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Stockwell, South Australia, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Hamilton Island, Qld

Hamilton Island is the leading destination amongst the Whitsunday Islands, providing excellence in business events and incentive groups combining five star accommodation with uniquely designed conferencing facilities. Focusing on high end delivery of events across a diverse range of industries I work alongside a dedicated event management team completing tasks such as:• Coordination of corporate events • Maintaining strong relationships with clients, delegates, stakeholders and… Show more Hamilton Island is the leading destination amongst the Whitsunday Islands, providing excellence in business events and incentive groups combining five star accommodation with uniquely designed conferencing facilities. Focusing on high end delivery of events across a diverse range of industries I work alongside a dedicated event management team completing tasks such as:• Coordination of corporate events • Maintaining strong relationships with clients, delegates, stakeholders and operational teams• Utilize CRM applications such as Delphi and Host• Site visit coordination, including conducting prospect sales inspections and management of signed contracts to ensure expectations are met• I am also given the privilege to manage my own portfolio of clients and build events from scratch, which I’ve learnt valuable management techniques whilst improving my ability to build strong client relationships. Show less

St Leonards

Based in St Leonard’s the Hamilton Island Reservations department strives to deliver a 5 star product by offering support and a personalized approach to accommodate customers from all over the world. Valuing the opportunities I was given to build resourceful trade relationships with wholesalers, online and boutique agents this allowed me to:• Establish sales techniques to achieve daily KPI’s whilst supporting a team of like-minded individuals including direct, luxury, groups and Asia… Show more Based in St Leonard’s the Hamilton Island Reservations department strives to deliver a 5 star product by offering support and a personalized approach to accommodate customers from all over the world. Valuing the opportunities I was given to build resourceful trade relationships with wholesalers, online and boutique agents this allowed me to:• Establish sales techniques to achieve daily KPI’s whilst supporting a team of like-minded individuals including direct, luxury, groups and Asia reservations• Approached as a team leader I managed a high volume database which lead to being awarded several sales incentives for reaching communication, sales and product target Show less

Sydney, Australia

North Sydney Leagues Club, located in the lower North Shore in Sydney has provided the surrounding and wider community with a location that includes great food and beverage, live entertainment, versatile function spaces and conferencing facilities. Throughout my time at NORTHs I was given the opportunity to:• Manage Sales contracts• Assist in the coordination of events focusing on community grants and charities • Training and development of operational staff and updating… Show more North Sydney Leagues Club, located in the lower North Shore in Sydney has provided the surrounding and wider community with a location that includes great food and beverage, live entertainment, versatile function spaces and conferencing facilities. Throughout my time at NORTHs I was given the opportunity to:• Manage Sales contracts• Assist in the coordination of events focusing on community grants and charities • Training and development of operational staff and updating training manuals• Managing stakeholder relationships • Collating data in industry trends • Completing along with updating proposals, contracts and common documentsThese duties lead to improving my attention to detail and understanding the importance of change to be a leading contender in the industry. Show less

Sydney, Australia

One of Australia’s most iconic venues and well known for its winter swimming club, established in 1929 Bondi Iceberg Club boasts world class views whilst offering one of a kind event spaces with an endless blue backdrop. Focusing on delivering excellence: • I built personalised relationships with each client• Continual ingenuity of venue potential• Monthly revenue tracking, reporting and achieving sales targetsThe reward for working with Bondi Icebergs was understanding the… Show more One of Australia’s most iconic venues and well known for its winter swimming club, established in 1929 Bondi Iceberg Club boasts world class views whilst offering one of a kind event spaces with an endless blue backdrop. Focusing on delivering excellence: • I built personalised relationships with each client• Continual ingenuity of venue potential• Monthly revenue tracking, reporting and achieving sales targetsThe reward for working with Bondi Icebergs was understanding the importance of maintaining brand integrity due to the popularity of the venue for PR events. Show less

Sydney, Australia

Media Corp International is a leading B2B event company connecting C level communities throughout ASEAN, greater China and ANZ which allow direct engagement with c-level executives throughout a range of key verticals. I assisted in key duties including:• Writing a variety of event guides and reports• Managing c-level executive itineraries, accommodation, flights and transport• Overseeing presentation scripts and sourcing/booking venues

Sydney, Australia

- Conducting site inspections - Opening and closing the venue - Waitress/Bar and cocktail attendant - Taking reservations and function enquiries - Point of contact for functions, including management of function final details, beverage and catering attendant- TAB/gaming room attendant

Wamberal, Nsw

- Delivering excellent & personalised customer service to build rapport - Inventory & stock management - Cash handling - Closing & opening procedures - Meeting budgets, KPI’s & sales targets - Weekly visual merchandising, including well utilized space, upkeep in cleanliness & maintaining a tidy workspace - Answering in store & over the phone enquiries - Keeping up to date with new procedures and completing training requirements - Very efficient with… Show more - Delivering excellent & personalised customer service to build rapport - Inventory & stock management - Cash handling - Closing & opening procedures - Meeting budgets, KPI’s & sales targets - Weekly visual merchandising, including well utilized space, upkeep in cleanliness & maintaining a tidy workspace - Answering in store & over the phone enquiries - Keeping up to date with new procedures and completing training requirements - Very efficient with Australia Post POS system - Working as a part of a team - Exercising flexibility with shift hours - Implementing strategies for loss prevention - Promoting additional purchases & current promotions - Dealing with customer conflict resolution Show less

- Development of staff rosters & leading a team of volunteers - Creating run sheets and Excel spreadsheets- Conducting venue inspections/sourcing & ensuring function set up is conducted as per requirements- Management of social media platforms - Maintenance of CRM databases - Developing relationships & coordinating over 150 vendors - Greeting attendees & answering queries - Problem solving & developing contingency plans

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Management Majoring In Events Management

High School Certificate, Apparel And Textiles