Jamie Patrick Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Greater Chicago Area

• Created and grew the off-site catering division for corporate and social clientele, and professional sports teams.• Reviewed and adjusted food/beverage minimums for menu pricing to ensure maximum revenue was reached for every event.• Worked with the Director of Operations to create events/catering sales goal (yearly), monthly goal breakdown and yearly budget.• Sold all seven Rockit Ranch Productions venues (with a focus on Sunda Chicago and Nashville the final 2 years).• Created SOP’s for the events department, the venues for the execution and the closing out of events; that provided consistent feedback for events that exceed guest expectations and built repeat clientele.• Managed, trained and mentored sales managers, coordinators, venue captains and servers.• Generated custom proposals for each client based on their needs/budget and assisted with full event production of their event.• Created and executed weekly email blasts with updates and new offers for my client database. Additionally, collaborated with the Marketing department for event flyers and email blasts that went out to the entire Rockit Ranch network.• Partnered with the Chef to update the private event space (décor, serving vehicles, etc.) to remain cohesive with the restaurant's overall ambience and brand.

Greater Chicago Area

• Provided detailed financial reporting for Group Sales’ daily, weekly and monthly achievements.• Generated $3.5 million in group sales for Fulton’s on the River and Levy Events Catering and $1.9 million in individual sales (2012-2013).• Planned and executed over 500 weddings throughout my tenure with Levy Restaurants.• Coordinated contracts and insurance forms with local vendors and off-site venues yearly.• Created forecasts for annual and monthly marketing analysis.• Organized and executed marketing through website, email and print.• Built client and vendor relationships through networking functions and genuine hospitality.

Greater Chicago Area

• Generated new business revenue by contacting perspective clients.• Fielded high volumes of inquiries through the Levy Restaurants website, referrals, repeat clients and websites (e.g., TheKnot.com, ChicagoBridal.com) on a daily basis.• Successfully planned events, from concept through execution, for a large spectrum of companies (e.g., Fortune 500, fundraisers and social clients, etc.).• Worked with off-site catering at venues throughout Chicago to handle customized food and beverage menus, equipment rentals and the layout of the room.• Booked and executed approximately $3 million in food and beverage sales (within the team) and $1 million individually each year.• Collaborated with the sales, restaurant and culinary teams to communicate event details and execute successful events.

Greater Chicago Area

• Assisted Sales Managers with the execution of events by making follow-up calls to initial inquiries, building private dining room menu packets, printing event menus and distributing event orders to the management team.

Greater Chicago Area