Kyle Dawson Email & Phone Number

Hempstead, Texas, United States

Sugar Land, Texas

Sugar Land, Texas

• Manage/execute the overall strategy to achieve budgeted in-park attendance number.• Enrich and promote the brand of the Skeeters and the experience of attending games.• Develop and implement creative techniques, events, and programs that directly result in patrons visiting the ballpark.• Contribute to the management of the financial goals of the Skeeters including budget planning and implementation.• Extend community awareness of the Skeeters and strengthen community and partner relationships.• Work with top community and school district officials to establish promotional theme nights.• Establish relationships with school district and community leaders to promote community programs and bring events to the ballpark that result in increased attendance.• Grow Skeeters brand and awareness in communities of lower sales (like Katy and West Houston).• Mange the accounts of all suite holders.• Skeeters team representative for the Skeeters Baseball Foundation.• Visible in the community and attend networking events to promote Skeeters programs and events and establish new relationships.

Houston, Texas Area

• Conducted all daily business activities and manage entire working staff.• Utilized superior communications skills to motivate staff and develop effective working relationships with peers, executives and clients.• Devised new processes for marketing/sales, financial management and daily work functions to increase production and sales.• Created new company image with new logos, sales materials, web-site and lines of communication.• Analyzed and developed strategies to market new products and reach new market segments.• Addressed all employee performance problems and handled in accordance with company personnel policies and procedures.• Managed revenue and expenses to reflect budget constraints.• Reported and analyzed weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly sales, inventory and financial reports to board of directors. • Ensured all incoming container freight and small packages were properly filed in compliance with U.S. Customs regulations.• Monitored all inventory levels and sales to ensure proper stock levels and reordering quantities.• Managed all inbound and outbound shipping of LTL, palletized and hazardous materials.• Oversaw a full company transition to new accounting and inventory software and organized full company move to a new facility.• Conducted all annual performance reviews for entire staff.• Maintained a clean, professional and safe working environment by inspecting and scheduling maintenance, and ensuring that all office and warehouse equipment is properly accounted for and in safe working condition.

• Created and sold integrated marketing packages based on customers’ objectives • Devised creative campaigns to ensure effective media buys, ticket selling solutions, unique event promotions and increased sponsorships• Targeted universities, high schools and non-profit organizations to increase revenue and attendance to selected events• Responsible for creating new client relationships by creating new solutions to market needs All American Football League – Team TexasResponsibilities:• Set up and monitored all ticket sales and operations for Team Texas • Established working relationships with corporations, vendors and community leaders• Assisted in the development of all sponsorship packages to Fortune 1000 companies and professional and social organizations• Hired and managed a sales force of 15 representatives and 1department intern• Coordinated all sales leads, design and develop sales collateral and constructed sales reports for sales staff involving ticket and sponsorship sales• Secured league wide ticket distribution agreement with Ticketmaster• Worked with league Coordinator of Ticketing in organization of league wide ticket sales and customer service policies

Houston, Texas Area

• Sold all season suites at Minute Maid Park• Managed the sale of individual game party areas • Solicited new customers and worked with existing suite clients and corporate sponsors• Acted as liaison between season suite holders, the Astros and ARAMARK Catering to maintain a high level of customer service• Coordinated annual suite tasting and reception for season suite clients• Worked with the sponsorship department and sponsors on ticketing needs per each sponsor’s contract and participated in the sale of sponsorship opportunities• Devised proposal on suite and concourse renovation to enhance the overall fan experience• Compiled season and group tickets sales reports and account executive sales numbers• Sold group/individual suites totaling $1,400,000 • Made season suites sales and renewed existing accounts totaling $5,372,624• Marketed, sold, organized and provided customer service for large corporate group events (over 400 tickets)• Worked on developing annual theme nights, special events, group advertisements, and community programs to advance the organization’s brand and increase ticket sales • Part of a five person department that reached an organizational record of 410,000 group tickets generating $7.1 million dollars in revenue in 2006• Provided instruction to internal departments to execute group outings and theme nights• Coordinated marketing efforts to promote group functions at Minute Maid Park by setting up all Business-to-Business web links and creating advertising specific to each outing• Sold season and group tickets at Minute Maid Park through inbound and outbound sales calls• Effective execution of direct mail campaigns, invoicing and customer support• Coordinated marketing efforts for sales staff to promote group functions at Minute Maid Park• Attended trade shows on regular basis and coordinated the set-up of trade show booth• Helped organization reach a record 3.1 million in overall tickets sales during 2004 season

Marketing, Sales, Marketing, Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Marketing