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Atlanta, GA

Responsible for growth, retention and engagement of almost 400 member organizations ranging from small businesses and non-profits to major employers, community institutions, and most residential and office buildings in the 1.2 square mile, 120-block Midtown Improvement District. Our organization works to continue to make Midtown Atlanta a thriving urban.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Oversaw the planning, implementation and execution of all curated author events at the largest independent book festival in the country. Set goals for genre, topics, and author demographics and targeted invitations to.
• Increased festival footprint and program attendance by 20%.
• Expanded the roster of top tier national authors at the festival while increasing diversity of programs across all festival genres and tracks.
• Directed and grew the 30… Show more Oversaw the planning, implementation and execution of all curated author events at the largest independent book festival in the country. Set goals for genre, topics, and author.
• Directed and grew the 30 member Program Committee and various subcommittees and led all programming meetings.
• Precisely targeted over 300 author invitations annually through detailed and efficient research of catalogs and industry publications, careful curation of author and publisher pitches, and selling festival benefits to.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Envisioned and founded facility that became one of the largest independent bookstores in the Southeastern United States.
• Maintained niche market by creating and implementing extensive public relations campaign that promoted importance of shopping locally and increased sales and awareness of services and events.
• Created key venue for diverse literary and cultural events that attracted national authors and contributed to development of many artists, writers, performers and… Show more Envisioned and founded facility that became.
• Created key venue for diverse literary and cultural events that attracted national authors and contributed to development of many artists, writers, performers and poets.
• Responded to demand for online media exposure by developing social media promotions that attracted customers and increased sales and promotional events.
• Increased sales through consistent innovative merchandising, marketing, and remodeling. Introduced new products that kept customer base engaged and raised visibility of products and community.

Recruited by one of the largest computer accessory re-sellers to grow corporate and government accounts and secure new business with high tech customers throughout Southeast.Consistently met and exceeded sales goals with diverse clientele throughout the South.Recognized by customers and management for diligence, detailed follow through, and high level of.

Contacted major corporate industrial sites in Southeastern United States to secure new business relationships with clients as well as service and upgrade products for existing accounts.Continuously met or exceeded sales goals set by management.Charged with making new contacts and selling monitoring systems based on ability to make compelling presentations.