Experience

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  Kristova Family Partners

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Co Founder and CEO

    • Nov 2015 - Present
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    Kristova Family Partners was created to introduce the broader American market to the rich expanse of still relatively unknown Bulgarian wines, notably indigenous varieties and wine made with sustainable practices. We seek partnerships with Bulgarian wineries who share our vision to reestablish ...

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  Women for Women International

  • San Francisco, CA

  • San Francisco Bay Area Ambassador

    • Nov 2012 - Nov 2013
    • San Francisco, CA

    • Co-Chaired Women for Women International's first annual My Step, Her Stride, a 5K walk/run fundraiser in San Francisco.• Managed a 6 member Bay Area support team; including Corporate Sponsorship, Logistics, Volunteer, Public Relations & Marketing, and Food & Entertainment Chairs.• M...

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  State of the World Forum

  • Director of Marketing

    • 1999 - 2000

    • Advanced mission to establish a global network of government officials, institutions and citizens committed to dialogue and action towards a sustainable future.• Promoted Forum 2000 - a strategic gathering of civil society, government and business leaders to discuss globalization and create opp...

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  MarketPlace Marketing

  • San Francisco, CA

  • Director of Marketing

    • 1997 - 1999
    • San Francisco, CA

    • Collaborated with retail owners to identify their marketing needs and devise strategies to reach their goals. • Negotiated licensing agreement with key industry leaders. • Trained retail store owners and sales executives on new product via one-on-one meetings and in-house created manuals. • Suc...

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  Tiffany & Co.

  • New York City, NY

  • Account Coordinator

    • 1995 - 1996
    • New York City, NY

    • Managed Tiffany’s franchise store accounts in Bahrain, Kuwait, Thailand, Philippines and India. • Traveled to account locations to facilitate store openings, educate staff on new products, monitor product inventory and represent traveling collections. • Coordinated account visits to U.S. flagsh...

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  The Linkage Group

  • Washington, DC

  • Public Affairs Associate

    • 1994 - 1995
    • Washington, DC

    • Assisted international lawyers in building strategic alliances between our international constituents, in the areas of trade policy, market access and international development. • Researched finance opportunities for the domestic and international projects of our constituents. • Monitored and a...

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  Embassy of Japan

  • Washington, DC

  • Coordinator, Economic Department

    • 1992 - 1993
    • Washington, DC

    • Monitored and analyzed information concerning a number of U.S.-Japan trade issues.• Researched various topics for policy-making decisions.• Edited speeches, press releases, correspondence and documents translated from Japanese to English.• Attended regular goodwill events at the Embassy of Japa...