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Organized and executed events for up to 300 guests, including contract negotiations, logistics, catering, entertainment, decor, and customer service. Oversaw 3 to 5 team members for each event, including bar, janitorial, and security staff.- Executed over 30 events over the course of 12 months, achieving an extremely high customer satisfaction rating, with multiple customers booking additional events.- Directed marketing and sales efforts via digital media, SEO, and word of mouth marketing- Managed budgeting, expense tracking, and financial planning to optimize business profitability.- Coordinated bar services including maintaining and servicing bar equipment, ensuring bar inventory was stocked to service each event, analyzing bar sales to determine net profits, and staffing each event with required bar staff.- Installed audio video equipment, sound system, and DMX controlled lighting system to support the event venue.- Worked closely with guests to identify individual needs and visions for each event, ensuring that events were tailored to suit and please.- Negotiated contracts and pricing, defining areas of responsibility for the venue and the guest, and clarifying roles, responsibilities, and safety requirements.

Boulder, Colorado, Us

Shared office space venture, spanning 7 years in business, including working through the challenges of COVID. Throughout the existence of the business, occupancy has been at 90% or higher.- Ran day to day operations of two co-working locations, including sales & marketing, membership management, facilities management, and financial management.- Maintained high occupancy rates and profitability through strategic marketing and sales initiatives.- Deployed and oversaw IT infrastructure, including implementing fiber optic Internet , installation of access points, installation of professional print/scan/copier, and ongoing desktop support for members.- Identified long term roadmap for the business, setting sales goals, creating business objectives to capture additional revenue, and worked to identify and resolve problems and issues as they arose.

General property management duties including lease negotiation and management, tenant management, facility repair and maintenance, and financial management including collecting rents, paying expenses, and managing budgets.

Denver, Colorado, Us

Directed all business development efforts for the company, engaging in prospecting through mass email marketing, cold calling, sales presentations, digital marketing, and incoming lead follow up. Responsible for generating new business, creating conversations with potential customers, negotiating contracts, and closing deals. Post sales follow up included ensuring SLAs were met to customer satisfaction, and delivering SOWs to create a clear roadmap and manage customer expectations.- Defined new business development efforts, focusing on eCommerce and SaaS solutions.- Conducted prospecting, qualification, and sales presentations, securing high-profile clients.- Prospected via email, cold calls, social media, and in person networking. Maintained a pipeline of $1,000,000 in revenue at all times, and closed an average of $500,000 in business each year.- Customer follow up to ensure SOW was delivered and clearly understood, and to ensure the SLAs were met and fulfilled to customer expectations.

Denver, Colorado, Us

Led a team of 7 software developers, 3 project managers, and 2 UI/UX designers. Created project roadmap and led the redevelopment of an end of life digital asset management software platform to bring the technology current, and to enable the business to continue to thrive with better security and up to date technology.- Managed an agile software development team, created project roadmaps and budgets, allocated staff resources for each project, and met with project stakeholders regularly to ensure alignment at a leadership level.- Utilized Agile software development methodologies, including daily standups, two week iterations, and iteration retrospectives.- Interfaced with Fortune 500 clients to deliver digital assessment management platforms and resolve issues promptly.- Collaborated on digital branding projects with branding leaders, digital designers, and sales team, acting as the expert voice and representation for the technology implementation and role for each project.

Centennial, Colorado, Us

Launched three e-commerce websites for high end bath and body brands, moving to current, more functional E-commerce platform, and implementing a digital brand redesign. Website sales jumped dramatically in the first year of the new website, with additional significant growth in year two.- Coded e-commerce websites utilizing Ruby on Rails, MySQL, and Apache web server. The portfolio included three customer facing eCommerce websites, and one internal facing wholesale website.- Managed web design and development projects, coordinating cross-functional teams including web developers, UI/UX designers, and copy writers.- Collaborated with business leadership to conceptualize and develop digital marketing campaigns.- Coded, tested, and launched marketing emails, Facebook pages, and social media posts for each brand.

Bachelor'S Degree, English Language And Literature, General

Master'S Degree, Information Technology