Gracie Lane Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California

The Middle is an innovative marketplace redefining personal assistants for today's job market. We match busy individuals with local, part-time assistants. By part-time, we mean as little as a few hours a week, with flexible engagements, reasonable pricing, and in-person tasks or remote work.The Middle is modeled after my experience working for anywhere from 2 to 5 clients at a time, part-time.Our personal assistants can:-Achieve and maintain inbox zero-Coordinate and… Show more The Middle is an innovative marketplace redefining personal assistants for today's job market. We match busy individuals with local, part-time assistants. By part-time, we mean as little as a few hours a week, with flexible engagements, reasonable pricing, and in-person tasks or remote work.The Middle is modeled after my experience working for anywhere from 2 to 5 clients at a time, part-time.Our personal assistants can:-Achieve and maintain inbox zero-Coordinate and schedule meetings-Email correspondence-Schedule appointments-Plan & coordinate travel-Return packages-Take care in for service-Purchase gifts-Oversee service appointments-Manage housekeepers & nannies-Restaurant reservationsand so much more! Show less

Los Angeles, California

Freelance personal assistant to busy individuals and small business owners in several industries: film & television, healthcare, private practice, consultants, sales, food & beverage, and philanthropy.Supported executives and busy parents alike with administration, personal affairs, household management, errands, project management, and everything in between.Engagements ranged from 6 months to 4 years.

Venice, California

After working closely with the Founder/CEO over two years, I was promoted to General Manager of GoodBites, a healthy snack CPG startup.Operations-Managed day-to-day operations of growing startup while Founder/CEO raised seed round-Managed weekly production plan-Placed POs-Managed kitchen staffAccount Management-Managed 50+ accounts-Managed monthly subscription boxes-Received and fulfilled customer POsAccounts Payable & Accounts… Show more After working closely with the Founder/CEO over two years, I was promoted to General Manager of GoodBites, a healthy snack CPG startup.Operations-Managed day-to-day operations of growing startup while Founder/CEO raised seed round-Managed weekly production plan-Placed POs-Managed kitchen staffAccount Management-Managed 50+ accounts-Managed monthly subscription boxes-Received and fulfilled customer POsAccounts Payable & Accounts Receivable:-Bi-weekly Accounts Payable meeting with CEO/Founder: responsible for gathering and presenting all current accounting information-Ensured prompt payments from customers-Responsible for company bank deposits-Sent invoices & charged customer cards as neededFinance-Reviewed financial projections and identified missing information based on operations knowledge-Procurement: reduced cost of raw materials an average of 30%Administration-Human Resources: onboarded all new hires and managed employee files, managed workers compensation policy, managed payroll-Wrote SOPs for Good Food Kitchen, Admin/Office, Independent Contractors, and Inventory Management System-Wrote Good Food Employee Handbook-Applied for and renewed all permits (State and Federal)-Managed Certificates of Insurance for vendors, Organic & Gluten-Free certificationsSales-Acquired 48 accounts contributing 5% of 2016-2017 Company sales-Created and maintained company price sheets (wholesale, distribution, retail)-Completed new vendor and supplier setup forms-In-store meetings and sales for independent and key accountsMarketing-Executed in-store demos 2015-2016-Managed Demo Program 2016-2017Research + Development-Consulted with CEO/Founder on new products-Mixed, scooped, and packaged products during early company stages-Originated bestselling product name Show less

Venice, California

Supported CEO/Founder with any task she needed with her growing snack business; managed accounts, sales calls (in-person and telephone), reorders, deliveries, marketing, office administration: filing accounts receivable and invoices, bank runs, and general organization.

Master Of Science - Ms, Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Activities and Societies: Athena Pitch Competition (1st Place), New Venture Seed Competition (Finalist, 4th Place), Gould School of Law.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Theatre/Theater

Activities and Societies: BUICK Improv Troupe (2007-2010) Accepted to Theater Film & Television program: audition-based class of 72.