Sara Groenewegen, Oly Email & Phone Number

Being a high-level athlete, I have the platform to create and execute social media marketing content for a personal brand on a global platform.

• Member of the Women's National Team since June 2013.
• Bronze Medalist at the 2020 Olympic Games. Was the starting pitcher for 5 out of the 6 games there
• Qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games - September 2019
• Silver Medal at the 2019 Pan Am Games - Lima, Peru
• Bronze Medal at 2016 World Championships - Surrey, B.C.
• Gold Medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games- Toronto, Ontario

Vancouver, BC

Created strategies to optimize efficiency, organization, and operations for the business.Implemented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to our team and store that helped our store's OMNI KPI's including our cancellation rate going from >20% to <8% in 2 monthsLead the store's Weekly and annual Year-End Inventory count. Achieved +3% variation in 2022 Year.

Surrey, BC

Owned the Operations and Product sides of the business and managed the Back of House, while leading a team of diverse individuals through a retail holiday season.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Created and executed social media posts that aligned with Volvo & Volvo of Halifax's core values and mission. Strategized what would be the platform to the target market in Halifax. Also assisted with guest experience.

Surrey, BC

Educated guests on the fabrics, features, fit and function of our product, and the lululemon culture and community. Connected with guests authentically, which allowed a positive guest experience to be created. Learned to give and receive constructive feedback, while managing a team to function to the best of its ability.Left during 2020-2021 to train.

Norman, Oklahoma

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Worked as a student intern for Gopher Sports Communication team and worked specifically with the softball Sports Information Director. Curated content for social media which included GIFS, pictures, blogs, tweets, and Instagram posts while also learning the ins and outs of how communications runs for collegiate athletics.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Interned under Anissa Lightner for the Student Athlete Development sector of Gopher Sports. Created and developed, and participated in programs for student athletes to impact the surrounding community of the University of Minnesota, while also curating a playbook for Gopher Sports Hope Day in 2017.

Intercollegiate Athletics

• 2017 Season
• NFCA All-American (1st team)
• Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American (3rd team)
• 1st Team NFCA All-Region (Great Lakes)
• Top-10 finalist for the Senior CLASS Award
• 1st Team All-Big 10

University Of Minnesota

Led softball skills training to girls ages 10-18

Seaquam Secondary School And Delta Secondary School

Coached and mentored students in the softball academy. Taught pitching and hitting skills to students in 8th-12th grade who had various experience with softball.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Sport Management

• Gopher Women's Softball Team • Sport Management Major in the College of Education and Human Development • Emphasis in Marketing •.

Masters Of Education (M.Ed), Intercollegiate Athletic Administration