Principal
Current• Founded an event management company to help leaders, teams, and organizations build to their purpose• Built and managed project budgets ranging from $200K to $3M, while servicing a portfolio of 5 key corporate clients • Leveraged relationships with vendors and industry partners to produce extraordinary experiences and exceptional moments• Collaborated with senior management on planning, forecasting and budgeting for meetings and communications campaigns• Launched 2 commercial organizations inclusive of in-house communication campaigns, onboarding and training efforts, rewards and recognition programs, meetings, and virtual events• Spearheaded strategic direction, content alignment, and logistic plans of events and client messaging campaigns • Led a “hands on” approach to managing site selection, rentals, event theme, invitation design, and on-site operations• Project-managed vendor partners (production, hotel, security, creative); negotiated contracts –– reducing costs by 10-15% per event • Developed creative collateral including logos, rewards catalogs, incentive campaigns, premium merchandising materials, and videos• Crafted unique and effective digital content and innovative ways to deliver content; virtual and in-person• Integrated messaging and policies from global parent company while establishing a voice unique to the US
