Kalei M. Email & Phone Number

United States

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Founder of Wyld Roots Kitchen - a personal chef and gifting company based in South Bay with a mission to provide individuals and families meals created to their specific dietary needs and preferences. With a focus on healthy and organic, meal time has never been easier.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

El Segundo, CA

Develop and strengthen new and existing relationships with clients/partners with the Dan Patrick Show and the Rich Eisen Show on the Audience NetworkContent creator that disrupts the norm and seamlessly integrates a partner brand into the shows without compromising the integrity of either brandBrand advocate and protectorMaestro of creative in-show, social.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Client - LexusManage strategic partnerships on behalf of client in all aspects of: Sponsorship's Account ManagementBudget ManagementContract Negotiations Competitor AnalysisCreativeKPI /ROI MetricsLead GenerationSocial/Digital Initiatives that support B to C strategiesMarket AnalysisCross functional Collaborations

• Within three years, generated over $1.2 million in event business revenue.
• Successfully lead teams of up to 50 members through the development and execution of over 200 private and community events, activations and sampling initiatives ranging from 200-8,000 guests and budgets ranging from.
• Lead a team of 100 members to produce and successfully execute the largest North American ‘Run for Water’ Road Race and a post concert in Pemberton Place featuring Rob Thomas.
• Create turn key events for high profile clients that are within budget, cost effective, creative and diverse.
• Manage multiple event marketing projects at the same time with short term and long term deadlines.
• Successfully collaborated with the Atlanta Ronald McDonald House, McDonald’s Division of Coca-Cola and the North American Entertainment department at The Coca-Cola Company, to produce a fundraiser for Atlanta Ronald.

• Managed & handled talent at movie premieres, press junkets, show events and trade shows.
• Managed Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Premieres by handling Sony Pictures Television (SPT) clients, corporate VIPs and worked with Will Smith, Tom Selleck, Kevin James, Oliver Hudson, Jim Gaffigan, Kyle.
• Assisted Sony Pictures Television International Director of Special Events in the areas of annual meetings, LA Screenings, retreats and events.
• Managed event budgets ranging from $1,000 - $200,000.
• Assisted in the brainstorming and development of SPT corporate, show and press events.
• Developed and maintained relationships with various vendors used for special events.

• Responsible for supporting three sales managers on event projects for high profile corporate accounts.
• Created heavily detailed proposals for obtaining future business.
• Constructed PowerPoint presentations unique to each industry event to solicit potential high status clientele.
• Managed 30 models at the Lexus Hearst Fashion show at the 2005 Pebble Beach Concourse de Elegance.
• Maintained all business contacts for VIP clients.
• Collaborated with sales managers and meeting planners to successfully execute 10 themed events during Pebble Beach AT&T Pro-Am and Concourse de Elegance.

• Managed large budget events ranging from $50,000- $250,000 such as Travel + Leisure’s “World’s Best”, “Marketwatch” Luxury Travel Expo Trade Show and Jonathan Ticsh’s book launching event.
• Assisted in developing innovative and eye catching product displays, presentations and décor for events.
• Solicited and attained potential customers, increasing business and brand awareness through trade shows.
• Acted as a Travel + Leisure liaison at the Food & Wine magazine event “Europe in NYC”.
• Coordinated logistics for equipment and personnel to expedite and promote campaigns including construction of stages, audio visual equipment, step and repeats and media lines.
• Contributed to the artistic creation of invitations, sell sheets and concepts for events being pitched to the Editor- in-Chief and Publishers of Travel + Leisure Magazine.

Bs, Communications And Rhetorical Studies

Activities and Societies: Member of the Syracuse University Varsity Swim Team

Cont Education, Brand Marketing