Experience

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  Food dance

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Market manager
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  Alliance beverage distributing (formerly kent beverage)

  Jun 2010 - Oct 2013

  Sales representative

  Worked Independently on the Outstate Division of Alliance Beverage. Responsible for ordering and merchandising for Meijer stores. Presented and sold new products into accounts.Increased my customer’s and my personal sales 15% in 2012. Offered customers Point of Sale ideas and materials. on sales leads and progress. Created Wine Events and Tastings collaborating with accounts. Increased sales in Hillsdale territory 20% for Bell’s products and 109% for all wine. Represented my company and wine products at Wine Tasting Events for public and trade accounts. Researched and scouted out new customers on weekly basis. Opened 19 new accounts in two months, 2013.Independently studied and researched wine history, wine regions, wineries and their wines. Show less

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  Airway fun center

  Oct 2013 - Dec 2015

  Event sales director

  * High Telephone volume, answered over 30-40 calls per day.• Assist with negotiations for space contracts and book event space, arrange food and beverage orders and activities. • Conduct research, make site visits, and find resources about event possibilities. • Propose new ideas to improve the event planning and implementation process. • Work with media and public affairs team to coordinate press events and messaging is timed and released to effectively promote events• Assist with managing on-site production and clean up for events as necessary. • Prepare materials, notebooks, packages, gift bags, registration lists, seating cards, etc. • Keep track of event finances including check requests, invoicing, and reporting. • Coordinate appointments and scheduling of events on the calendar. • Help to document activities prior to and during the events for internal and external communications.• Excellent communication skills, including writing, proof reading skills, and speaking. • Excellent organization skills and experience with project management• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects and work assignments from a variety of staff and volunteers. • Excellent interpersonal skills both in person and by phone, with high professionalism. • Ability to accomplish projects with little supervision. • Fantastic customer service ethic and high expectations for quality. . Show less

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  The henderson castle of kalamazoo

  Jun 2016 - now

  Event planner & group sales team

  I'm an experienced, take-charge professional with ability to manage the planning and logistics of numerous one-time only occasions as well as annual company and charitable events using my sense of humor and think-out-of-the-box mentality. I anticipate project needs, discern work priorities, meet deadlines with little supervision, and pride myself on going above and beyond what my customers expect. I enjoy volunteering and attending both social and professional meetings and I design unique and fun team building activities and networking. Building strong relationships with local vendors, companies and our community is easy for me because I have a natural curiosity for every person or new company I meet. I am constantly asking the questions, "How can I help? Can we do more? What do you need to make this the perfect event for you and your guests?" My greatest pleasure is to hear how the company contacts I work with are given such great compliments by their fellow-coworkers back at work and to see the smiles on their faces. I look forward to assisting in many more memory making celebrations at the Henderson Castle. Show less