Benjamin A Kennedy

Experience

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  Gold Key Resorts / Professional Hospitality Resources (PHR) Hotels & Resorts

  Mar 2015 - Feb 2018

  Bar Supervisor | Bartender

  Bar Supervisor, Bartender, point of sale and B2P marketer. Serving, engaging and ensuring return of guests for almost two years at both Skybar and Mahi Mah's...two of the premier properties of hospitality giant Gold Key/PHR.

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  Kennedy & Company

  Jul 2018 - now

  CEO and Creative Marketing Strategist

  Providing marketing strategy and various marketing services to iconic local businesses for the past 20 years. Learn more and find free marketing tools at www.kennedycompany.us

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  Abrams Realty

  Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

  Marketing Director | Digital Marketing Manager | Trainer

  Oversaw and executed all marketing campaigns and initiatives helping the company earn Inc 500 status for the second consecutive year

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  Grain - Hilton Norfolk - The Main

  Jun 2019 - Mar 2021

  Restaurant Manager | Bar Manager | Bartender

  Managed up to 20 employees nightly, at a nationally-recognized Hilton propertyEnsured optimal nightly service operations in dining and barOversaw all aspects of guest satisfaction and experienceOversaw scheduling and labor hours, tracked and performed inventory and ordering, resolved employee conflicts, corrected guest experience issues, managed beverage program and vendor relations, created inventory management systems, produced new reporting spreadsheets, produced internal communications documents, hosted promotional events, managed live entertainment,Ensured operations were at the level that earned the company the rank as one of the top-ten Hilton hotels in the United States Show less

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  Anna Padahovich Real Estate

  Mar 2021 - Sept 2021

  Marketing Director

  Oversaw social media marketing, wrote effective marketing blogs, created and managed email campaigns and other common marketing strategiesWrote detailed marketing plan, edited documents, created documents, created graphic design elements, managed communications, managed public relations, performed insightful competition researchSupervised and engaged in digital marketing operations for worldwide top 100 real estate agent at the largest brokerage in the world, Keller Williams. Show less

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  AIS Solar

  Sept 2021 - Jun 2022

  Solar Consultant and Closer

  Met with homeowners to present proposals for systems to offset their power usageManaged contract signing and submissions for install of panelsActed as liaison between solar installation teams and homeowners

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  The Bier Garden

  May 2022 - Jun 2024

  Social Media Manager | Bar Manager | Bartender

  Managed and closed the restaurant every shift ensuring proper and profitable operationsBartended solo for entire restaurant and bar for five shifts per weekManaged all Social Media Marketing

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  Amy Doll Team / RE/MAX Alliance

  Jun 2022 - Oct 2022

  Digital Marketing Director

  Oversaw all marketing activities for one of the top 100 real estate teams in the United States