Heather Brett Email & Phone Number

Franklin, Tn

Coordinate travel logistics for speakers, including but not limited to booking flights, hotel & ground transportsResearch and resource contingency travel plans for speakers in the event of an act of GodFacilitate gathering of background event information pertinent to speaker travel and presentation preparationMaintain knowledge of event related deadlines to include travel booking, submission of event session titles and descriptions, conference call agendas, event payments, etcArrange conference calls with event participants and participate on calls as neededMaintain speaker profiles with updated photos, bios, tech riders, introductions, etc.Establish travel accounts as needed with travel vendorsEnsure sponsoring organization obtains all necessary equipment (audio visual, books or otherwise) for the speakers presentationCommunicate final event itinerary details with sponsoring organization as well as booked speaker(s) for events

Brentwood, Tn

Facilitated and maintain communication between all teams working within the live event department. Captured vision for projects and met with necessary teams to brainstorm, plan and execute on projects. Maintained timelines and status updates for department and leadership. Implemented processes where needed to expedite production of needs.

Brentwood, Tn

Coordinated and staffed public events ranging from 60 to 12,000 persons, ranging from a low end admission to a red carpet experience. Responsible for researching venue and date opportunities for each event as well as checking event markets for competing events. Negotiated contracts with venues as well as all vendors to include but not limited to; travel, catering, activities and promotional items. Worked with all internal departments to ensure proper staffing and resources are in place for event. Maintained knowledge of registration levels and necessary adjustments to event setup. Maintained payments to all vendors and kept reports of event expenses for VP of Live Events. Oversaw on site execution of event, maintaining communication with vendors, staff and volunteer teams. Consulted with and supported other internal event planning teams as needed. Led team from conceptualization to implementation of 4 new event brandsCreated event riders for each event brand

Greater Nashville Area

Responsible for advancing up to 70 groups a monthAttended client site visits to assist sales manager in closing businessResponsible for on site execution of all event aspectsDeveloped service plan and strategy resulting in increased re-booking of tour contracts

Greater Nashville Area

Responsible for booking catering business in the wedding, school and corporate markets.Worked with clients to establish vision and event requirements then communicating to logistical teamEstablished relationships with vendors to build a preferred vendor listDeveloped a wedding policies manual for showboat weddings