Ken Simmons

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Energized, enthusiastic focused leader of hospitality sales and business development @ Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center
west chester, pennsylvania, united states
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Lifelong Award Winning Hospitality Industry Sales Expert, with 25+ years of team leadership, focused on returning distressed properties to profitable performers. Most recently worked with CVBs & DMOs throughout North America train their focus on building proactive sales campaigns to take back control of their destination's destiny in this increasingly competitive environment. Exploited Salesforce, Marketo environment to help clients find business solutions via the world's largest, most comprehensive SaaS database.Built out new stream of sustainable revenue, gaining enhanced company recognition and a new focus for company. Hired, trained & mentored sales team. Quintupled sales to $2M annual revenue in first 18 months.Fourteen Years leading the most sought after Group Market Intel service in the Delaware Valley, before selling Business to the world's leader in Meetings Intelligence and carving a new niche focused on CVBs/DMOs and Convention Centers. Marketing, Budget & Action Planning expertise developed through decades in the trenches, to leading National Award Winning Teams in good times and the 'new normal'.At PRB, Inc. we focused on Group Events occurring in the Greater Philadelphia region stretching form Princeton to Delaware and from southern New Jersey to Harrisburg. In 2012 we expanded our view to research and record events in the Mid-Atlantic & East Coast Convention Centers as well as over 200 Free Standing venues, restaurants, clubs and arenas. By the close of business PRB had researched and recorded over 800,000 events and identified planners for more than 250,000 of those events!Specialties: Strategic & Tactical Marketing; Property Turnaround Specialist; Maximize Sales Systems; Team Leadership & Development; Mentoring; Competitive analysis; Laser shot marketingfor direct mail and email.Actively seeking consulting opportunities!

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Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center

Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center

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Energized, enthusiastic focused leader of hospitality sales and business development
west chester, pennsylvania, united states
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Ken Simmons Work Experience Details
  • Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center
    House Manager
    Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center Sep 2022 - Present
    West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
    Manage overall operations on show days from soundcheck to wrap. Using my customer service and hospitality expertise to deliver world class service in our community in the heart of Chester County.
  • Kds Sales Solutions
    Managing General Partner
    Kds Sales Solutions Jan 2020 - Present
    Greater Philadelphia
  • Cytophl
    Vice President
    Cytophl Jul 2021 - Dec 2022
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Tasked with building target customer base and guide the membership curriculum development process
  • New Green Book Freedom Of Travel Institute
    Strategic Advisor
    New Green Book Freedom Of Travel Institute Sep 2021 - Nov 2022
    Greater Philadelphia
    Served as consultant to this start up designed to enhance business opportunities for African American owned hospitality businesses offering training, marketing, support to members while developing a new stream of revenue for property owners and management companies, with a focus on those businesses listed in the original Green Book that started publishing its guide for Negro Travelers in 1936
  • Knowland
    Director, Business Development, Enterprise Division
    Knowland Jun 2017 - Oct 2019
    West Chester, Pa
    Created NHC - Non-Hotel Clients Division. Built out new revenue stream/division for the company, focused on Convention & Visitors Bureaus (CVBs), Convention Centers and other non-hotel venues and organizations. Interviewed, hired and trained new team of two. Grew accounts from 13 to 190 in two years, drove new revenues to $3M annually upon departure. Oversaw all day-to-day efforts of sales team. Created weekly, monthly and quarterly forecasts.- Retained by Knowland after acquisition of Philadelphia Reader Board.- Spearheaded inception and growth of non-hotel segment of events industry with focus on Destination Marketing Organizations and the Convention Center slice of industry.- Six months of research and planning - landed 17 new clients between July-December 2017. - Directed sales efforts in each market. Expanded strategic presence by attending Trade Shows – 2018-2019 - PCMA, Destinations International, IMEX, IAEE.- 2017's success resulted in being awarded a team to pursue this business with a focused full-time sales effort. Interviewed, hired, trained and deployed two new sales managers. - 2018 - Added 55 CVBS as new clients. - 2019 - Continued sales efforts (adding 95 new DMOs) brought our client total to 190 CVBs (out of a market size of 700) by the end of October, 2019. - Now generating $3.2M per year.
  • Philadelphia Reader Board
    Ceo
    Philadelphia Reader Board Jun 2003 - Jun 2017
    Greater Philadelphia Area
    - Built Competitive Intelligence company based on Reader Board Reports.- Took 45 customers away from HIS within the first ten months.- Rolled out our website in summer 2007 - expanded annually thereafter with new features.- Acquired and serviced 80+ clients most of whom never left.- Sold business to global leader in Event Intelligence – Knowland
  • Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia
    Director Of Sales & Marketing
    Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia Apr 2001 - May 2003
    Greater Philadelphia Area
    Directed all sales and marketing efforts for this 321-room luxury hotel, with a sales, catering and convention services team of 20 professionals. Wrote the budget, marketing plan and managed all day-to-day efforts of all sales personnel. - Expanded Business Travel production.- Led all Ritz-Carltons in occupancy growth from 2001 to 2002.
  • Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel, Philadelphia
    Director Of Sales
    Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel, Philadelphia Apr 1995 - Apr 2001
    Greater Philadelphia Area
    Served as an Executive Committee member. Directed all sales activities including daily WBR (Wyndham Business Review) meeting attended by all sales management, GM, Rooms Division, Revenue Management, Reservations staff. Training & development was a key byproduct of this daily session which prepared several (10+) teammates onto leadership roles at other properties within the rapidly growing Wyndham portfolio. Final approval on all sales activities and contractual agreements for room sales & catering. Preparing the annual budget (rooms/catering revenues/sales & marketing departmental expenses) was also a major part of my job along with the annual marketing plan.- Named Hotel and Sales Team of the Year for 1995.- Exceeded budgeted Room Nights, ADR & Revenue targets each of those six years. - Ensured RNC honored contractual obligations, retaining significant portion of convention business
  • Sheraton University City Hotel, Philadelphia
    Director Of Sales & Marketing
    Sheraton University City Hotel, Philadelphia Sep 1992 - Apr 1995
    Greater Philadelphia Area
    Directed all daily sales and marketing efforts for this 360-room urban campus hotel a team of 10 sales and catering managers, and all reservations operations. Upgraded Sales System from DOS version of Delphi to Windows version.- Landed USAir crew account, putting Sheraton over the TOP. - First 3 year USAir agreement would result in more than 82K room nights and $3M in revenue. - Account actually stayed at Sheraton for eight years and ultimately generated $10M+ in room revenue. - During first term of agreement the property revenue management strategies resulted in a 30% increase in ADR.
  • Sheraton Ocean City, Maryland
    Director Of Sales & Marketing
    Sheraton Ocean City, Maryland Sep 1991 - May 1992
    Ocean City, Maryland
    Oversaw daily sales activities for the Group Sales department for this independently owned and operated Sheraton franchise.- Created and delivered the first ever sales and marketing plan for the property.- Co-Chaired/Hosted Fam Trip for 60 targeted planners that resulted in hundreds of new group room nights.
  • Parsippany Hilton
    Director Of Sales & Marketing
    Parsippany Hilton Apr 1989 - Sep 1991
    Parsippany, Nj
    Directed daily sales & marketing efforts for a team of 14 sales and catering executives in a failing property. Converted property to Delphi from Answernet.- Brought property back to profitability during a period of 200% growth in supply at the beginning of the first Gulf War.- In 1991 landed two training accounts that resulted in 30,000 new hotel rooms.
  • Trumbull Marriott
    Director Of Sales & Marketing
    Trumbull Marriott Jun 1986 - Apr 1989
    Trumbull, Ct
    Directed daily sales & marketing efforts for a team of 12 sales and catering professionals.- Created, directed and maintained in-house marketing team for most profitable lounge in all of Marriott hotels.
  • Green Tree Marriott
    Director Of Sales
    Green Tree Marriott Mar 1984 - Jun 1986
    Greater Pittsburgh Area
    Directed daily sales efforts for a team of 8 group room and business travel sales professionals. Owned the State and National Association market for this property.- Named Hotel of the Year for 1985.- Created successful marketing campaign directed at the Entertainment industry.
  • Monroeville Marriott
    Sales Manager
    Monroeville Marriott 1981 - 1984
    Greater Pittsburgh Area
    Owned the State Association and the Tour & Travel markets for this property.- Worked the Harrisburg market attending monthly luncheons and extensive outside sales calls.- Researched, identified and booked key Tour & Travel itineraries passing through Pittsburgh on their way to DC and other eastern destinations.
  • William Penn Hotel
    Regional Sales Manager
    William Penn Hotel 1979 - 1981
    Greater Pittsburgh Area
    Responsible for the State Association market for this property.

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