Thomas J. Mears Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Texas, United States

● Work directly with the international sales teams and accounts in 12 countries.● Assists with locating and securing products and transport. ● Oversee the Custom one of kind rug sales and production working directly with our factories in India, Turkey, and China.● Locate vet and assign accounts to sales personnel.

Dallas, Texas, United States

● Responsible for outreach to educational institutions all over the country through virtual and in-person meetings in addition to developing the educational program. ● Represented the symphony at the three largest educational conferences to increase visibility and secure ticket sales. ● Directly responsible for $3 million in revenue over on average ending 10% over goal. ● Partnered with symphony leadership to plan and execute additional performances and streams of revenue.● In three years, was a crucial part in delivering 30 youth programs, 8 offsite performances at lower-income schools, and various other programs through the DFW metroplex resulting in increased exposure. ● After 2 years, due to my success creating and implementing the education outreach program I was asked to take over the educational sales in addition to my current role.● Official spokesperson to the media in Spanish for the Dallas Symphony and appeared in many commercials on Univision and Telemundo as well as radio spots.

Dallas, Texas, United States

● Oversaw the daily operations of the box office, front desk, and managed a team of 12. ● Developed new ticketing procedures and call scripts for the sales agents, responsible for training team members on policies and procedures, developed new ticket design to facilitate easier reading and scanning by the usher and box office team, was integral in the purchase and implementation of the mobile box office for offsite performances.