Experience

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  Deer creek golf & banquet facility

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

  Assistant food and beverage manager

  Responsible for operating a food and beverage kiosk – including serving and bartending (basic bar rail). Accountable for evening cash closings, bank deposits and lockup. Also assisted in organizing golf tournaments, corporate meetings, weddings and graduations. Successfully dealing with customer concerns.

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  Ancaster old mill

  Sept 2008 - Aug 2011

  Wedding planner/bar manager

  Worked as the onsite contact for brides and bridal parties keeping to a tight timeline and budget restrictions. Expected to verify accuracy of Banquet Event Orders and successfully coordinate events – formal, casual and corporate. Responsible for supervising and training bar staff, managing liquor inventories, and mediating stressful situations.

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  Global media marketing project

  Sept 2009 - Dec 2009

  Research developer

  Facilitated the GMMP in analyzing and coding local news media, aiding in the international gender equality study for 2010. This work enhances a better understanding of qualitative and quantitative research.

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  Goodness me! natural food market

  Sept 2009 - Aug 2011

  Store manager & supplement specialist

  Responsible for managing employees and ensuring customer satisfaction. Organize informational health and wellness seminars with guest speakers and product distributers. Effectively communicate product knowledge with clientele acquired through numerous company and distributer trainings.

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  Air whistle media

  Jan 2011 - Sept 2011

  Project manager/ account executive

  Responsible for direct communication with clients to promote their product and/or service through effective advertising, promotional displays, web design, and grand opening celebrations. Successfully organize social media events by coordinating with a multitude of companies and distributers resulting in client satisfaction and positive outcomes. Comfortable with copy deck forms, information architectures, site maps and project management programs.

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  Starwood hotels & resorts worldwide, inc.

  Aug 2011 - Oct 2014

  Executive meeting & event specialist

  Act as liaison between meeting professionals/catering customers and all operating departments to ensure a high standard of organization and guest service throughout all convention and banquet meeting areas. Responsible for anticipating, understanding and acting upon client needs to exceed all expectations in a timely professional manor.

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  Corus entertainment

  Oct 2014 - May 2017

  Account executive - chex tv, 101.5 the wolf & 100.5 fresh radio

  Responsible for prospecting and cultivating new advertisers from the local area, as well as maintaining and growing a current client list. Provide superior customer service to clients while managing all aspects of client relationships from initial sales meeting to the creative process and client approval. In charge of customizing and writing client proposals accordingly based on a client to client basis with a strong focus on business networking and community involvement.

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  Watson & lou

  Apr 2017 - Jun 2024

  Business owner

  Watson & Lou's mission is to host a dynamic, beautiful, creative hub that helps local artists and makers reach a wider audience year-round; that invites people to try out new artsy skills; and helps everyone find the perfect, special, unique something right when they need it. We believe that the arts are an indispensable part of what makes healthy people and healthy communities, and that everyone has the capacity for creativity. We also believe that the movement to shop local, treasure handmade goods, and do-it-yourself is not just a hipster fad: it's the way of the past, and also the way of the future. With the evermore pressing need for environmentally sustainable practices, we want to encourage you to buy less, buy better, and buy in a way that celebrates and invests in your local economy. Beyond supporting smart consumers, we aim to foster opportunities for the learning and teaching of creative skills to make interesting, lovely, and useful things that improve your quality of life. Show less

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  Exit realty liftlock

  Jun 2024 - now

  Real estate agent