Samantha Eldridge Email and Phone Number

• 1:1 Personal Assistant and Office Manager, providing support for an Entrepreneur across both business and personal aspects• Carrying out research, typing emails and documents• Diary management, both business and personal• Processing business and personal expenses• Dealing with incoming emails and post, preparing correspondence on the Director’s behalf• Maintaining the filing system; maintaining office and stationary supplies

• Worked as an Executive Assistant for a startup luxury clothing brand (www.kayll.com), during their launch phase• Provided operational support; set up and maintained weekly task tracker• Assisted with social media management as well as influencer sourcing and outreach• Implemented inventory management system; arranged deliveries for products sold• Conducted research and sourcing of new packaging material, PR firms and sales agencies• Attended resort wear trade show during… Show more • Worked as an Executive Assistant for a startup luxury clothing brand (www.kayll.com), during their launch phase• Provided operational support; set up and maintained weekly task tracker• Assisted with social media management as well as influencer sourcing and outreach• Implemented inventory management system; arranged deliveries for products sold• Conducted research and sourcing of new packaging material, PR firms and sales agencies• Attended resort wear trade show during Paris Fashion Week, assisted with stand design as well as manning of the stand Show less

- Joined JLL South Africa as a Valuation Executive in May 2017, promoted to Valuer after 8 months; promoted to Valuation Manager: Operations, Finance & Compliance in January 2019Worked in the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Valuation team, comprising 13 people- Responsible for managing the departments’ finances, operations and compliance- Managed the Departments’ Work in Progress- Managed approval of invoices- In 2018 assisted the SSA Valuation team in exceeding their financial target… Show more - Joined JLL South Africa as a Valuation Executive in May 2017, promoted to Valuer after 8 months; promoted to Valuation Manager: Operations, Finance & Compliance in January 2019Worked in the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Valuation team, comprising 13 people- Responsible for managing the departments’ finances, operations and compliance- Managed the Departments’ Work in Progress- Managed approval of invoices- In 2018 assisted the SSA Valuation team in exceeding their financial target by approximately 21% ($250,000/ZAR 3,250,000) by completing numerous valuations contributing to the overall fee achieved, managing and creating efficiencies within the teams’ invoicing process, minimizing bad debts, and assisting in the execution of the final product/deliverable to clients- Provided a wide range of administrative support to include production of correspondence, reports, presentations and documents- Compiled marketing material used in the team’s proposals and bid documents. In 2018 compiled the successful bid document that won us the mandate to value a mixed-use development in Durban, South Africa for the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), on behalf of the South African Government Employment Pension Fund- Managed and monitored compliance procedures including successfully implementing JLL’s Know Your Customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering procedures within the team- Enhanced workflows and communication within the team by successfully organising team-building activities and on-going training- Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients as well as internal colleagues across JLL South Africa and the wider JLL EMEA group- Previously conducted valuations across retail, industrial, office and student accommodation assets throughout South Africa and assisted in the valuation of a portfolio of office and retail assets in Ghana- Successfully lead the portfolio valuation of one of South Africa’s leading Student Accommodation suppliers for the past two years Show less

• Founded Bliss Juicery, a cold-pressed juice company based in Craighall, Johannesburg.• Developed and built business from start up to generate 6-figure sales annually, employing 6 full time staff members• Developed brand and direction of the business• New product development – design, development and execution of new products- brainstorming ideas in line with product requirements- determining market and overall feasibility of new products- sourcing of input raw… Show more • Founded Bliss Juicery, a cold-pressed juice company based in Craighall, Johannesburg.• Developed and built business from start up to generate 6-figure sales annually, employing 6 full time staff members• Developed brand and direction of the business• New product development – design, development and execution of new products- brainstorming ideas in line with product requirements- determining market and overall feasibility of new products- sourcing of input raw materials- recipe development- product testing- developing of packaging- cost calculations• Staff management to ensure employee loyalty and satisfaction• Staff training• Developed and implemented marketing plans• Managed the company’s social media platforms as well as created social media campaigns• Acquired and retained customers, ensuring high quality customer service• Management of onsite kitchen• Management of finances including budgeting, forecasting and invoicing• Management of retail component of the business• Effective allocation of resources Show less

At Bridge Capital Samantha was responsible for the valuations of companies; capital raising; general advisory work; and sponsor services to JSE listed clients.

At Silica Financial Administration Solutions (Pty) Ltd, Samantha was responsible for processing and capturing post retirement products for Investec Asset Management clients. She was also involved inother extensive administrative duties around the LISP products

At Insinger de Beaufort BNP Paribus, Samantha conducted daily updates of portfolios, logged and checked trades, as well as performing other administration duties.