Meeting Resource Group LLC is a premier meeting and event planning agency. MRG provides site selection, meeting production, housing & registration and on-site management services on a global scale. MRG streamlines the labor-intensive and arduous task of vetting qualified hotels and resorts for your corporate, incentive & association meetings or conferences. MRG has established unparalleled relationships within the industry. The purchasing power MRG represents results in ROI for end users and stakeholders. Whether you have a group of 10 or 1,000, we can help. Message me your specs. It’s that easy.

Responsible for maximizing hotel's revenue by bringing in new business to increase occupancy and make profitable use of hotels accommodation and meeting facilities. Groups and Accounts include: Corporate, Theater, Government/ Military, Non profits, Bands/ Music, Events, and Education. Work directly with hotel’s departments to execute events successfully. Generated sales leads, and face to face customer service for new and existing accounts.Exceed BudgetsTrade shows, networking events, prospecting calls and face to facePrograms:( Delphi, Hotel360, STR, Opera) Extranets:( HotelPlanner, Helmsbrisco, Meeting Broker)

Analyzed current trends in the market to remain competitive. Managed and changed room inventory, restrictions and rates on OTA’s and Central Reservation System based on trends. Generated sales leads, and face to face customer service for new and existing accounts. Maintain relationships with OTA Market Managers to stay current on promotions. Additional responsibilities include: Training staff on use of OTA Extranet sites, processing travel agent checks, negotiating commissions, maintaining records of payment, and providing social media and blog content to corporate office.70%+ close rate of all incoming calls. On average 25-40 calls per dayResponsible for a 7% increase in room revenue from previous year RevUp!, PMS, EZyield, Opera, AutoClerk, Synxis, STROTA Extranets (Booking.com, Expedia, Orbitz, Hotel Tonight, Hotelbeds, BookIt)

Founded Tiffany Promotions in 2008. Responsible for providing outsourced promotional brand representatives to beverage distributors in an effort to increase product sales and image. • Increased location sales through product visibility an average of 50%-75% during event times, including the reintroduction of Three Olives vodka to the central valley, effectively doubling sales from the prior year. • Achieved 70% customer base through prospecting efforts• 98% customer retention rate average of 5.5 years. • Executed over 4,750 + events• Hired and managed vendors for events such as: caterers, bands, DJs, security and event merchandise. • Hired, trained, and managed 100+ brand representatives on average annually.• Held performance evaluations quarterly for all independent contractors.• Managed full payroll for 90 independent contractors annually.• Managed overall daily administration (calendar, scheduling, appointments, conferences, phone, email, expense reports, travel arrangements, mail).• Developed sales strategies and procedure documents. Post event reports and ROI analysis.

Responsible for working directly with distributors and area managers to increase product sales during promotion events. Office Manager duties: maintaining schedules, training staff on new products, and post event reports.