Stephanie Gueldner Email & Phone Number

Isle La Motte, Vt, Us

Stowe, Vermont

Burlington, Vermont Area

Burlington, Vermont Area

Waitsfield, Vt

Manage daily operations and staffing of a luxury 12 room Vermont bed and breakfast. Group and wedding sales for B&B and 200 person events venue.

Design, budget, produce, manage, install, and bill more than thirty events annually, including weddings, corporate and social events, product launches, and film premiers.Design all business identity components from business cards to purchase orders.Create a wide range of promotional materials targeted to local and national magazines, newspapers, and websites.Direct all business development activities, service all corporate accounts, and manage all customer service requests.Maintain a heavy schedule of weekly orders and corporate gift fulfillment.Oversee staffing for all events including freelance floral designers, installation and delivery crews, processional assistants, and strike crews.Coordinate with multiple vendors (e.g., caterer, venue, musical acts, djs, lighting designers, and the like) to assure that events run smoothly.

Designed and fabricated weekly floral arrangements for display in the public and private office areas of numerous corporate clients including, Vogue, O Magazine, Louis Vuitton, Gucci Watch Group,; , Vera Wang Fragrance, and Real Simple Magazine among others.Assisted in design and execution of floral arrangement, tabletop design, and room décor for weddings and special events.Conducted initial and subsequent consultations with incoming clients. Purchased wholesale flowers and hard goods and prepared invoices, and managed budgets for all clients.Managed daily operations two days a week, in the owner's absenceHandled all customer services with clients and maintained strong working relationships with all vendors.

Planned and executed annual off-site divisional conferences as well as divisional annual holiday party including contract negotiation, menu planning, and coordination of off-site activities.Managed calendars for members of the executive suite and coordinated all communication meetings with divisions.Oversaw and directed all aspects of office management, including communicating divisional needs to Security, IS, Telecom, Facilities, and outside vendors.Tracked all annual capital expenditures for the online division and conducted quarterly analysis of all website-related production costs.

Corporate liaison in charge of corporate sponsorship opportunities with Ferrari and the U.S. Ski Team. Responsibilities included working directly sponsored teams, and with individual sponsored members, on all matters related to sponsorship, brand extensions, sponsorship compliance, and public relations. U.S. partner liaison with Italian clothing manufactures involved in the production of sponsorship materials including oversight of specifications, samples, costs, and production timetables.Managed Tommy Hilfiger branded Formula One race events including galas, hospitality suite events, and VIP admissions.

Managed all business and social matters for the executive suite including extensive scheduling, travel arrangements, production logistics for seasonal fashion shows, and selection of models.Worked with design teams to create inspiration boards of seasonal "look and feel" for presentation to the executive officers.Tracked divisional expenditures and monitored quarterly budgets.Assisted in the production of all Tommy Jeans-centered public relations events including contracting with venues, securing liquor sponsorship/vendors, sourcing partners for gift bags, and supervising interns.

Coordinated a large pool of volunteers and docents for a regional contemporary arts center.Conducted volunteer orientation and training programs, created volunteer teams, and worked closely with the center's Education Department to launch a program targeted specifically to the needs of school tours.Set up volunteer recruitment opportunities at local job fairs and through advertising opportunities available to the center.

Bfa, Painting

Certificate, Floral Design, Horticulture 2003