Steven Mcbride Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, AZ

Ownership: Fine Hospitality Head up sales & marketing efforts for 125 room Holiday Inn Express hotel in the Chandler/Ahwatukee area off I-10; maintain current base client business & pursue leads for new business via internet contacts, brand RFP's, 3rd party leads from brand sources, chamber membership & outside sales calls. Manage bookings for a 720 square.

Shell Vacation Resorts consists of 2 divisions: traditional retail hotel operations & resort timeshare sales. Worked in the Shell National Marketing & Sales office based out of the Orangetree Golf Resort. Assisted the team in planning strategies for all of the Shell vacation resorts in the U.S. & Canada. Coordinated sales & marketing ideas with efforts of.

Shell Vacation Resorts consists of 2 divisions: traditional retail hotel operations & resort timeshare sales. Worked in the Shell National Marketing & Sales office based out of the Orangetree Golf Resort. Assisted the team in planning strategies for all of the Shell vacation resorts in the U.S. & Canada. Coordinated sales & marketing ideas with efforts of.

Coordinated with Food/Beverage Director to manage meeting & event services for 10,000 + square feet of event space. Sold even & catering services via phone appointment & site visits. Used SAMS system for client tracking. Maintained internal & outside contacts to potential sales clients; continued to perform all duties of Catering & Events Manager..

Coordinated with Director of Sales & Food/Beverage Director to manage meeting & event services for 10,000 + square feet of event space. Sold even & catering services via phone appointment & site visits. Used SAMS system for client tracking. In November 2004, hotel was sold to ZMC – promoted to Director of Sales. 11/2004 – 5/2005: Director of Sales.

Supervised all front desk & reservation operations. Worked with GM in hiring and training of new staff. Management company later purchased Quality Inn Downtown Phoenix. Hotel later left Choice franchise & went independent as Sunshine Hotel & Suites. Transferred to Reservations Manager & worked closely with the Sales Department on special accounts &.

Hotel's main clients were local corporate & distressed airline passengers. Setup and maintained area information guide for front desk & guests. Hotel ownership changed; transferred to Quality Hotel & Resort/Sunshine Hotel & Suites.Supervised all front desk & reservation operations. Worked with GM in hiring and training of new staff. Management company.

Traveled to various locations in U.S. to work closely w/ management & train all levels of hotel staff; worked closely w/ regional marketing & corporate staff to determine training needs for hotels, attended regional marketing meetings & annual convention. Other positions: Worldwide Sales Group - including Travel Agent Commissions, Rate & RFP solicitation.

Last position: Hotel Staff Trainer-Howard Johnson. Traveled to various locations in U.S. to work closely w/ management & train all levels of hotel staff; worked closely w/ regional marketing & corporate staff to determine training needs for hotels, attended regional marketing meetings & annual convention. Other positions: Worldwide Sales Group - including.

Hospitality - Training, Managment, Systems & Sales

SMART Selling – Holiday Inn Express Group Sales – Opera system workshop – Holiday Inn Express Essentials of Negotiation Skills – Shell.

General Studies

Business, Interior Design, Electronic Music Composition, Art History

Business And Design

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