Grace Hurt Email & Phone Number

Kihei, HI, US

Kihei, Hawaii, United States

In myrole as Associate Director of Sales, Hospitality for Project Reef, I am responsible the strategic growth of the Project Reef brand, which holds sustainability and ocean conservation as the pillars of our ethos and brand values.

Lahaina, Hawaii, United States

• Provide full-scale event planning and production services to corporate and private clients throughout the Hawaiian Islands
• Partner with local businesses and non-profits to provide exceptional, next level experiences to guests and visitors alike
• Oversee all phases of event planning and management, including client consultation and communication, creative conception, budget building and management, vendor procurement, onsite execution

Wailea, Hawaii, United States

• Execute sales agreements for large-scale, complex full-service meetings, conventions, and events for a 40-acre luxury resort with 776 guest rooms and approximately 100,000 square feet of event space
• Develop and facilitate detailed project timelines and deliverables for large programs in collaboration with operational hotel departments including Banquets, Food & Beverage, Front Office, Guest Services, Recreation.
• Negotiate terms and pricing of vendor partner agreements with organizations affiliated with group business
• Initiate and maintain verbal and written communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Monitor and develop team member performance to include providing supervision and professional development, conducting counseling and evaluations, and delivering recognition and reward
• Monitor and assess service and satisfaction trends; evaluate and address issues and make improvements accordingly

Memphis, Tennessee

• Responsible for creating, implementing, and overseeing an enterprise-wide project management system for ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. ALSAC facilitates.
• Designed and implemented an enterprise-wide digital project management system for major events in order to increase planning efficiency, alleviate communication gaps, and bolster effective and organized event execution
• Led all project management efforts for the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, a PGA TOUR golf tournament that raises more than $5 million per year for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
• Identified and tracked all tasks, deadlines, and major milestones associated with multiple Sports & Fitness related projects
• Developed communication and reporting tools designed to cultivate and maintain positive relationships and communications with major corporate partners, including the NBA, NFL, PGA TOUR, IRONMAN, FedEx, and others
• Forecast potential issues and risk factors for all event projects and proactively developed corresponding mitigation plans

Greater Los Angeles Area

• On Location Experiences is a leading production and events company based in Los Angeles, CA. OLE produces events for multiple major professional championships each year, including the Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, USGA.
• Spearheaded the development, logistical planning, and onsite execution for multiple major national events each year, with a primary focus on the Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, and USGA.
• Oversaw all event production disciplines from inception to close-out, including operations, event staffing, safety & security, entertainment, catering, décor, technical, design, and project management
• Hired, trained and managed multiple-person project teams, including production staff, operations managers, and contractors
• Developed and maintained client and vendor relationships as well as negotiated vendor, service, and venue contracts
• Forecast, qualified, and maintained numerous event budgets ranging from $200,000 to more than $6.5 million

Houston, Texas

• SMG - NRG Park: Home of 2017 Super Bowl LI, the Houston Texans, and hundreds of concerts, conferences, trade shows, and live events.
• Oversaw all production, set-up, event staff and event-related contract services for concerts, trade shows, banquets, NFL games, athletic championships and conventions
• Assisted clients with both pre-event and on-site planning and logistics, including recommendations for the most efficient use of their facility space and staffing necessary to successfully execute their event
• Acted as lead manager for all VIP components of major events, including the Beyoncé World Formation Tour, NCAA Final Four Men’s Basketball Championship, Guns N’ Roses Not in this Lifetime Tour, and NFL On Location.
• Worked with the Event Services team to manage large-scale events with clientele including the NFL, Houston Texans, NCAA, Live Nation, AEG, Feld Entertainment, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, and Offshore Technology.
• Prepared and managed event budgets by developing pre-event financial estimates and completing post-event settlements based on contractual requirements

Houston, Texas

• Assisted with the coordination, planning and execution of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, including the Final Four Championship
• Actively aided the NCAA’s Men’s Basketball staff with day-to-day administration and event production
• Assisted in facilitating the correspondence between the NCAA and future preliminary round hosts with regard to bids for the 2017-2020 Men’s Basketball Tournaments
• Managed and produced the 2016 Houston Final Four Logo Launch, an event which brought more than 150 media and local constituents; created a video for the event which was viewed on social media more than 24,000 times in.
• Administered the content production, launch, and maintenance of the new NCAA Daily website, which acts as the organization’s central web page for news, events, and general information
• Assisted with the coordination of in-game production at the 2014 Big Ten Football ChampionshipYouth Clinic Site & Personnel Coordinator, Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship

Assisted with marketing, logistics, and event planning for various athletic programs including Women’s Basketball, Men’s Basketball, Men’s Lacrosse and Men’s BaseballFacilitated promotional events and media time-outs during athletic competitions

Assisted in coordinating the Mayor’s Youth Employment Program, which is a youth-based professional development symposium hosting more than 300 high school students at Time Warner Cable ArenaDeveloped and managed the first annual Cats Academy Fellowship Program, in which six YMCA Y-Achiever high school students are selected to intern for the Bobcats and.

Led a team of four student volunteers in organizing and conducting a tour of NCBG for Spanish speakers in the Chapel Hill area in order to diversify the organization’s audience and reach to new communitiesWrote and published a feature article in Spanish in Mezcla magazine to increase awareness of NCBG and its services