Erin Sogal Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Columbus, Ohio Area

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Organizational-level design, development and delivery focused on leader growth and success at a rapidly growing loyalty-marketing company.• Conduct needs analysis; create and execute development and leadership programs for varying levels of leaders.• Manage projects including implementation of critical leadership assessment tool and development programs.

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Virtual learning design and development for The Nationwide Academy, topics include but not limited to: sales processes, commercial insurance, underwriting and product.• Develop and execute collaborative learning approaches and innovative design strategies include flipped classroom, connected classroom, social/collaborative learning solutions, multimedia integration and learning reinforcement.• Write supporting communications for training initiatives and manage special project work as assigned

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Serving as an account liaison for executive leadership, The Nationwide Academy training and development organization and P&C Staff Sales leaders• Planning and implementing sales training and development communications to sales leaders, product and underwriting partners, insurance agency owners and agency staff across several distribution channels• Design and develop content for wide variety of communication tactic including but not limited to leadership emails, e-newsletters, websites, video and animation productions• Responsible for reporting communication metrics on a monthly basis to leadership and associates

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Manage and execute a wide variety of special projects for the Nationwide Sales Academy as assigned by the associate vice president• Partner with design and development managers and director to lead continuous improvementincluding solutions that simplify work efforts, bring consistency to work products, improve training solutions, save time/money/resources, improve customer satisfaction, etc.• Develop and execute collaborative learning approaches and innovative design strategies include flipped classroom, connected classroom,social/collaborative learning solutions, multimedia integration and learning reinforcement.

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Lead designer for new agent training including: technical systems, sales and agency management training for exclusive agents• Design and facilitate virtual classroom/online learning training for wide variety of sales and technical topics including personal lines and life insurance. • Execute a wide variety of projects for the Nationwide Sales Academy

Memphis, Tennessee ('08-'10) Columbus, Ohio ('10-'13)

• Train approximately 120 insurance/financial agencies on internal and external technical applications• Develop training and educational programs and materials for a three state territory, including but not limited to small group sessions, online classes and regional sales meetings• Support regional sales leadership in addressing technical issues and sales strategy

Canton, Ohio (Pro Football Hall Of Fame)

• Led event management for documentary premier including but not limited to: invitation design/implementation, live program logistics, venue and catering contracting and event layout• Worked in partnership with media guests, VIPs and production crew

Memphis, Tennessee

• Plan and implement marketing and communications efforts for a 170 restaurant system• Manage two area marketing advisors, coordinating workflow for each territory and travel schedules• Educate and engage 60 franchisees in corporate marketing initiatives and brand responsibility• Corporate public relations: write and distribute press releases, respond to press requests

Columbus, Ohio

• Educate more than 750 agents, sales managers and regional leadership in twelve states on fundamental marketing strategies and tactics• Design training materials and conduct monthly individual and group training sessions nationwide on technical and marketing applications and strategies• Serve as liaison between IT and field sales team for four regions across the country• Create and distribute training materials and communication pieces for technical marketing application• Participate in various ad-hoc committees included: PCIO Marketing PLAY! Team, Competitive Intelligence Knowledge Cell

Columbus, Ohio

• Maintained branding and image campaign standards for 10TV Show You Care – the station’s award-winning community relations program.• Planned and implemented and promoted station-sponsored special events – including but not limited to: golf outings, community service awards program, phone banks, school supply drives, summer reading program, nonperishable food collection• Served as a community relations liaison between 10TV and the public - work with central Ohio non-profit organizations on media sponsorships, event planning, news coverage and marketing• Hired/supervised/evaluated department interns• Coordinated anchor/reporter appearances in the community• Implemented & coordinated Dispatch Media Group Explorer Post, a corporate-wide high school mentorship program• Coordinated United Way campaign for more than 300 10TV and Ohio News Network associates• Served as “Quality of Life” committee member• Cross-trained in programming coordinator job responsibilities

Columbus, Ohio

• Developed and implemented marketing and public relations strategies; wrote press releases; pitched story ideas to the media for various clients• Organized conferences for several state agencies• Implemented “Fourth Fridays” – in-house staff education/development sessions• Promoted from Account Assistant to Account Executive after three months

Ba, Communication Arts, Political Science & Writing Minors

Activities and Societies: Varsity Lacrosse, Kappa Alpha Theta, ACTVCompleted interships with the Erie Art Museum, Pittsburgh Magazine.

Marketing

Certificate In Distance Education