Shea Barham Email & Phone Number

Remote

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

-Director of every aspect of the events and catering division, including but not limited to, venue management, management of more than 25 employees, development of client relationships, maintaining vendor relationships, accounts receivable, marketing & social media, and event & catering sales.-Established new sales and marketing processes, 2019 financial forecast, and custom menus for newly renovated venue. Increased event revenue by 25% over 6 month.-Entertained and maintained relationships with existing and new clients to build rapport and ensure their account is active to generate sales for restaurant and venue.-Initiated, scheduled, organized, and managed sales goals (KPI’s) and team to maintain effective and profitable relations via sales meetings, goal analysis, and communications with clients.

Nashville, Tn

-Exhibited a concierge-level of service by displaying a thorough understanding of events, restaurant operations and exceeding guests' expectations.-Worked closely with restaurant and culinary management to ensure all details and expectations associated with client's events are met and exceeded.-Generated private event revenue and established sales objectives by creating sales plans and quotas.-Increased event sales by 15% over the previous year's sales.-Continued growing relationships with C-Level executive clients, celebrities and large corporations.

Nashville, Tn

-Planned and executed over 150 events including a wide variety of weddings, business/private events and corporate meetings. Coordinated additional events for clients including intimate dinner parties, rehearsal dinners and luncheons.-Arranges all logistical planning and staff management of up to 50+ staff members.-Maximized sales of all in-house departments based off client's budget, handled all accounting for client and vendor payment, and managed day-to-day operations of all departments to ensure event success.-Provided creative design, styles and themes for each event with creative decoration design aligned with the event’s theme.-Highest client retention rate out of all event planners at IHG.

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-Planned and organized experiential marketing events for a major automobile company.-Designed event displays to catch attention and engage consumers with client's product.-Exceeded client's expectations by collecting record breaking number of leads per event.-Oversaw all pre-event set up, onsite communication with clients and breakdown of event.-Collected consumer feedback to be used in print and commercial advertising.

Nashville, Tn

-Reliable, service-focused nursing assistant professional with excellent patient care.-Compassionate and technically skilled in attending to patients in diverse healthcare settings.-Ensured the accurate, timely flow of information by maintaining thorough patient records and updating healthcare team on patients’ status.

Greater Atlanta Area

-Promote products for a major automobile company by interacting with consumers, sales prospects, business partners and the media.-Mastered intense training on client's products to educate potential and existing customers.-Responsible for event design and layout to showcase client's products to maximize consumer interaction at sponsored events and auto shows.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

-Managed organization of customer orders, shipping and receiving, trouble shooing and overall customer service.-Accustomed to working side-by-side with small business owners to accomplish their goals successfully.-Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and managing, arranging, and coordinating executive calendars, travel, contacts, conference bridges, appointments, and luncheons/events.