Stephanie Ripple Email & Phone Number

Tacoma, Washington

San Francisco Bay Area

Working closely with IGCs throughout Oregon, Washington, and California to promote and educate sales staff on organic gardening plant foods and controls.

West Coast Territory

- Responsible for managing independent garden center (IGC) key accounts in both Northern & Southern California. - Served as key account manager for brand partners including Espoma, VPG, and SC Johnson. My main objective was to build partner relationships and increase their organic garden control lines using Neudorff formulations. - Built relationships with top garden industry distributors and provided regular sales meeting presentations on organic chemistry formulations.… Show more - Responsible for managing independent garden center (IGC) key accounts in both Northern & Southern California. - Served as key account manager for brand partners including Espoma, VPG, and SC Johnson. My main objective was to build partner relationships and increase their organic garden control lines using Neudorff formulations. - Built relationships with top garden industry distributors and provided regular sales meeting presentations on organic chemistry formulations. - Worked closely with IGC buyers to educate them on the benefits of organic chemistry while increasing sales of Neudorff products. - Worked independently to create, coordinate and schedule training programs for IGC staff as well as large group sessions for Home Depot, Lowe’s and other box store staff. - Was a featured speaker at local garden centers throughout the US. Talks were geared towards residential homeowners to educate them on the benefits of organic gardening and Integrated Pest Management (IPM).- Worked with Neudorff’s marketing team in Germany to design US marketing materials (POP items, quarterly retail newsletters, and website). Due to reorganization of the Neudorff company, this position was eliminated on April 30, 2012. Show less

Honolulu, Hi

Responsibilities included:- graphic work and design/layout of promotional materials for programs and events- managed the Realtor® education program for HBR’s 5,000+ Realtor® members- organized and wrote articles for the bimonthly publication Honolulu Board Bulletin- designed webpages for HBR’s education website- coordinated HBR’s twice annual industry trade show and formal awards ceremony for over 1,500 people- helped to restructure and promote… Show more Responsibilities included:- graphic work and design/layout of promotional materials for programs and events- managed the Realtor® education program for HBR’s 5,000+ Realtor® members- organized and wrote articles for the bimonthly publication Honolulu Board Bulletin- designed webpages for HBR’s education website- coordinated HBR’s twice annual industry trade show and formal awards ceremony for over 1,500 people- helped to restructure and promote HBR’s sponsorship program - controlled working budget for education and events program - managed and served as one of ten judges for Oahu’s Aloha ‘Aina Realtor® awards program along with program sponsors First Hawaiian Bank and The Honolulu Advertiser- researched and booked various real estate related seminars featuring national speakers- responsible for training and supervising new hires for education department as needed. - Appointed to the Hawaii Real Estate Commission’s Education Evaluation Task Force and Legislative & Instructor Assessment sub-committees. Show less