.•Network and partner with CVB, GLI and the local Chamber of Commerce to stay current with updates, changes and internal structure; within new businesses, corporations and commercial transactions.•Generate new client base accounts for the "Association" Market.•Comprehensive understanding of existing "comp set" market.•Generate contractual agreements, for each account, maintain confidential client data.

I held many positions with Yum! Brands, had an awesome work family and great mentors.

Successfully developed talent, processes, strategies, budgets, and all inventory and time lines needed to implement new Catering Concept. Grew bottom line sales to $200,000 within the first year which opened the window for KFC to go nationwide with KFC Catering Concept.