Michelle Hollander

Experience

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  Information Management Network (IMN)

  Sept 1996 - Aug 1997

  Conference Producer

  Developed and managed three profitable conferences for boutique financial conference company: interviewed industry leaders, created agenda, and selected and recruited speakers

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  Best Practices LLC

  Sept 1997 - Jun 1998

  Director, Product Development

  Led development of Global Benchmarking Council membership service targeting Fortune 1000 clients; coordinated inaugural meeting, developed marketing collateral, and sold service to prospective members; conducted literature and database searches, interviews, surveys and site visits for client reports

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  Goldman Sachs

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2002

  Provided equity research coverage of 10 power technology stocks; analyzed financial, industry and other data; built relationships with company management, distributors and customers, as well as investors, Sales and Trading; and, planned inaugural power tech industry conference for 200 investors, CEOs and other company management Created Facilities Information Management department to provide strategic space planning services for offices in the Americas; compiled and analyzed headcount and space data to inform senior management; and, launched and coordinated industry benchmarking group for facilities professionals

  • Associate, Equity Research

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  • Associate, Corporate Services

    Jan 1998 - Jan 2000
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  Merrill Lynch

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2005

  Vice President, Technology Communications & PMO

  Directed ongoing internal communications programs and developed new initiatives; created and maintained content for intranet site, the primary internal communications channel for ~2,000 staff; coordinated cross-organizational functions such as reporting, project tracking, and real estate; and, collaborated with technology communications and PMO teams across Merrill Lynch

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  Citi

  Aug 2005 - Sept 2017

  SVP, Citi Realty Services

  Employee Engagement and Internal Communications: Implemented multi-channel internal communications strategy, including online content, staff events, newsletters, announcements, and surveys; crafted clear, informative presentations array of audiences; orchestrated and hosted staff roundtables, town halls, management off-sites and other key meetingsChief of Staff: Advised Region Head on staff planning and resource strategy; analyzed qualitative and quantitative data, including portfolio data, internal billing, financials, and staffing, to inform senior management, internal business clients, and CRS staffPeople and Process Management: Oversaw outsourced relocations staff (~9,000 NY Metro moves annually); managed internal billing team responsible for allocating over $100MM in monthly occupancy charges to Citi businesses across the United States and Canada; led 21-person Region Management Office group (three teams)Change Management: Led all aspects of successful process redesign and resource rationalization initiatives to consolidate geographically and organizationally dispersed teams Show less

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  The Meehan Consulting Group, Inc.

  Dec 2017 - Jan 2021

  Senior Consultant/Strategic Communications and Operations Advisor

  Developed client presentations, project guides and announcements for premier corporate relocation consulting firm. Optimized data capture, analysis and reporting for client projects as well as internal management. Leveraged client space and occupancy data, move grids and block plans to streamline project phasing and oversight. Spearheaded marketing initiatives including redesign of company website; draft client proposals and presentations.

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  Career Carnival for Kids

  Jan 2019 - now

  Co-Founder

  Created social enterprise to provide elementary and middle school students with career exploration events and resources to spark their curiosity and expand their understanding of occupational and educational options. Visit us at https://www.careercarnivalforkids.com

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  KnowledgeConnect

  Jan 2021 - now

  Director, Forum Management

  Deliver all aspects of KnowledgeConnect’s services to clients across four sharing forums (IT Infrastructure & Operations, End User Experience, Intelligent Automation, and Facilities Management). Organize and facilitate in-person and virtual sharing events. Coordinate and lead client meetings. Create and present benchmarks and analyses.