I currently oversee sales in Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania, helping businesses that are trying to attract tourists and visitors when they are out of home and in market. Convention and visitors bureaus, attractions and restaurants rely on me to share their stories with families looking for fun new places to visit. I work closely with my clients and together we drill down to find the exact audience they wish to reach and the best way to reach them. Whether it's through signage in a hotel lobby, a brochure at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame or an eye catching video playing on one of our digital ExploreBoards, providing that moment of discovery is what I do. Understanding my clients' needs, even during difficult times as we have seen this past year, and helping them, is my passion.Monitoring inventory and tracking digital interactions, I measure my clients' success and share the results. Part of that entails good communication with the operations team here at CTM and our Visitor Information Specialists. Working together towards a common goal is a beautiful thing!

Representing multiple markets, I put my clients in front of the audiences they want to reach. When tourists are out of home and looking for new adventures they find them through the brochure distribution, regional maps, visitor touch screen profiles and mobile marketing (van wraps) that I sell. Creating solid relationships with major attractions, convention and visitors bureaus, museums, and restaurants, I strive to build their business and in turn their city's tourism! The other half of my role entails partnering with hundreds of hotels, AAAs and attractions, where CTM's free marketing host programs ensure their guests have a wonderful experience when visiting.

At Gatehouse I worked as a multi media specialist selling digital and print media advertising as well as SEO, SEM, social media campaigns, and websites. In this role I worked WITH my customers to find out the best way to market their brand and build their business. Acting as the link between my customer and the design / web teams, I helped my customers get their vision and message out to the buying public.

Coordinated product demos and store employee / manager training events for large retail partners. I worked as a bridge between the stores and our sales reps, insuring event success resulting in increased sales. I also worked as a local demonstration training specialist, visiting retailers' stores and training staff on new products. Nationally I travelled to annual retailer conferences, introducing new products and training store managers on their use.Partnering with internal departments I was involved in the creation of the Vitamix Culinary Class Program supporting our smaller independent retailers and increasing their sales. My favorite part of this position was working one on one with the store teams, managers, and customers. When you truly have a passion for a product I believe it shines through, whether selling or training. To see that passion reflected back at me by an excited store associate or customer was great!

Supported 9 large retail accounts through order management and shipping coordination as well as on site training for management, retail associates, and customer service teams. Worked closely with both buyers and planners ensuring their store inventory levels were maintained and product flow ran smoothly.Responsible for increasing company sales by setting up smaller, independent retail accounts within the western region of the United States.Promotional support for both large and small retail accounts.Marketing support and collaboration with other departments, working towards promoting the brand.Superior customer service support for all accounts, going above and beyond to ensure that the end users, their customers, were satisfied.

Coordinated trade shows/ home shows/ fairs/ wholesale promotionsCreated transfer orders for show inventory Supported over 30 independent sales demonstratorsSupported regional managers in booking / scheduling / staffing of showsMaintained relationships and contracts with show promotersRan post show expenses to determine profits & possible future show involvementMonitored exhibit program / logistics / maintenance / inventoryTrained show dept colleagues in new internal company software / upgradesAided IT dept in development / testing of new point of sale hardware / softwareMaintained department inventory of office supplies, sales support materials

Custom exhibit sales / show marketing support Acted as liaison between design department and potential clients in creation of custom trade show exhibits, point of purchase displays, custom graphicsCreated detailed sales presentations always keeping within RFP budget guidelinesCoordinated all pre show services for multiple clientsCoordinated lead generation / show site promotions for clientsSupervised pre show union I & D labor personnel in construction of exhibitsGenerated new sales leads by meeting with potential clients at showsInsured client satisfaction by maintaining in house exhibit inventory, shipments