Annually Manage all aspects of business for an exclusive hospitality club that hosts over 3,000 corporate clients during The Masters Golf Tournament.- Create and deliver face-to-face sales presentations to major corporate sponsors.- Identify, coordinate, and execute strategic food and beverage partnerships.- Recruit, train, and supervise a staff of over 100 hospitality employees.- Manage operational costs, event logistics, and employee payroll- Handle all leasing details for staff rental accommodations.- Establish and maintain key relationships with sponsors, vendors, & clients.- Analyze feedback to make improvements each year.- Set up unique food stations and design branded food and drink menus.- Manage all social media initiatives.

Over the Summer, helped coordinate and expand the company’s all inclusive bartending and beverage service. Took a personal approach to helping clients entertain their guests, while also making sure the client enjoyed their own event.Arranged consultations and prepared contracts prior to the event. Handled scheduling and payroll for bar staff.Verified product delivery and bar set-up. Monitored event activities to make sure the attendees were satisfied.Daily sales calls to new client prospects and follow up with current clients.Provided exceptional customer service by fulfilling and anticipating clients needs.

Planned and organized business development initiatives for an expanding Atlanta restaurant group.- Managed payroll for 3 food and beverage establishments.- Oversaw ordering and invoice processing.- Tracked food costs and managed operational budgets.  - Performed reconciliations on bank and credit card accounts.- Researched financial discrepancies and interpreted data.- Composed employee manual and training material.* Designed graphics for seasonal food and beverage menus.* Created social media campaigns to increase attendance at promotional events.* Successfully boosted food sales by motivating wait staff to promote menu to their social networks.

Recruited in to start-up web company and charged with establishing the business from the ground up. Accountable for driving sales, developing brand, raising awareness, and setting up profitable partnerships.* Created numerous co-branded marketing campaigns by pairing independent musicians with corporate sponsors looking to target a specific demographic. * Built client base from scratch, managed key relationships, and walked customers through the set-up process.*Arranged investor meetings and negotiated speaking engagements for several large industry conferences.*Developed marketing material for sales teams, third party companies, websites, and bloggers.

Annually secured sponsorship funding for a three day music festival hosting some of country music’s hottest acts. In 2010 the event attendance reached just at 117,000 with a combined gross for ticket sales and sponsorships reaching more than $6 million.Worked with marketing professionals to map out and implement consumer engagement strategies that would harness the power of the event.

Carved out and fulfilled critical role in this newly created position, working for the company's President, Retired NFL player, Bob Whitfield, who was often unavailable and consumed with other obligations.*Enabled President to become more productive by handling a wide array of executive tasks, including screening phone calls, preparing correspondence/memos, and creating new processes/procedures.*Maintained strict confidentiality with sensitive information, financial documents, client records, and personal matters.*Improved efficiency by organizing mounds of paper work into confidential, detail-oriented filing system.