Kim Casey, Mba Email & Phone Number

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

· Led a team of six associates providing services for eight firm-wide locations in administrative and operational deliverables.· Directed administrative and operational procedures collaboratively while offering continual process improvement in facilities management, conference room management, special events, vendor sourcing and relationships.· Wellness.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

· Business development setting budgets, goals and strategies to achieve booking revenue company-wide.· Solicited, booked and detailed Custom Events for venues under the business entities of Amped, AXE MKE, Nine Below, and NorthSouth Club.· Coached and mentored junior sales staff.

Milwaukee, WI

· Managed Group Tour development, sales, and promotional initiatives as it relates to tourism market (consumer and group).· Represented DMO at industry travel/trade/consumer shows supporting VISIT Milwaukee strategic plan.· Cultivated relationships and bookings of the Wisconsin Association market; maintained legacy events.· Active memberships and.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

· Managed direct business leads for groups with 100 rooms or less on peak with partner hotels and other partners’ firms with the potential to supply support to these groups.· Timely and accurate reporting of all convention sales related data, production reports and on demand reports for internal and external parties.· Unique and in-depth understanding of.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

· Pre-meeting planning, vendor sourcing, on-site event management, and post meeting management.· Zoom meetings and Cvent interfaces for seamless integration.

Brookfield, WI

• Effectively connected clients with guestrooms and event spaces for hotels and venues in the City of Brookfield.
• Resourcefully prospected and solicited new business opportunities (SMERF and associations) for the Brookfield Conference Center (54,000SF).
• Successfully contracted the first piece of business for the Brookfield Conference Center ($89,740 economic impact).

310 E. Chicago St., In The Historic Third Ward

• Proud contributing member of team which opened Milwaukee’s only Kimpton hotel, restaurant and rooftop bar.
• Established strategic direction and top-line revenue goals for the catering/private dining department.
• Determined clear and credible vision for the catering department by understanding alignment of customer mix, operational structures, and financial systems to achieve strategic goals and maximize revenues.
• Designed an innovative wedding show booth for social media use and represented the hotel at corporate tradeshows.
• Exceeded revenue goals for stub year 2016 by $200,00 and calendar year 2017 by $500,000.

• Cross-market and sell The Pfister hotel, Hilton Milwaukee City Center, and InterContinental Milwaukee for the short-term meetings, social, weddings and special events markets. Properties account for 1,257 guestrooms.
• Member of Task Force to newly acquired nationwide properties to assist in transition of Marcus standards implementation for operational procedures, account management and revenue analysis.
• Collaborate on Marcus Weddings website redesign and launch team resulting in a 150% increase in call volume and booked wedding-related events.
• Awarded to Marcus Sales Circle of Excellence with $2.5M total revenue booked and 122% of annual goal.
• Manager of the Quarter 2015 (FY Q2) with 35% over annual goal.

• Booked, detailed and managed events ranging from two to twelve hundred attendees including space selection, scheduling, food and beverage requirements, internal operations, timelines, audiovisual needs, timely.

• Managed a staff of seven team members in the areas of sales, contract negotiations, booking, operations, coordination and execution of high-end social events and meetings, ensuring delivery of exceptional customer.
• Led catering team to exceed departmental revenue goal of $3.9M for fiscal year 2005 by over $150k through effective leadership, team accountability and forecasting.

Bachelor Of Arts, Communication/Mgmt/Technology

Activities and Societies: BA conferred with HonorsBeing able to embrace change and enjoy the evolution of myself were key strengths an.

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Capstone project was a comprehensive business plan for an off-premise catering business initiative. Project included industry research.