Responsible for personally selling over $2 million in sales annually Achieved and Exceeded monthly, quarterly and yearly sales goalsManaged lead generating websites including; The knot, Wedding Wire, Here Comes the Guide and The Wedding SpotCreated content and posted daily for social media including Instagram, Pinterest and FacebookDesigned marketing materials for advertisements for potential clients Wrote monthly blogs for the website to engage potential clients viewing the website Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint Outlook, CaterEase, Event Master, and All Seated Monthly reports to the CEO on sales numbers, lead conversion rates and overall venue budgetConducted weekly sales and production meetings with entire staff Attended networking events and seminars to keep abreast of industry standards and trends

Arranged all travel arrangements for both the VP and Manager of Artist Training – 25 plus trips annually including car service, flights, hotels and dinnersManaged $400,000 a year budget for the VP, Manager and Artist Trainers for my regionPlanned and executed weekly trainings in our training facility to train over 1000 make-up artists annually to include catering, creating the agenda, scheduling the facilitators, maintain invites and rsvps of the attendees, set up product displays and create PowerPoint presentationsStaying current with Make-up trends and strong knowledge of the MAC cosmetic line of products Attend meetings to record minutes, compile, transcribe and distribute minutes of meetingsMaintained expenses and submitted expense reports to The Estee Lauder corporate office Conducted post-training evaluations to determine how future trainings could be improved

Commission only position – top salesperson that often-exceeded sales quotas Performed tours with potential clients showcasing the yachts in the best light for their needsCreated estimates for clients to meet their budget needs as well as including available upgrades and promotions as needed to make the sale to secure the event deposit Maintained over 100 active event files as the client’s event plannerCreated BEO and distributed to the day of event staff to effectively execute the events Daily correspondence with clients through emails, phone calls and meetings to assist in their event planning

Preferred Vendor for Seven-Degrees, Electra Cruises and Big Canyon County Club Designed décor window displays and ceremony displays and participated in monthly vendor nights aboard the yachts at Electra Cruises All responsibilities of owning a small business including taxes, permits, licenses, sales and marketing Met with clients to discuss their floral needs for their event and provide an estimate to contractDesigned and set up flowers and décor for weddings and special events in a specific timeframe

Completely produced 400 plus events including weddings, corporate dinners, art openings, Mitzvahs, fashion shows, fundraisers, business meetings and product launches Designed floral and event décor which have been published in industry magazines including Grace Ormond, Inside Weddings, Space, Riviera and Ceremony MagazineDeveloped wedding program, created policies and procedures concentrating on 5-star servicesManaged event staff full time and day of staff including coordinators, event assistants, servers, bartenders. Responsible for hiring, training and evaluating the event staffHand-picked Orange County leading event vendors to create our preferred vendors list

Designed and wrote newsletters, postcards and brochures for the alumni association Planned graduation, senior day, open house, alumni events, board of director meetings and fundraising events including galas and golf tournaments Worked directly with the Foundation Executive Director regarding campus wide fundraising including soliciting donations and in-kind gifts from donors

Implemented approximately 140 graphic design courses annuallyManaged course planning and developed new course offeringsInterviewed and hired potential instructors for programProvided guidance to students in matters of course sequencing, prerequisites and student organizations as the departmental liaison for the AIGA student group