Maker of hand-poured soy candles for wholesale and retail purchase

Licensed real estate broker specializing in residential and land sales in the Triangle and surrounding counties. Represented and assisted sellers and buyers in residential real estate transactions; performed comparative market analyses to price homes; conducted personal marketing campaigns and marketing campaigns for listed properties; held public and broker open houses; negotiated contracts on behalf of clients; facilitated all property inspections and removal of contract contingencies involved in the contract-to-close process. Named Gold, Silver and Bronze Sales and/or Listing Associate in Hillsborough office on several occasions. Earned a company-wide Rising Star Award for sales performance in 2005.

Split duties between Capstrat’s media relations group and working on the North Carolina Economic Developers Association (NCEDA) account. Media relations responsibilities: wrote and distributed press releases; developed and implemented story pitches; and identified target media and built media lists. Earned media hits for clients in national, state, local and trade media. NCEDA responsibilities: planned and executed events ranging from 300-person conferences to networking luncheons; processed membership applications and renewals; oversaw the design, printing and distribution of the annual Membership Directory; wrote and published the monthly NCEDA newsletter; updated www.nceda.org regularly; and answered daily email and phone inquiries from members.