Christopher Rogers

Experience

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  Inn At Morro Bay

  Feb 2005 - Jan 2006

  Dining Room Busser
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  The Apple Farm

  Jan 2006 - Jun 2006

  Dining Room Busser
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  Old Vienna Restaurant and Beer Garden

  Jun 2006 - Jun 2007

  Server
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  Nordstrom Cafe

  Jan 2008 - May 2009

  Server

  Server at the café within Nordstrom.

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  Peet's Coffee

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2011

  Barista

  Held coffee preparation demonstrations and assisted customers with selections of various coffee blends, teas, hot and cold espresso beverages, smoothies, and bakery items.Proactively worked side by side with multiple levels of upper management to ensure consistent, high-quality customer service was maintained and presented to each client.Demonstrated extreme attention to detail for top-quality production and services to meet sensitive deadlines.

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  California Cafe

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Server

  Motivated colleagues by leading through example and pushed for a high-level customer service experience.Assisted the management with insight on special projects, duty coverage, and supervision.Established managerial skills by arranging tasks in order of importance to keep the establishment running smoothly.

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  Westword Denver

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2012

  Marketing Intern

  Directly worked with the Marketing Manager to help execute the organization’s marketing plan and learned additional administrative, marketing, and communications related tasks to aid with branding and public relations.Developed brand-related collateral for upcoming social media promotions to build brand recognition.Maintained online events calendars, compiled weekly/ monthly social media reports, and researched creative and in-novative ideas to promote events through digital print. Show less

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  KCNC | CBS Denver

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2013

  Community Affairs | Marketing Intern

  Assisted with the planning and execution of several station event marketing opportunities, on-site events at advertisers’ locations, participated in client commercial production shoots and served as a station ambassador. Worked closely with the Marketing Coordinator in learning various office duties to include preparing sales presenta-tions, promotional recaps, digital proposals, and customizing sales presentations. Planned and executed contests for clients by providing contest toolkits, preparing legal contest rules, contacting winners, and sending out prizes. Attended high-level meetings both in and outside of the station pertaining to the sales marketing department. Show less

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  Allegro Coffee Company

  Aug 2013 - Jul 2021

  Promoted to hold full accountability in managing all company promotional events for coffee and tea sold within Whole Foods stores. Worked closely with teams of up to 35 people on the event strategy and coordinating specialty equipment successfully hosting industry-specific events for the Specialty Coffee Association, San Francisco Coffee Fest, Chicago Coffee Fest, Denver Coffee Fest, Amazon Coffee Symposium, etc.Analyzed regions to establish media tactics, determine a return on investment thresholds, and create reports to measure coupon sales and trends.Aggressively sought advertising opportunities based on market size to develop signage and marketing instructions for all store sales and promotions.Promoted products at events to include Aspen Food & Wine, Treefort Music Festival, Planet Bluegrass music festivals (Rocky Grass, Folks Fest, Telluride Bluegrass), Left Hand Brewery events, Whole Foods National and Regional conferences, Whole Foods regional vendor fairs, and Slow Food Nation. Supervised 2 field marketing professionals to plan and market 100 annual events reaching over 21K customers and creating brand awareness with an additional 23K engagement hits on social media. Show less Established an understanding of client goals and objectives behind events, meetings, concerts, and social gatherings.Provided logistic support and created specific strategies for events to include scheduling, logistics, and buying and shipping materials for both large and small events.Ensured appropriate staff coordination and ushered in new ideas based on past event experiences and KPIs.Monitored requirements for upcoming events and ensured all resources were appropriated to meet event objectives. Show less

  • Quality Assurance Specialist

    Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

  • Marketing Events Project Manager

    Apr 2019 - Oct 2020

  • Marketing and Events Specialist

    Feb 2015 - Apr 2019

  • Coffee and Administrative Support

    Aug 2013 - Feb 2015
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  Ashley HomeStore Retail Headquarters

  Aug 2021 - Feb 2022

  Marketing Brand Manager, Mattress

  Managed 3P mattress vendor brand needs as well as Ashley’s in-house mattress brands. Developed omni-channel marketing strategies to build brand awareness and target key consumer segments.

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  Kahwa Coffee Roasting

  Apr 2022 - Oct 2022

  Left position to move to TX due to a family member illness.

  • Manager

    Jul 2022 - Oct 2022

  • Barista

    Apr 2022 - Jul 2022
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  Revolucion Coffee + Juice

  Jan 2023 - Jun 2023

  Lead Barista
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  Proud Mary Coffee

  Jun 2023 - Apr 2024

  Barista
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  Roseline Coffee

  Apr 2024 - now

  • Production / Barista

    Mar 2025 - now

  • Lead Barista

    Aug 2024 - Mar 2025

  • Barista

    Apr 2024 - Aug 2024