Jeryl Gerhardt Email & Phone Number

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

San Francisco Bay Area

Part of an early growth stage publicly traded company that is expanding globally through a distributed network of professionals. Partnering with great leaders and friends to develop new leaders to build awareness in how we can all achieve health and abundance.

Apple Inc.

Over eleven years experience as an independent consultant providing event management services to a wide variety of clients including Apple, Palm, Informix, VeriFone, Brio Software, 4D and Pinnacle SystemsManaged budgets of $50K - $1 Million; Consistently stayed within budget parametersConducted research and made recommendations regarding client participation in appropriate trade shows and conferencesProvided event management and consulting services on trade shows, conferences, and various other events for clients in hardware, software, internet, publishing and medical industries.Drove development of client programs to align strategies and tactics with overall objectivesDeveloped quality programs within parameters of ever-shrinking budgetsRecruited developers and managed their participation in client eventsResearched and produced trade show and recommendations report for client to assist them in determining their trade show programActed as interim Event Manager, managing overall event program; trained internal candidate to assume event management responsibilities

Managed trade shows and eventsLiaison to Education Marketing: developing events strategy and worked with marcom counterparts to ensure across the board marketing communications plans to support marketing objectivesBuilt and managed project timelines and budgets of $30K to $250K; Consistently brought projects in on budgetManaged Education event programs, including hands-on workshops, seminars, and press activities in conjunction with trade showsWorked with show management and developed partnerships that produced additional visibility opportunities at trade showsAssembled and managed the appropriate teams for each event; managed contractors and vendors

Ba, English & Teaching Credential

Bachelor Of Arts, English; Marketing Communications