Karin Klein Email & Phone Number

United States

Senior Leader in event planning /operations management and client relations. • Client Account Management | Business Development | Sponsorship Activations• Program Development and Management | Event Logistics | Global Hotel Site Selection• Contract Negotiations | Vendor Management | Venue Sourcing• High touch Hospitality | Incentive Programs | Corporate Meetings• Leadership

San Francisco Bay Area

Direct and manage all elements of event production as related to the planning and execution of special events, addressing areas from number of attendees, site selection, program development, and vendor operations. Workplace Operations/Employee Engagement: digital events/webinar management/broadcast vendor coordination, interactive online engagement for the redeployment into the workplace/employee experience. Operations planning to include branding, meeting space management, guideline creation, employee wellbeing programs, remote onboarding experience, remote engagement programs, milestone gifting, and welcome SWAG management. Additional oversight to include third-party vendor management with a strong focus on remote meetings & events, future site selection for in-person meetings, project management, workflow process, and support services.Level Up Hospitality Group will assist you in bringing your ideas to life. We specialize in meeting & event management, site selection, project management, and high touch gifting for all occasions. As event consultants and producers we will manage end-to-end production, design, and coordination for meetings, events, and employee programs that create unforgettable moments.

San Francisco Bay Area

Karin was promoted to manage a $12M+ annual global meetings budget and works to inspire employee engagement via memorable experiences. She accomplishes this by leading all meeting & event management, including all internal stakeholder event productions, including on-site/off-site meetings for the Board & C-suite, quarterly events, and other employee-focused meetings and events.Her Select Achievements:• Transformed and scaled Global Meetings and Events division, executing a wide range of global meetings, conferences, incentives, and experiences for internal business partners and employees.• She executes first-class events aligning with the corporate vision and culture. • Lead cross-functionally and manage 6-person event team, catalyzing all facets of event production—planning meetings, event communications, logistics, travel, budgets, on-site/off-site management, and post-event follow-up and reporting. This includes site research/selection, hotel/venue contract negotiations, security, staffing & more.• Lead YoY SOW increase—from 32 global multi-day meetings in 2016 to 62 global multi-day meetings by 2018 (50-450 attendees) and (6) employee experience events (2K attendees)—without increasing headcount by creating a balanced workload through pipeline team assignments. • Continuously developed and scaled Global Meetings and Events division, creating Meetings and Events team framework and fostering a proactive coaching environment. • Drive process improvements, including workflow productivity enhancements, meeting space layout and design, automation of event technology. • Enhanced quality and professionalism of branded events.Budget Management Meetings & Events Management Organizational Excellence Event Strategy & ProductionMeeting & Event PlanningEvent OperationsProject ManagementTravelLogisticsBudget Management & ForecastingVendor Selection & ManagementContract NegotiationsPolicy / SOPs / KPIsExperience Design & ExecutionSite Selection

Ea Hq - Redwood City, Ca

Karin was promoted to manage a $4M Corporate Services Budget and a $6M Annual Global Meetings Budget. She was promoted from Workplace Corporate Services Mgr. (May 2007). Additionally, she oversaw: - On-Site Meeting Management (20-350 attendees).- Off-Site Global Meeting Management: off-site summits, Board & leadership meetings.- Corporate Events and Employee Experiences (20-2,500 people):.She joined the Employee Experiences division to manage Workplace Services across locations—Corporate Services, Food Services, and Mail and Copy Services operations. Her Select Achievements: • Built & led new Global Meetings and Events division in addition to prior oversight. • Led corporate events management, coordinating all program details and execution, including sourcing, proposals, contracting, negotiations, planning, itinerary, event registration, workflow, logistics, legal, risk, policy adherence, third-party management, reporting, and post-event reconciliation. Client liaison for VIP/highly visible event programs. Supervised onsite staff and contractors.• Built Global Meetings and Events function and team from scratch, growing the team from (1) to (6) staff, ensuring success by applying creativity, proactive planning and organizing, and scrupulous customer service.• Partnered with teams to bring events to life, driving alignment among event goals, messaging, and outcomes via communication, collaboration, and transparency companywide. Exceeded expectations.• Scoped and proposed new events, studied post-event data to improve events and deliver on business KPIs. • Improved Food Service Operations, contributing to construction project design, negotiating vendor contracts. Budget Management Meetings & Events Management Organizational Excellence On-Site Meeting Management Off-Site Global Meeting Management Corporate Events Operational Excellence Team Building & Leading VIP Event Programs Budget Management & ForecastingVendor ManagementNegotiations

Mountain View, Ca

Karin launched, led & continually grew a full-service event production business, partnering with clients on branding materials, signage, and event productions for meeting and incentive programs. In this capacity, she managed end-to-end event planning and production, including event operations, venue selection, contract negotiations, on-site inspections, floor plans, agenda flow, travel, logistics, catering, AV / IT, and budget management. Additionally, she ensured that event staff, freelancers, and vendors were on point with roles, responsibilities, and schedules. Her Select Achievements Included: • Increased event sales and productivity with high-touch customer service, marketing, and response. Grew event footprint YoY, including event production for golf tournaments, local fundraisers, and team incentive programs. • Repeatedly surprised and delighted clients, exceeding expectations and meeting deadlines and budget constraints while demonstrating strong leadership and problem-solving skills. Event Production & Design Brand Building Brand Ambassador Budget Management Revenue Growth Corporate Events Operational Excellence Team Building & Leading VIP Event Programs Budget Management & ForecastingVendor Selection & ManagementContract Negotiations

Incentive travel, large scale productions and events, catering/ f&b design, client relations, sales

Business Administration, Tourism And Travel Management

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