Owner and Managing Partner of small restaurant and bar in New Orleans, LA. Responsible for all financial record keeping and decision making, branding and digital presence.

Developed employee handbook, employee information management system, employee disciplinary system, maintained information submitted to state government workforce organizations, consulted and offered solutions for compensation and benefits plans to maintain a managerial and front of house staff with less than 4% employee turnover.

Develop and execute marketing campaigns to increase overall business and ticketed show attendance. Utilize new technologies and analytical skills to improve campaign effectiveness and maximize profits. Expand knowledge of the local customer base to continually improve targeting and increase ticket sales.

- Created PDF brochures and documents to serve as promotional materials to market venue’s catering and event services, as well as; to promote specific music events.- Maintained website’s event calendar, updated Facebook and Twitter statuses to increase customer engagement, organized and kept up Constant Contact e-mail list and optimized website to maximizesearch engine rankings. - Maintained and updated all social media profiles - Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Yelp, Urban Spoon, Google + and FourSquare.- Located and utilized databases on the Internet to generate new sales leads, logged and organized all information regarding communications with potential new clients.

Point contact for event, party and private dining booking and inquiries. Execute promotional and marketing strategies to increase sales and event turn out.

Event production and marketing coordination. Social Media management. Website design and maintenance. Artist and promoter liason.

Website optimization via social media integration and Wordpress customization. Viral distribution analysis and strategy. Ecommerce management.

- Managed and instructed staff of 30-35 in a fast-paced, restaurant environment. Maximized profits through proper ordering and stocking, food portion control and cost effective labor scheduling.- Used organization and leadership abilities to effectively coordinate all operations within the restaurant and maintained company standards by assisting and communicating with upper-management.- Facilitated basic human resource management including interviewing, performance appraisals, scheduling, hiring and firing; helped bring labor expenses from 29% down to 19% in less than one year.- Compiled usage, sales and budgetary data to create weekly meeting documents for upper-level Human Resources, Marketing and Operations Managers to improve restaurant performance.- Organized and updated all company records and documents via company website and within the office.- Personally marketed catering services to over 100 local businesses and organizations, including sororities and fraternities at LSU and firms in New Orleans.- Created and maintained customer log to track frequency of catering orders and returning catering customers. Used log to follow up with customers, ensure satisfaction and build stronger relationships with customers.- Planned, organized, and supervised events in order to increase sales; instituted art and wine nights.