Stephanie Grueneich Email & Phone Number

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Texas

Founded in 1986, Prestige Resorts & Destinations is a global site selection firm dedicated to serving meeting professionals as their total site advocate with resorts, hotels, destinations and hospitality services worldwide. Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, Prestige offers a nationwide team of senior business consultants who provide first-hand destination insights, timely pricing and availability information. For more information, visit www.prestigeresorts.com.

• Successfully placed accounts in 19 hotels over 10 states• Generated 10% of new account business quarterly• Coordinated several sales trips annually in multiple hotels and locations• Key team member of : SITE/TSAE/RCMA and MPI/DFW organizations

• Achieved 90% or higher of sales goal for 4+ years for luxury resorts worldwide• Hosted multiple ALHI lunch/dinner events – with 95% attendance and multiple lead generation• Generated sales over $12 million – preferred account list of 50 Corporate planners and third parties• Responsible for outside sales calls and prospecting for new clients daily

Dallas, Texas

Managed all phases of global account sales, including marketing strategy, customer research, customer negotiations, contract development, customer hotel site inspections, budget and staff management. Researched, developed and managed 35 national account profiles including customer needs, requirements, top destinations and annual budget.• Generated sales of over $70 million in the Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas territory • Exceeded sales goal over 20% for seven years and by 25% for five years• Prospected an average of 25 new accounts monthly to yield $500,000 in additional annual sales• Five time recipient of the prestigious Starwood Top Achiever Award