Katie Maurer
Executive Director | People & Development at Media Minefield- Claim this Profile
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Sarah Byrdziak
I worked with Katie for 6 years at Regency Beauty Institute. She has a unique combination of skills that will greatly benefit for your organization. 1. Strong eye for detail and ability to streamline processes: Katie caught a number of errors the Student Services Specialist team made before students even found out, helping protect their experience and the Specialists' brand. She was also able to create organization out of chaos, especially when it came to processes. 2. Ability to look ahead and plan accordingly: Katie's perspective was highly sought after on task forces, as she was able to think of the effects certain decisions might have. In my own experience working with her, she caught regulation requirements I had overlooked when proposing process changes. 3. Culture Building: Katie is creative and has a knack for bringing people together by planning fun team building activities. The Halloween celebration she planned each year, along with the fund raising at Christmas time for charity, were two of the favorites. I have never worked at an organization where every department, including IT, participated! These events helped create our cultural foundation at Regency, leading to greater morale and high turn over. Very few people have a love for records and regulation, along with a fun loving and creative spirit like Katie does. She will be an asset to you.
DJ Bouchier
Katie is smart, organized, and methodical. Her attention to detail makes her a great problem solver. Her calm, focused demeanor makes her a great person to be in the fire, resolving the issues. Her dedication ensures that the issue will be resolved and the resolution will be the right one. I worked closely with Katie for several years and I can say first hand that she is a great asset to any company.
Sarah Byrdziak
I worked with Katie for 6 years at Regency Beauty Institute. She has a unique combination of skills that will greatly benefit for your organization. 1. Strong eye for detail and ability to streamline processes: Katie caught a number of errors the Student Services Specialist team made before students even found out, helping protect their experience and the Specialists' brand. She was also able to create organization out of chaos, especially when it came to processes. 2. Ability to look ahead and plan accordingly: Katie's perspective was highly sought after on task forces, as she was able to think of the effects certain decisions might have. In my own experience working with her, she caught regulation requirements I had overlooked when proposing process changes. 3. Culture Building: Katie is creative and has a knack for bringing people together by planning fun team building activities. The Halloween celebration she planned each year, along with the fund raising at Christmas time for charity, were two of the favorites. I have never worked at an organization where every department, including IT, participated! These events helped create our cultural foundation at Regency, leading to greater morale and high turn over. Very few people have a love for records and regulation, along with a fun loving and creative spirit like Katie does. She will be an asset to you.
DJ Bouchier
Katie is smart, organized, and methodical. Her attention to detail makes her a great problem solver. Her calm, focused demeanor makes her a great person to be in the fire, resolving the issues. Her dedication ensures that the issue will be resolved and the resolution will be the right one. I worked closely with Katie for several years and I can say first hand that she is a great asset to any company.
Sarah Byrdziak
I worked with Katie for 6 years at Regency Beauty Institute. She has a unique combination of skills that will greatly benefit for your organization. 1. Strong eye for detail and ability to streamline processes: Katie caught a number of errors the Student Services Specialist team made before students even found out, helping protect their experience and the Specialists' brand. She was also able to create organization out of chaos, especially when it came to processes. 2. Ability to look ahead and plan accordingly: Katie's perspective was highly sought after on task forces, as she was able to think of the effects certain decisions might have. In my own experience working with her, she caught regulation requirements I had overlooked when proposing process changes. 3. Culture Building: Katie is creative and has a knack for bringing people together by planning fun team building activities. The Halloween celebration she planned each year, along with the fund raising at Christmas time for charity, were two of the favorites. I have never worked at an organization where every department, including IT, participated! These events helped create our cultural foundation at Regency, leading to greater morale and high turn over. Very few people have a love for records and regulation, along with a fun loving and creative spirit like Katie does. She will be an asset to you.
