Head of Sales and Partnerships

• Apr 2017 - Present

Winerist is an online travel business dedicated to bringing the best travel experience to wine enthusiasts worldwide. Winerist gives you the opportunity to handpick your stay, your tour, your experience in any wine region globally offering a selection of the most authentic and original locations and experiences.Winerist's core mission is to enable wine lovers and keen travellers to easily organise their ideal wine getaway.

Catherine Hussey Williams

• Jul 2015 - Present

Business Development Manager

• Oct 2013 - Jun 2015

Responsible for prospecting new customers through networking and cold calling and managing and developing sales pipeline for southern, central and eastern USA to close strategic new sales. I worked closely with CEO, Vice Presidents and Area Managers to define long term organizational strategic goals and identify upcoming business opportunities. Through first hand knowledge of company's unique service and solutions I was successful in handling objections either face to face or over the phone and arranging meetings between prospective client decision makers and company decision makers. Responsible for preparing RFI and Tender proposals. Responsible for daily reporting through Salesforce and weekly updates to CEO and upper management team.

Recruiter / Field Support

• Jan 2012 - May 2013

Responsible for sourcing talent through social media / job boards and conducting preliminary interviews. Tasked with filling entry level management and management positions for Hospitality Staffing Solutions and assisting with all hiring paperwork including reference checks. Also provided HR support for existing field staff and assisted with Corporate Human Resources projects as required. Responsible for writing over 100 Standard Operating Procedures as part of a new initiative. Trained in Avionte.

Area Manager

• Jun 2007 - Jan 2011

Built a compliant workforce in multiple markets. Built and developed relationships with hotel clients and partners through service excellence and operational management. Sales and marketing, managed and developed Account Supervisors, Responsible for P&L: revenue, gross profit and bottom line profitability.

Contracts Manager

• May 2004 - Nov 2006

Responsible for renewing and improving existing contracts and identifying, negotiating and signing new contracts for hotel properties.

Contracts Manager

• 2001 - 2004

Responsible for improving and renewing existing contracts and identifying,negotiating and signing new properties for the summer brochures within the Crystal, Simply,Magic and Something Special brands.