Current Advertising Agency for the North Carolina Azalea FestivalProject Manager: Oversees planning, execution, and delivery of projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, budget adherence, and timely completion.Negotiated and closed client contracts, consistently meeting sales targets.Developed strong client relationships, addressing needs and ensuring satisfaction.Acquired new clients through strategic prospecting and canvassing.Coordinated internal tasks to ensure timely delivery of products and services.Assisted new clients with onboarding processes.Website Development & Maintenance: Managed website creation and updates.Social Media Management: Implemented strategies to boost engagement and visibility.Brand Creation: Led brand development initiatives.Copywriting: Created compelling copy for marketing materials.Event Management: Organized large-scale multi-day events for a private non-profit organization.HR Director.

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Led the startup and development.Created SOP's.Head of Human Resources, accounts receivable/payable, Established and maintained vendor relationships for beer/wine/food suppliers. Oversaw training andhiring of staff, managed initial construction projects, and developed essential paperwork for dailyoperations. Point of sale setup/maintenance, Network setup/configuration/maintenance.Currently a Managing Member

Daily Operations.Rebranded and rebuilt the business from a storm-generated insurance write-off to re-establishing arevenue stream of $1.1M during the first year.Currently a Managing Member

Managed 2 separate location year round tenants, and 6 airbnb locations.Handled day to day, monthly, and yearly maintenance (contractor based)Organizes cleaning schedules with private cleaning companies in-between guestsHandled all guest/tenant and owner communicationCurrently a Managing Member

Reconfigured the operating models to adapt to new Covid regulatory requirementsRecovered/grew the business by 153% and one acquisition (2021). Managed 160+ employees a day.Head of Human Resources. Scheduling, payroll, Accounts receivable/payable, problem resolution (front and back office), point of sale data input/setup/maintenance, Network setup and configuration, business wide networking, data management, hiring, training, firing, managed quality/compliance with food and beverage regulations.Managed incoming food orders and tracked all incoming and outgoing productsEstablished social media digital programs, resulting in a 215% increase in traffic and customer brandloyalty. Maintained the bar with 143+ varietals of wine, 210+ bottles of liquor, 12 local rotational drafts, daily/weekly/seasonal drink features. Wine Spectator for 3 years.Organized and executed monthly wine/liquor dinner pairings with Head Chef. Wedding/event director with custom menus (30-200+ people).Currently a Managing Member

Oversaw daily operations for a team of 100+ employees, including hiring, firing, and training. Manageddaily paperwork and financials using QuickBooks. Handled ordering of food and beverages, maintainingan inventory of 150+ wine bottles, 16 local rotating draft beers, and 250+ liquor bottles.Restaurant operations ceased due to Hurricane Florence.

Instructed 250+ students ranging from 3-70+ years of ageDeveloped/executed new membership feeder programs and membership solicitation programs; organized and carried out client contract negotiations and new membership signings for the company’s headquarters location resulting in an improvement in new membership sales of 85% and an increase in overall membership by 22% within 6 months.Performed detailed review of inventory management procedures/workflows and initiated new processes to improve efficiencies (36% savings) across five schoolsPerformed detailed review of outstanding receivables and improved collection rates by 27% over 6 months.Hired and directed the development of a team of nine instructors; Taught weekly leadership development classes. Achieved 4th degree Black Belt (Master) levelManaged, coached, and judged student demonstration teams in a variety of local, state and international eventsDesigned and led various seminars and student programs including after-school, special education and individual instruction programs and curriculum to both grow and refresh the client base (groups of up to 140)