Michelle Bell Email & Phone Number

Pewaukee, Wi

Building off my experience as the Director of Events, my role as a Project Director was expanded to include unique fundraising and awareness programs for our clients and Capture. Our nimble, full-service team works to seize every moment and make educated marketing, public relations, marketing, social media and logistical decisions that maximize each event and program’s potential.The JJ Watt Foundation, Carson Wentz AO1 Foundation, Milwaukee Bucks Foundation, Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation, and the Aaron & Alvin Jones (A&A) All the Way Foundation are some of my current accounts.

Pewaukee, Wi

After 3 years as a Manager of Events, my role transformed into the Director of Events where I was responsible for the strategy and conception behind each event and assisted our Event Mangers with the day-to-day event details.

Pewaukee, Wi

Under the direction of the President, I managed the day-to-day details of each client’s fundraising event. My responsibilities included budgeting, contract negotiations, in-kind donations, signage needs, sponsorship fulfillment, ticketing, merchandise sales, volunteer management, logistics, VIP guest accommodations and vendor relationships. I worked with a team of professionals internally and externally to ensure each event hit key KPI’s and stayed within budget.

Waukesha, Wi

Manage the coordination, planning, logistics, and execution of 80+ tradeshows (10x30 or smaller) in calendar year. Responsibilities include problem solving, ordering show services, shipping of materials, tracking of product during transportation, product procurement, managing booth properties, booth messaging and signage, ordering literature and promotional items, ect. Responsibilities also include managing budgets and providing periodic progress reports to Sales managers and vice presidents for each tradeshow and comparison reports to prior years.Partner with tradeshow manager and exhibit warehouse team on custom booth designs, messaging, on-site implementation, planning and logistics of 8+ annual national trade shows (20x20 and larger) featuring Generac and subsidiary brands. Communicate with various departments to identify goals and priorities, discuss samples, graphics and literature needed for show, benchmarking, and work towards agreed upon goals and budget for each show.Assist tradeshow manager and sales teams in hosting mini-tradeshow and product showcase for annual sales conference. Responsibilities include sponsorship communication, exhibitor registration & booth layout/assignments, and new product showcase layout, signage and logistics. Additional responsibilities also include conference signage coordination and design. Assist senior vice president of marketing in preparing, presenting, and analyzing marketing department budget to both accounting and executive teams.Assist in maintaining promotional materials inventory and vendor relationships.Responsible for various administrative tasks including management of department vacation tracking, office supplies, and orientation of new department hires.

Waukesha, Wi

Manage the coordination, planning, logistics, and execution of 80+ tradeshows (10x30 or smaller) in calendar year. Responsibilities include problem solving, ordering show services, shipping of materials, tracking of product during transportation, product procurement, managing booth properties, booth messaging and signage, ordering literature and promotional items, ect. Responsibilities also include managing budget and providing periodic progress reports to Sales managers and vice presidents for each tradeshow and comparison reports to prior years. Partner with tradeshow manager and exhibit warehouse team on custom booth designs, messaging, on-site implementation, planning and logistics of 8+ annual national trade shows (20x20 and larger) featuring Generac and subsidiary brands. Assist tradeshow manager and sales teams in hosting mini-tradeshow and product showcase for annual sales conference. Responsibilities include sponsorship communication, exhibitor registration and booth layout/assignments, new product showcase layout, and new product logistics. Additional responsibilities also included conference signage coordination and design. Assist in maintaining promotional materials inventory and vendor relationships.Responsible for various administrative tasks including management of department vacation tracking, office supplies, and orientation of new department hires.

Waukesha, Wi

Assist in planning, organizing, budgeting, and coordinating activities surrounding corporate events ranging from 200 – 2,000 people, depending on event.Manage the coordination, planning, logistics, and execution of 80+ tradeshows (10x30 or smaller) in calendar year. Responsibilities include ordering show services, shipping of materials, tracking of product during transportation, product procurement, managing booth properties, booth messaging and signage, ordering literature and promotional items, ect. Responsibilities also include managing budget and providing periodic progress reports to sales managers and vice presidents for each tradeshow and comparison reports to prior years.Assist tradeshow manager and sales teams in coordinating product logistics and vendor relationships for annual sales conference.Maintain promotional materials inventory and vendor relationships.

·Coordinate presence at major tradeshows to increase brand awareness and generate quote activity. ·Effectively develop, document, execute, measure, and manage public relation initiatives.·Analyze and provide solutions for campaign tracking inefficiencies.·Ensure accuracy of department expenses, including budget management and expense analysis

·Assessed customer needs & identified solutions to solve problems efficiently, independently, & decisively.·Selected to assist with platform testing new product software.

Liaison between staff and student workers, supervised athletic facilities and events, scheduled and monitored student work schedulesPositions held:Student Worker - (August 2006-January 2007)Facility Supervisor - (January 2007 - August 2008)Facility Fellow - (August 2008 - August 2010)

Selected to assist with a global media study, event operations, staffing, and survey conduction for economic impact study for State of Arizona ($500.6 million).

Responsible for increasing web site traffic and presence on social media sites, creating promotional materials, e-newsletter distribution, increasing brand awareness within the community, and coordination of the NX Level apparel line.

Responsible for the move-in and move-out schedule for Home Builders Expo event exhibitors, Parade of Homes Logistics, and Association's first 5k Run/Walk. Additional responsibilities included representation on various committees, daily website updates, content organization for industry newsletters.

Undergraduate, Business Administration & Psychology

Activities and Societies: Carroll University Cross Country, Carroll University Track and Field, APICS, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Habitat.

High School Diploma