Lily Gross Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Managed a team of 12, and a 250+ item Produce Department with $370k monthly/ $80k weekly sales at the oldest & most prominent Twin Cities Co-op. Lead purchasing decisions and a rebuying team of 4, sourcing from 17+ local farms & 3 warehouses.Adeptly lead the department through a major store renovation, team culture transition, union contract negotiations, and many merchandising improvements.Entered the co-op as the Produce Assistant Manager with no grocery or produce experience. Was promoted to Produce Manager within 11 months. Reinvisioned produce floral & plant category, growing sales by 11%.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Lead all media kick-offs, campaigns & asset delivery to media partners. Managed marketing campaigns post-concepting. Acted as the primary liaison between the creative team and clients throughout the design process. Assisted with campaign strategy & market research. Lead preparation for, and actively participated in weekly client meetings.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Coordinated promotions & new item onboarding with 20+ vendors. Maintained promotion profit margins & weekly ad prints.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Managed relationships with 15 corporate partners in fall giving campaign events and served as voice of United Way’s mission.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Managed 15 client relationships at higher education accounts through remote engagement and week-long visits. Planned and executed 30 educational presentations, 33 student collaborations, and 10 trips to farm vendors. Raised awareness among administration members, and students of food system issues and how Bon Appetit sustainably tackles these challenges, while supporting on-site teams.Informed waste management strategies by conducting café waste audits. Collected data, surveyed customers and reported findings.Led Campus Farmers, a platform with online resources for student-run farms. Coordinated the upper midwest schools’ conference.Contributed to Bon Appétit’s magazine and managed content creation of Campus Farmers’ Instagram, growing IG following by 20%.

Granville, Ohio

Recommended by faculty to serve as a Global Commerce tutor.Established a relationship with students that needed help, and provided academic advice as well as deeper understanding of course materialResponded to Student needs, articulated knowledge and helped students develop study skills to improve their overall academic performance. Received feedback on Tutoring skills and implemented improvements into tutoring sessions

Granville, Ohio

Granville, Oh

Environmental Studies Major, Economics Minor

Granville, Ohio

Conducted independent research on “Declining Bee Populations and Art as a Medium for Enacting Change” in the Columbus area for six weeks while overseen by a Denison Professor.Assembled a proposal which provided background on the decline in population, a work plan, purpose, as well as numerous sources of background research. After applying, my proposal was of a select number accepted for funding by a board of professors. Interviewed and shadowed a number of local farmers and beekeepers to gain a deeper and more localized understanding of Bee habits and understand what may be causing declining populations.Worked with ITS (information and technology services) to create a website that was informational, visually persuasive, and included a number of artistic elements including photographs taken throughout the research process.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Generated sales and conversions by sharing Regrained’s story while increasing awareness of product, and stoking enthusiasm through product marketing experiences. Met sales targets.

San Francisco Bay Area

Improved social media presence and ongoing customer engagement by collecting insights on follower demographics, and utilized findings to produce targeted content on Instagram and Facebook. Established systems and guidelines for Kitchentown’s social media processes.Grew available media content by photographing Kitchentown events; created media library content for online use.

San Francisco Bay Area

Event planning for three key fundraising events at CUESA: a nonprofit that connects farmers to consumers and major restaurants in the Bay Area, while operating three farmers markets.Coordinated the silent auction portion of the largest summer fundraising event ($92K raised at event). Solicited 34 silent auction packages, supervised a volunteer team of four, and managed the silent auction during the event.

Ann Arbor, Mi

Preparation for new and existing client meetings for a financial advising office with $xxx million assets under management. Resolved client concerns via email and phone.Updated client portfolios & risk tolerance metrics using industry-specific software e.g. Riskalyze, eMoney, and Morningstar. Managed website planning and revisions. Designed, distributed, and analyzed results of a client survey.

Onsted, Michigan

Prepared and served food for customers, managed orders and cash receipts, executed and improved customer service skills.