Katie Fornasiere Manthei Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, MN, US

San Francisco, CA, US

Austin, Texas, US

- Oversee the team, strategy, and execution of demand tactics, including paid channels, event sponsorships, partnership collaboration, email strategy, and webinars for the purpose of pipeline generation.

Austin, Texas, US

- Create lead generation through go-to-market strategy and tactics for Khoros sales.

Austin, Texas, US

- Develop the digital marketing strategy for Khoros Engage programs. - Drive planning and execution of marquee events, including 3-day Khoros Engage, SXSW partner events, and international events. - Manage event-related contracts and negotiations- Develop and manage KPIs, metrics, and reporting. - Experience in developing, managing, and executing webinars.

Austin, Texas, US

• Deliver end-to-end meeting management and destination management services to clients.
• Ownership of program timeline, budget, activations, transportation, staffing, housing, and attendee management.
• Manage the expectations of clients, third-party planners, vendors, staff, and attendees.
• Work as an extension of the client’s brand to ensure the high-value experience for attendees.
• Provide on-site event support to other team members large programs.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Managed internal & external events for 300+ member organizations, with a board of C-level executives from the business community to administer a consistent compelling downtown experience.
• Led execution at largely attended public events: Aquatennial (275k) and Holidazzle (200k).
• Managed seven-figure budgets including preparing estimations, tracking billing, cash management, and reconciling.
• Planned the audio visual, pyrotechnics, catering, layout, signage, set-design, and speaker management for monthly membership events, the Gala, (500 attendees), and the Annual Meeting (1,000 attendees).
• Liaised with sponsors to ensure ethical representation of sponsor brands and execution of contract commitments.
• Led events team comprised of creative, operations, communications, and office support departments.

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, US

• Coordinated delivery of conference services for 600+ large events annually at two Student Centers.
• Maintained a 77% return customer rating and a 4.8 customer satisfaction rating (1-5 point scale).
• Supervised reservation staff including recruitment, hiring, training and performance reviews.

• Negotiated vendor contracts, coordinated transportation plans, supervised temporary staff & established budgets for U.S. Pond Hockey Championships Minneapolis, Agricultural Group’s Private Party during 2008 Republican.