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Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Bethesda, Maryland

Served as key support team member of the Distinctive Select brands. Create programs and solutions that help deliver the right experience for the respective brand’s target consumer. - Support the development and execution of brand initiatives- Assist with executing the brand strategy and compiling related presentations- Serve as the brand representative for corporate support services partners and hotels- Focus on creating innovative experiences and programs for the brand customer and associates while working closely with internal teams such as design, operations, talent/culture, marketing, social/digital, public relations, continent leadership teams and franchise services

Bethesda, Maryland

Recruited to provide brand management support to four brands under the Distinctive Select brands segment with 450+ hotels globally.- Assisted the global brand leader of Distinctive Select brands, managing $500k+ budgets, and administrative and operational activities that aligned with business objectives - Onboarded and trained new team members on internal processes and software platforms to ensure a successful orientation

Tysons Corner, Va

- Develop a project timeline for each event, based on the client’s statement of work- Manage all software, hardware, tech staff, travel and venue requirements for each event- Responsible for setting up and trouble shooting hardware and software for event check-in, badging, and session attendance- Work with vendors to ensure project comes in under budget; work with billing for financial reconciliation post-event- Act as an industry expert: suggest best practices and help clients execute onsite to increase attendee experience and event return on investment- Responsible for event success and client satisfaction

Tysons Corner, Va

- Serve as first point of contact for all perspective new business in Cvent’s top corporate mid market accounts- Responsible for $1 million in new booked business across 4 product lines- Develop new content and best practices for sales team to strategically market to corporate event programs- Prepare all presentations, proposals, and proof of concept materials during the sales process

Tysons Corner, Va

Cvent is a leading cloud-based enterprise event management platform. Cvent offers software solutions to event planners for online event registration, venue selection, event management, mobile apps for events, e-mail marketing and web surveys. Cvent provides hotels with a targeted advertising platform designed to reach event planners looking for suitable venues. Cvent solutions optimize the entire event management value chain and have enabled clients around the world to manage hundreds of thousands of meetings and events.