Eddie Yancey, Iii Email & Phone Number

• Work closely with the Conference Director to execute annual conference program including: speaker recruitment, CFP management, session scheduling, and communicating with Working Groups/Association on a regular basis
• Track industry trends and issues to identify current, new, and alternative growth areas that can be captured for educational programming
• Maintain and manage online conference operations website based on program timeline, including but not limited to: build-out and test speaker resource center, speaker contracting, speaker communications and task.
• Manage conference program production schedule and multi-faceted Call For Proposals process for the general conference program in coordination with Marketing and the Association
• Oversee with the Conference Director on-site conference operations at the event, including: temporary staff, speaker coordination of 400+ individuals, on-site access control assistance, speaker ready room, and.
• Coordinate run of show documents, specific types of education needs, applicable stage & room sets, audio visual requirements, education-related sponsorship fulfillment support, and meeting rooms layouts & setups

Greater Atlanta, GA Area

• Compiled and distributed all conference session information to internal and external partners
• Coordinated delivery of programs/awards/supplies to venue and distribution/set-up at event
• Collected speaker bios and photos for use in marketing materials
• Created and sent Call For Presentation database to all potential speakers, previous speakers, and former exhibitors asking for session submissions
• Created, sent, and tracked status of speaker agreements
• Determined and fulfilled speakers' AV requirements

Greater Atlanta, GA Area

• Established templates for speaker communication surrounding speaker promotion
• Collaborated with marketing to create promotional materials for speakers and track performance
• Worked directly with speakers to promote the event in order to reach their social communities
• Collaborated with sales and design to create sales collateral
• Executed on non-booth sales deliverables which included: invitation only events, banner ads, list rentals, push notifications, apps, and show guides
• Supported customers for audiences and all attendees

Greater Atlanta, GA Area

• Played a key role in the onboarding of all customers to ensure achievable expectations were set
• Worked in conjunction with marketing and operations for fulfillment of sponsorship deliverables
• Addressed any customer concerns that arose in a timely manner while anticipating customer needs before they arose
• Collaborated with functional areas in marketing, operations, and sales leadership to convey the voice of the customer to continuously improve customer experience

Chattanooga, TN Area

• Supported external and internal marketing strategies and initiatives that delivered a cohesive marketing communications program
• Organized and prioritized multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Coordinated and identified requirements, established contacts, managed hotel accommodations, and developed schedules and assignments for trade shows, state shows, and educational activities
• Updated inventory, placed orders, and coordinated needs for promotional materials
• Organized and maintained advertising plans to ensure deadlines were met
• Managed all marketing invoices and expense tracking

Chattanooga, TN Area

• Managed the end-to-end operations of trade show participation which included booth and personnel registration, booth layout and exhibitor space selection, carpet and electrical orders, invoice payment, product sample.
• Collaborated with bloggers as it pertained to their product reviews and holiday gift guides
• Supported the sales team with their product sample orders, brochure requests, drop-ship forms, and weekly reports

Dalton, GA Area

• Coordinated trade show plans and logistics with the sales, marketing, quality control, and shipping teams in order to make sure that materials and product samples arrived appropriately
• Maintained promotional materials, sample requests, catalogs, shipping labels, mock-up displays, and internal images library
• Followed up on inquiries from vendors, brand partners, and others
• Screened and assessed sponsorship decks and advertising requests from organizations that inquired about potential partnerships
• Proofed artwork that pertained to packaging panels, rendered images, and UPC barcodes
• Collaborated with display vendors to develop improvements to trade show displays and point of sale displays

Chattanooga, TN Area

• Sourced, researched, recruited, and screened Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners nationwide in order to provide staffing services to Emergency Medicine and Hospital Medicine clients
• Built and maintained a pipeline of candidates by cold calling, emailing, and connecting socially in order to achieve recruiting goals
• Used various internet technologies in order to update company database
• Provided company information and relayed employment opportunities to prospective candidates
• Worked collaboratively with other team members in order to support various senior recruiters

Chattanooga, TN Area

• Conducted professional qualitative and quantitative market research for numerous hospitals, TV and radio stations, and other media outlets via telephone surveys with multiple individuals in the U.S. and Canada
• Recruited individuals to partake in focus groups and mock jury trials

Chattanooga, TN Area

• Scouted and recruited individuals interested in acting, modeling, and singing to become a part of the talent pool for the agency as well as promoted the agency on Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace

Greater Nashville, TN Area

• Welcomed and greeted customers
• Assisted customers with their buying decisions
• Displayed merchandise and maintained a clean shopping area in order to maximize store appeal

Greater Nashville, TN Area

• Wrote 30-second on-air scripts that pertained to Middle Tennessee high school, collegiate, and professional sports
• Covered MTSU basketball games from the courtside media table
• Interviewed MTSU players and coaches in the postgame media room

Greater Nashville, TN Area

• Contacted MTSU alumni and graduating seniors via telephone calls in order to update their contact information, inform them of campus events and activities, and solicit donations and gifts for the MTSU Annual Fund

Greater Nashville, TN Area

• Floor directed, assisted with the audio board, ran the studio cameras, and operated the character generator for the audiovisual department during Middle Tennessee’s Comcast Channel 9 educational television programming

Greater Nashville, TN Area

• Aided the departmental staff with their daily clerical tasks

Chattanooga, TN Area

• Promoted and supervised year-round youth and adult basketball leagues
• Planned, implemented, and led indoor and outdoor experiences for children during after-school hours
• Developed and managed activities and special events for children enrolled in summer camps

Chattanooga, TN Area

• Collected customers' parking fees at numerous parking lots and garages

Certificate Of Completion, Writing Learning Objectives

Certificate Of Completion, Financial Management And Wealth Building

Certificate Of Achievement, Safe Space Training

Certificate Of Completion, Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management

Certificates Of Completion, Post-Crisis Hospitality Management/Diversity, Equity And Inclusion In The Workplace

Certificate Of Completion, Meeting And Event Planning

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mass Communications/Marketing/Sociology, 3.34 Overall Gpa

Activities and Societies: Member of Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity (Co-Chairman of the Social Committee, Fall 2008 –.

High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates, 3.2 Overall Gpa

Activities and Societies: Student Government Association President, Member of the Yearbook Staff Committee, Football, Basketball

High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates, 3.0 Overall Gpa

Activities and Societies: Student Leadership Council, Student Honor Council, Basketball, Football