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* Oversee all aspects of agency portfolio including the acquisition of client relationships, creative development, on-site production management, budgetary reconciliations, vendor partnerships and project staffing encompassing multiple events in major US markets including Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York, and Miami.* Responsible for leading clear and timely communication with clients from brief to execution ensuring alignment amongst all internal stakeholders, vendors, freelancers, and strategic partners involved in the event or project production process. .* Successfully led the execution of brand activations/marketing events for high-profile entertainment industry clientele including Netflix, adidas, Universal Music Group, Disney, RCA Records, OutKast, and Tesla

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

* Responsible for the end-to-end management & production of events across a diverse portfolio of Slater Hospitality properties including The Roof at Ponce City Market, Rooftop L.O.A., 9 Mile Station, Riva Restaurant, and 12 Cocktail Bar demonstrating a strategic approach to align events with the brand vision and business objectives.* Pioneered the development, execution, and production of Rooftop L.O.A’s flagship event series, Departure Saturday, resulting in over $400K in gross revenue from combined ticket sales and on-site food & beverage transactions.*Directed comprehensive marketing and promotional efforts for all events, strategically positioning event franchises to drive attendance and enhance brand visibility by utilizing diverse marketing strategies to reach target audiences.* Fostered and maintained collaborative relationships with internal & external stakeholders, including vendors and sponsors such as LVMH, Spirit of Gallo and Bacardi. Ensuring seamless coordination and execution across all event touchpoints.

Austin, Texas, Us

* Responsible for all aspects of store operations for Tesla’s highest volume Sales, Service and Delivery location in the Greater Georgia Sales Region. * Led the recruiting, interviewing, hiring, training, development, reviewing, and performance management of a staff with over 40 associates and 6 supervisors and managers.* Provided regional leadership support across all 3 leading Telsa SSD locations within the Atlanta market through effective coaching and strategic team development ultimately ensuring the success of Tesla’s mission to expand sales via premium customer experiences.* Required to analyze data to determine optimal business strategies from concept to implementation.* Successfully established excellence in all areas of business focused on reaching P&L expectations for respective location.

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, De

Career Highlights - * Successfully led the creation, creative development, and strategic execution of a brand activation series entitled "The Creator's Corner", which became a highly successful event series that garnered widespread social media impressions, and extensive residual increases in business for the 1st adidas Originals Neighborhood concept store in North America located on Melrose Ave in Los Angeles, California. *Directly responsible for management of components of events within the account base, including event activities, event staff management, reporting, and post-event activities *Developed project timelines, run of shows, and any other project-related production documents, align partners, track contingencies, enforces project schedules, and drive a highly collaborative creative process.*Selected by adidas DTC senior leadership to participate and successfully complete the 2018 Leadership Enrichment and Development Program (LEaD) which provides an elevated leadership development experience for select leaders.* Awarded with the 2015 & 2016 adidas North America DTC award for delivering the highest dollar increase over sales target, for exceeding my annual store sales budget by over $1.3M and $2.4M consecutively. *Awarded with the 2016 adidas North America Retail MVP for outstanding performance in sales results, leadership, and company wide influence. *Established, developed and maintained an award winning, best in class, high performance sales culture by setting clear expectations, challenging targets, analyzing team performance, and holding my staff accountable by giving appropriate prompt feedback. *Led the recruiting, interviewing, hiring, training, development, reviewing, and performance management of a staff of over 35 associates including 6 full time supervisors and managers.

* Responsible for all operations of G-Star RAW’s 3rd largest volume location in the United States with annual sales exceeding 2.5 million dollars. * Successfully managed to increase annual sales while diminishing the fiscal deficit to -0.1% making the location the most profitable store within the DenimWallInc. organization for 2014.* Consistently working with G-Star USA corporate colleagues to develop strategic local marketing initiatives and advertising strategies, supplementing national campaigns.* Increasing sales and generating business by actively developing clientele portfolio, utilizing social media, and proposing events and promotions to attract new clients.* Opening and closing of the store, scheduling, daily deposits, and maintaining a profitable payroll budget.* Hiring new talent, training all associates and ensuring that they are performing at company standards.* Ensuring that all incoming product is received quickly and accurately, as well as taking inventory and managing bi-yearly company returns.

* Served as 2nd assistant engineer under the direction of Grammy Award Winning Recording Engineer Tom Elmhirst at the legendary Electric Lady Recording Studio, New York City.* Responsible for assisting with the preparation of all client/artist Pro-Tools sessions and mix requests submitted to Tom Elmhirst. * Submitting weekly work orders and invoice statements to studio manager for accounting purposes.

Herzogenaurach, De

Role and Responsibilities:* Developed and implemented effective strategies to ensure the store consistently achieved or exceeded sales and profitability goals.* Assisted Store Manager with the effective recruitment, training, and development of high performing team members that contributed to the positive sales culture within the store.* Partnered directly with Store Manager to create and execute various marketing opportunities and events within budget in order to increase revenue and customer awareness within local community.

* Spearheaded creative services for the world-renowned recording studio home to Grammy Award winning Hip-Hop duo OutKast through the effective development of key marketing strategies focused on re-aligning the studios legacy with relevant taste-makers, artists, and brands within the current Atlanta music community. * Responsible for the creation and management of all budgets, street date timelines, brand partnerships, product deliveries, and production management for all promotional initiatives developed under the Stankonia / Flush Music production partnership.* Orchestrated the consistent music production of Pop//Rhythmic/Experimental/Urban content for global recording artists including OutKast, Janelle Monae, Kelly Rowland, Killer Mike, Raekwon, Little Dragon, Phantogram, 9thwonder, Spree Wilson and more.* Capitalized on connections in the music industry and media space to secure recurring editorials for artists with Billboard.com, Pitchfork.com, Fader.com, Complex.com, and XXLMAG.com, OkayPlayer.com, 2dopeboyz.com, and more.* Partnered with local graphics designers to create/design all artwork and promotional materials including but not limited to event flyers, event tickets, album covers, single covers, business cards, street team handouts, and more for all marketing initiatives developed under the Stankonia / Flush music production partnership.* Interfaced with artists and brands to manage milestone due dates and delivery of all production elements, scheduling multiple promotion dates, coordinating pending activities, and resolving conflicts.* Managed the development of visibility for artists and projects by working with third-party lifestyle, music, review and cross genre websites, artist-managed websites, and blogs.

* Partnered with the SAE Institute of Atlanta to estalish an avocational self enrichment course that provides an opportunity for aspiring producers to learn and perfect their skills in the art of Hip Hop music production from trained instructors using the latest tools andsoftware. * Liaised with resident Course Coordinator Scott Kieklak to create and develop a challenging 12-week.program that encourages immense professional growth and provides great insight for the producer by combining the fundamentals of Hip Hop music production with new cutting edge techniques and perspectives. Roles and Responsibilities:* Crafting a weekly lesson plan that both challenged and inspired students to learn various music production techniques while pursuing the achievement of realizing their highest potential as an aspiring professional music producer.

Roles and Responsibilities:* Served as a business strategist, leading a diverse team to continually evaluate the success and effectiveness of media placements, promotions, social media and marketing campaigns to help make a direct impact on the artists’ sales and success in the online world.* Vetted pitch ideas and implemented strategies for tactical programs to promote the artists brand through top-tier music and entertainment portals, urban social media outlets, key blogs and lifestyle outlets.* Composed PR strategies to secure outlets for “free” media and consumer-generated coverage; arranged photo shoots in Rolling Out, Upscale Magazine, and Creative Loafing Magazine.