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Overseeing Rise Well-Being Center's efforts of corporate outreach and marketing. Collaborating with other staff members in developing outreach materials on the importance of corporate wellness programs for a more productive and profitable workplace.Co-creating content for customized program offerings based on individual organizations' needs. Managing all aspects of developing and fostering relationships and program building with corporate clients.

Teaching yoga (Vinyasa, Restorative, Prenatal) and assisted 200HR and 500HR yoga teacher trainings. Lead numerous yoga workshops.Managed all aspects of a yoga studio, including budget, P&L, marketing, customer services, and business development. Oversaw daily operations working with numerous interns and volunteers.

Managed over 100 accounts of subscription services clients at leading oil and gas consulting firm: generating new leads, cultivating and maintaining customer relations, ensuring timely renewal schedules and cycles. Worked closely with senior management on company’s international projects. Assisted with marketing, event management and PR for the launch of the initiative Energy City, Kazakhstan. Liaised with PFC partners and managers to customize service offerings to new and returning consulting services clients.

Improved company’s bottom-line through establishing a diverse array of strategic partnerships, alliances and business relationships with consumer electronic store chain accounts. Closely interacted with the marketing and PR departments to create a comprehensive packaging and pricing system and annual sales and marketing plan. Recruited, trained and managed sales representatives; monitored their daily activities and set guidelines for their tasks and responsibilities.

Managed all operational aspects of the congressionally funded research center including budget management, marketing, program development and implementation, publishing, and supervision of staff.Assisted with The Globalization Research Network: a university consortium of UCLA, University of Hawaii at Manoa, and University of South Florida – funded by the U.S. Congress.Designed and managed research and outreach programs and brought numerous organizations together from developed and developing countries for continued dialogues and collaborations on projects related to globalization.

Collected and analyzed data for nation-wide education projects focusing on state curriculum, assessment and education reform and worked with writing staff to produce policy reports. Assisted in designing and creating training and education tools targeting language minority students and providing technical assistance to clients nation-wide. Coordinated Center’s fundraising activities including development of marketing strategies and grant writing initiatives.

Conducted research and needs assessment for Global Resource Center database on education systems and cultural characteristics of 162 countries to analyse and evaluate the educational markets.Organized and led international student focus groups for Global Young Leaders Conference, analyzed student responses, and prepared conference evaluations.

Analyzed training needs and assisted project managers in training design; including monitoring and evaluating courses, developed evaluation tools for project managers, and reviewed all training operations.Coordinated new East European training programs within Nokia’s global network.

Successfully designed and implemented curriculum for various groups of students from private and government sectors. Represented and marketed language courses and services to international companies. Prepared and designed special cultural and extracurricular programs for Roma (Gypsy) students.