Sara Vanner

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Buffalo, New York, United States

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About me
Business Risk Analyst at M&T Bank
Education
- Miami University
  2019 - 2023
  Bachelor of Arts - BA Strategic Communication
  Activities and Societies: - Miami University Never Walk Alone Mental Health Club - Women in Law Club - Delta Gamma Philanthropic and Social Organization - Miami University Community for Creativity & Innovation (MUCCI)
- Nardin Academy
  2015 - 2019
  High School Diploma
  Activities and Societies: - Co-chair of Nardin Academy's Relay for Life committee - Member of Nardin Academy's rowing team for four years..
Experience
- Tappo Wine Bar & Restaurant
  May 2021 - Aug 2021
  Server
  - Familiarize guests with menu and daily specials.- Accurately recording customer's beverage and food orders.- Communicated with kitchen staff and front-of-the-house staff.- Gained knowledge about the wine lists and food pairings.
- United Way of Buffalo & Erie County
  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
  Resource Development Intern
  - Created and developed ideas to help plan and execute events for a non-profit company. - Connected with and organized meetings with sponsors to acquire future donations. - Contacted local businesses and vendors to gather donations for charity pilot launching campaign plans. - Worked simultaneously on two projects with team members.
- The Martin Group
  Jul 2021 - Aug 2021
  Digital Marketing Intern
  - Attended virtual and in-person briefings with selected departments; and explore career opportunities within each sector- Analyzed previous campaigns for clients like Puma, New Era Cap, and Under Armour; and discussed career routes with the independent trading desk, Audience X- Completed required readings, and participated in surveys for market research studies
- Miami University
  Feb 2022 - Jul 2022
  Brand Management and Strategy Intern
  - Monitor social media accounts for ShopMiamiOH, and coordinate contests with retailers and licensees – including Facebook, Twitter, and Blog.- Assist with marketing efforts related to the licensed Miami products, Miami retailers, and opportunities to grow revenue.- Monitor other collegiate licensing programs to identify and analyze opportunities where Miami can have a greater presence.
- Ingram Micro
  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
  Project Management Intern
  - Support in the execution of marketing communication plans within the global marketing team. - Support the creation and execution of brand positioning projects and training. - Process improvement and management for event execution.- Tracking activity of marketing schedules.- Collaborated on an optional intern project for social media content creation.
- Endeavor Western New York
  May 2023 - Aug 2023
  Marketing Communications Intern
  - Capturing and telling Endeavor Entrepreneurs' stories through video editing and social media strategy development. -Actively reading other VC/ecosystem blogs and pitching ideas for EWNY to write about. -Deploy EWNY's localized effort around the first-ever Endeavor Global Brand Activation.- Further developing EWNY's metrics for measuring communications success.
- M&T Bank
  Aug 2023 - now
  Business Banking Sales Strategy, Planning, and Activation Associate
  - Business Risk Analyst I
    Nov 2024 - now
  - Sales Strategy Analyst II
    Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
  - Management Development Program
    Aug 2023 - Jul 2024
Licenses & Certifications
- Inbound Marketing
  HubSpot Academy
  Nov 2021
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- Guinness World Record Holder in The World's Longest Basketball Game
  Guinness World Records
  Aug 2021
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Sara Vanner
  Top Four Finalist in the John W. Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship 13th Annual Techstars Startup Weekend Pitch Competition John W. Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship Oct 2021 For 48 hours, more than 120 student-founders from 50+ majors across Miami University's Oxford campus, working together with 50+ mentors from across the U.S in the Farmer School of Business, ideated on a problem creating pain for a customer/market segment; interviewed those customers; designed, developed, and tested a business model that 'solved' that problem; prepared an investor pitch deck, and ultimately launched 17 high growth startups.
- Awarded to Sara Vanner
  Deans List Chris Makaroff Dec 2020 Miami University students who are ranked in the top twenty percent of undergraduate students within their division are named to the dean's list recognizing academic performance. This honor recognizes the achievement of a scholastic average between 3.70 and 3.99 on at least 12 hours of academic work.