Laura Zolnoski Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas Area

Executive Assistant to CEO John Berkowitz and President Chris Heller.

Austin, Texas

- Independently provide high-level administrative support that anticipates the needs of the Co-CEOs- Work directly with leadership team to establish productive habits for strengthening leadership team dynamics, organizational focus, and efficient and aligned resource allocation- Manage highly complex calendars - Coordinate extensive travel arrangements - Provide mentorship to administrative team members- Independently coordinate board meetings, executive offsites, and departmental and company-wide events- Maintain utmost discretion in an environment exposed to a high level of confidential information- Ad-hoc projects, including management of 33,000 square foot (2014) and 47,000 square foot (2016) office expansions- Utilize the Co-CEOs to recognize excellent performance and enhance the culture as we grew from 200 employees in April 2014 to 700+Executive Assistant to Co-CEOs Andrew Allison and Matt Stuart; to SVP Sales Tom Calvert.Acquired by GoDaddy July 2018.

Austin, Tx

- Provided support to managers across all departments- Planned company-wide theme days, celebrations, and contests- Answered and directed heavy incoming phone calls; greeted visitors to office- Planned President's Club incentive trips to Maui, Park City, and Los Angeles- Many job duties listed below

San Francisco, Ca

- Hired, trained, and managed satellite Office Managers in New York and Los Angeles- Created Office Manager handbook and developed training program for new Office Managers- Wrote monthly company and sales department newsletters- Made travel arrangements for incentive trips- Planned and executed motivational sales games- Member of Culture Working Group- All job duties listed below

San Francisco, Ca

- Planned company outings (happy hours, meals, events, holiday parties, etc.)- Ensured new employees had all required functionality and equipment- Coordinated the look and feel of the office; kept the office clean and organized- Maintained proper levels of inventory of all office supplies; selected and managed relationships with vendors- Worked with remote IT team to ensure proper functioning computers and phone system- Liaised with building management regarding rented office space- Categorized and processed expenses- Many other responsibilities that arose in the context of a fast-moving startup

Paso Robles, Ca

- Editor for six publications: duties included creating editorial calendar, generating and assigning story ideas, managing seven freelance writers to ensure deadlines were met, editing articles and ad copy- Developed and managed all aspects of local search optimization product for 40 clients- Managed online presence for Access Publishing brands across Facebook, Twitter, blogs, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube, and Google+- Interviewed for, wrote, and photographed 700-800 word business and individual profiles- Wrote and distributed press releases to local and industry-specific national media outlets

Paso Robles, Ca

As an independent marketing consultant for clients in the wine, spirits, and gourmet food industries, I specialized in customer outreach and interaction through social media, email newsletters, print material design, and press release writing and distribution. I assisted in event planning and execution. I also wrote and photographed custom recipes, including all meal courses, wine pairings, and cocktails. Clients included Vivant Fine Cheese, Villicana Winery, Re:Find Distillery, and Pithy Little Wine Company.

Paso Robles, California

- Worked as cheesemonger in busy cheese shop: working knowledge of flavor profiles, wine pairings, and proper storage for over 150 cheeses- Managed Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and Google+ and ensured consistency of messages across all platforms- Instituted and produced monthly email newsletter- Instituted and managed Vivant Fine Cheese Club and helped grow to 50+ members; wrote, photographed, and designed information sheet and recipes for bi-monthly shipment

Paso Robles, Ca

- Coordinated onsite weddings, winemaker dinners, meetings, luncheons, and private parties- Restructured wedding pricing and information packet to increase revenue- Increased weddings per year from two in 2010 to ten in 2011- Arranged event details with bride/host, create and execute day-of schedules, event setup and breakdown

Paso Robles, Ca

- Provided high-level administrative support to Proprietors and HR Manager- Prepared and edited correspondence, presentations, memos, and itineraries- Coordinated in-house meetings and executive offsites- Arranged intricate special events across multiple departments- Worked with Marketing department to increase social media presence (Twitter, Facebook, Blog, Foursquare)- Other general administrative and special tasks, as assigned

Paso Robles, Ca

- Provided high-quality service and hospitality in greeting guests, pouring wine, and discussing wine- Assisted with wine club operations and internet order fulfillment- Created social media and email newsletter plans and trained owners on implementation- Designed postcards, flyers, and tasting note one-pagers

Paso Robles, Ca

- Managed tasting room operations and retail store- Hired, trained, and supervised tasting room sales associates- Event planning, budgeting, and management - Menu creation and food preparation - Conducted wine tastings and educated and entertained customers

Paso Robles, Ca

- Social media (Twitter, Facebook) manager for restaurant clients- Wrote newsletters, website content, press releases, photo captions, media alerts- Press release distribution to local, national, and online media outlets

Atascadero, Ca

- Planned daily activities and meals for three early preschool-age children- Ran errands and performed household chores

Madison, Nj

- Assisted full-time teachers with planning and supervising daily activities for children ages two through five, twelve hours per week while attending college- Individually instructed children within classes of twelve to sixteen children ages three through five in developing writing and math skills- Led class in art and writing projects