Kate Begani Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

• Managed a personal client roster of up to ten artists and served as a territorial agent for over 100 acts, coordinating domestic and international live performance event bookings.• Increased previous year's sales revenue by 100%. • Fostered robust relationships with promoters and clients worldwide in order to develop new business.

Chicago, Il

• Leader in customizing and developing company’s internal database to streamline system processes.• Overhauled the operational infrastructure and workflow of the organization to collaborate more efficiently in teams.• Trained staff and created software system manuals and video tutorials for both employees and clients.

• Taught ‘Booking And Presenting Live Performances’ as part of the Business & Entrepreneurship Department.

Chicago, Il

• Managed the release of ten albums on CD, vinyl and digital formats. • Handled all forms of accounting including sales invoicing, online orders, billing, P&Ls, product inventory, payroll and account reconciliation.• Managed the calculation and disbursement of artist’s physical, digital and mechanical royalties.• Curated and hosted rotating art exhibits and in store performances at on-site record store, Saki.• Managed the digital catalogs of multiple external record labels, preparing metadata, artwork and audio files to be serviced to all major online streaming platforms.

Chicago, Il

• Educated customers in one-on-one training sessions and lead group workshops focused on using Apple products, software and services. • Advised events team in researching and booking musicians for live in-store performances.

Chicago, Il

• Managed all hospitality needs for the highest level of festival sponsors at VIP Cabanas.

• Developed a student organization focused on creating gatherings that encouraged students to network between majors. • Hosted, planned, budgeted, fundraised, marketed and executed monthly artistic and educational events on campus.

• Installed fine art exhibits at five galleries on campus. • Acted as an on-site coordinator for events at venues across Chicago.

• Developed and monitored grassroots marketing projects for the nationwide rep program.

Wheaton, Il

Ba In Arts, Entertainment & Media Management, Music Business, Talent Management

Graduated with Honors and Awarded: Academic Excellence, David Rubin Scholar, Chuck Suber Scholar, Hermann Conaway Scholar, Music Business.

Italian Art, Language And Culture

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