Kristen Oehlert, CMP

Experience

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  Home Builders Assocation of Greater Kansas City

  Jul 2004 - Sept 2008

  Event Manager - Shows/Banquets

  • Managed third-largest consumer show in the nation, Greater Kansas City Home Show and Flower, Lawn & Garden Show, that occupied over 300,000 square feet of exhibit space• Produced marketing materials and comprehensive exhibitor kits • Organized assigned seating for two annual dinner banquets with over 900 guests each• Negotiated speaking contracts for HGTV speakers

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  Heartland Kidney Network

  Sept 2008 - Aug 2012

  Event and Communications Coordinator

  • Led the United States’ largest educational conference produced by an end-stage renal disease network and increase attendance by 35% after the first year by adding multi-discipline tracks with corresponding continuing education credits (CEs) and nationally recognized speakers• Facilitated and created content for a monthly newsletter with over 1,000 readers for a non-profit under exclusive contract to Medicare• Coordinated board meetings and assisted with special projects

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  Explore Transplant Coordinating Center

  Apr 2011 - Jun 2012

  Training Manager

  • Provided event management expertise and support to 10 training partners who educated the dialysis community on how to inform patients and family members about living kidney donation• Managed communication strategies for an exploratory non-profit that is now exclusively run by Dr. Amy D. Waterman, representing both J.C. Walter Transplant Center at Houston Methodist Hospital and the Houston Methodist Research Institute

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  Nueterra Capital

  Aug 2012 - Mar 2017

  Senior Event Planner

  • Enhanced and managed all marketing events and trade show participation with a B2B healthcare management and venture capital company• Facilitated corporate and convention travel for 12 sales directors and 175 conference attendees• Assisted with implementation of all strategic marketing plans for corporate and 25 orthopedic facilities

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  Sprint

  Dec 2017 - Jul 2018

  Event Manager

  • Directed event operations including website development in Cvent, attendee registration, travel accommodations, AV production, banquet event orders and on-site staff support for sales/ client events• Executed plans to host a 20x40 booth at the Mobile World Congress Americas (MWCA) and private meeting rooms at The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES)• Managed event budgets of up to $2 million simultaneously; procured and negotiated vendor contracts• Collaborated on 12 Sprint Executive Road Shows and the Sprint Business Analyst & Consultant Summit Show less

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  ValueHealth LLC

  Aug 2018 - Oct 2022

  • Led a team of two additional marketers to develop and implement strategic marketing plans for corporate and 15 orthopedic facilities with a B2B healthcare management company• Directed 20 highly effective events annually, including in-person/ virtual/ hybrid educational conferences, trade shows and company-wide Town Halls with an annual budget of $1 million• Created a C-level engagement and Lunch & Learn educational series, improving transparency in leadership and overall business acumen for 200 employees• Managed the corporate communication plan and collaborated with executive leaders to develop messaging, PowerPoint presentations and speeches• Served as team lead to design, curate content and maintain the company’s Intranet site on SharePoint Show less • Executed a wide-variety of operational meetings, facility and community events, and employee engagement activities annually• Managed event logistics, including RFP negotiations, budgets, on-site staff, sponsors/ exhibitors, run of shows, banquet event orders, AV production and art/ creative deadlines• Established a trade show marketing plan consisting of 10 shows with an annual budget of $500,000• Built and customized three hybrid educational conferences with over 165 attendees using Swoogo’s event management system • Proactively transformed a 105 in-person event with two concurrent tracks, 12 speakers and 30 sponsors into a virtual conference within a week when Covid-19 cases increased significantly Show less

  • Director of Corporate Communications & Events

    Jun 2021 - Oct 2022

  • Senior Event Planner

    Aug 2018 - Jun 2021
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  ClosedLoop

  Oct 2022 - Aug 2023

  Trade Show Manager

  • Managed a regional and national trade show program consisting of 16 shows with an annual budget of $1.5 million to drive brand awareness and bring in a significant portion of overall SQLs with a B2B healthcare SaaS company• Improved a comprehensive pre-show event guide for internal collaborators and on-site show staff• Developed and executed event strategies and employee staffing processes through collaboration with the marketing, sales and executive teams to ensure objectives were met• Led post-event discussion and produced reports with final budgets for C-level leaders to measure ROI • Achieved 100% customer service satisfaction on post-show attendee surveys from on-site show staff• Successfully coordinated additional marketing efforts, including VIP events, paid and earned speaking engagements and sponsorships Show less

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  PSI Services LLC

  Jan 2024 - now

  Senior Events Marketing Manager

  Manages and organizes core activities for conferences, shows and other events, as well as executes the company’s event marketing strategies by securing dates in the annual events calendar, working with event organizers, to ensure PSI has a regular presence across industry shows and conferences.