Born in New York City’s Diamond District, and now serving worldwide, Charles Jewelry has an excellent reputation for producing the highest quality craftsmanship along with personalized, concierge-based, customer service.

-Provided administrative support to the VP of Business Development in the initiatives that promote the organizational Business Development and marketing plan -Created systems and functions that streamline and enhance the Business Development Plan -Researched client profiles, new business opportunities, market research, convention calendar history and convention exhibitors in order to gain new business-Prospected clients to add to Business Development pipeline and build strong relationships-Responsible for updating and maintaining Business Development weekly sales report and budget-Developed, executed and managed social media marketing campaigns to grow grow brand awarenesshttp://blueplatechicago.com

-Provided for the integration of syndicated scanning data and/or demographic information into graphical presentations and/or category management business reviews within the Midwest region in order to capture insights and category performance-Coordinated with the branch marketing manager and/or the category development manager to implement strategic plans developed by sales and marketing for the market, hub, client or customer team to increase category and/or brand performance-Responsible for the use and understanding of IRI and AC Nielsen syndicated scanning data, Spectra Demographic data and systems utilized to generate the information for category reviews to provide analytics to clients and/or customers-Some key accounts held responsible for included: Coca-Cola, McCormick, Doctor Pepper Snapple Group, Kellogg, Duracell and many others

•Integrated various marketing campaigns throughout several real estate mediums in order to create and build relationships with target market•Constructed a database of 500+ residential and hospitality contacts in order to monitor and measure outcomes•Developed and implemented internship program leading to supervising 5 interns and tracking their development and skills•Coordinated private events for clients according to specific budgets

•Developed and executed innovative method of staff marketing in order to utilize employees to grow market share•Maintained and analyzed social media sites through media metrics to enhance social media presence and recognition •Monitored and responded to customer feedback through social media and online sites to analyze and strengthen customer service•Performed market surveillance on industry competitors and market trends to evaluate and propose new marketing strategies

Harry Caray's Restaurant Group has proven to be one of Chicago's most dynamic and successful restaurant management companies. The enterprise currently operates six restaurants and an off-premise catering company.

•Investigated and proposed new opportunities to incorporate new marketing strategies to increase attendance at events•Marketed organization’s Facebook Fan Page & Group Page in order to grow and build customer relations by 50%•Developed and sustained relationships through promotions and events to ensure brand and customer loyalty

•Closed 100+ individual sales of cooking utensils on a weekly basis•Trained new employees in effective sales techniques according to company policies and procedures•Assisted head Chef during weekly cooking classes of 20+ students•Served as store supervisor in manager’s absence

•Directed incoming calls including scheduling patients and processing lab orders•Greeted patients and instructed them to fill out appropriate paperwork•Created and Maintained new filing system of patient records