Kristen Parker, Case Email & Phone Number

As a senior level sales professional with 3 decades experience in the hospitality industry, I am dedicated to delivering economic impact to destinations through strategic business development, proactive prospecting and relationship building. I am the diplomat able to gain consensus from numerous stakeholders, often with competing objectives, to secure citywide conventions in a complex sales process involving multiple venues and layers of decision makers.Goal-oriented, disciplined, and focused, I am the “get it done” partner for my clients and team. Persistent, tenacious, detailed, and thorough, I look for solution-based alternatives to close the deal. I am the listener, making sure others are heard. I am the mentor, sharing my experience and ideas to help others succeed. I am the initiator, the one that will make the outreach to stay connected or get the project started.A pioneer in the virtual office movement, I have nearly 2 decades experience working in a virtual/remote capacity.When not helping clients design an authentic Austin experience, I find inspiration in all things DIY home-improvement related, hunting for, and transforming thrift store treasures, art museums, traveling, and porch time with our 14-year old lab, Molly.Specialties: Proactive sales, team leadership, sales training, contract negotiations, group business analysis

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  College Of The Holy Cross

  Sociology