DJ Bouchier
Katie is smart, organized, and methodical. Her attention to detail makes her a great problem solver. Her calm, focused demeanor makes her a great person to be in the fire, resolving the issues. Her dedication ensures that the issue will be resolved and the resolution will be the right one. I worked closely with Katie for several years and I can say first hand that she is a great asset to any company.
Sarah Byrdziak
I worked with Katie for 6 years at Regency Beauty Institute. She has a unique combination of skills that will greatly benefit for your organization. 1. Strong eye for detail and ability to streamline processes: Katie caught a number of errors the Student Services Specialist team made before students even found out, helping protect their experience and the Specialists' brand. She was also able to create organization out of chaos, especially when it came to processes. 2. Ability to look ahead and plan accordingly: Katie's perspective was highly sought after on task forces, as she was able to think of the effects certain decisions might have. In my own experience working with her, she caught regulation requirements I had overlooked when proposing process changes. 3. Culture Building: Katie is creative and has a knack for bringing people together by planning fun team building activities. The Halloween celebration she planned each year, along with the fund raising at Christmas time for charity, were two of the favorites. I have never worked at an organization where every department, including IT, participated! These events helped create our cultural foundation at Regency, leading to greater morale and high turn over. Very few people have a love for records and regulation, along with a fun loving and creative spirit like Katie does. She will be an asset to you.
DJ Bouchier
Katie is smart, organized, and methodical. Her attention to detail makes her a great problem solver. Her calm, focused demeanor makes her a great person to be in the fire, resolving the issues. Her dedication ensures that the issue will be resolved and the resolution will be the right one. I worked closely with Katie for several years and I can say first hand that she is a great asset to any company.
Experience
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Media Minefield
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United States
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Public Relations and Communications Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Director | People & Development
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Apr 2019 - Present
At Media Minefield, we specialize in unlocking the power and profit of your story. As Executive Director of People and Development, I lead, grow and develop our team. I also ensure we are living up to our company core values and maintaining a healthy company culture. Media Minefield is a team of trained journalists, storytellers, social, creative and paid experts working with businesses, entrepreneurs and executives to build their brands, establish them as industry experts and share their unique stories. Our Storycentric Marketing approach includes:+ Earned Media driven by our Newsability® process | Nationwide reach, stories placed and experts interviewed. Our team gets 100+ media placements for our clients every week in TV, radio, print, podcasts and national online articles.+ Social Media or Positive Online Presence℠ (POP®) | Helping executives and brands advance their message with strategic social media and thought leadership.+ Digital Advertising | Custom search and social advertising strategies, ensuring earned, owned and paid media objectives work together to increase brand awareness and drive leads. + Crisis Communication | PR crisis training, plan development and consulting.Our proactive approach will help you control your message, build your reputation, be seen as a thought leader, reach your desired audiences and boost your business!
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Executive Director | Delivery
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Jan 2017 - Present
As the Executive Director of Delivery at Media Minefield, I lead, grow and develop our team of Miners working to amplify clients' messages. Throughout each engagement, I ensure our clients see the value in our unique services. We are not a traditional PR firm that relies on press releases and media kits. Journalists love that we speak their language and understand what they’re looking for!Our experts rely on our coaching; we make sure they are confident on camera and prepared to give great interviews. We set up interviews everywhere from local morning shows to national news outlets like Bloomberg Businessweek, USA Today and The Today Show. Our messaging expertise stretches across broadcast, print, radio and social media.It’s all part of the magic of our Newsability® process. You can learn more at media-minefield.com.
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Regency Beauty Institute
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United States
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Operations Manager
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Sep 2009 - Nov 2016
Operations Manager. Reported to VP, Operations and managed 8 FTE. Responsible for leading and developing staff, identifying, developing and implementing centralized service-related functions, administration and execution of regulations, driving enrollment and student satisfaction, and steering and strengthening company culture. Operations Manager. Reported to VP, Operations and managed 8 FTE. Responsible for leading and developing staff, identifying, developing and implementing centralized service-related functions, administration and execution of regulations, driving enrollment and student satisfaction, and steering and strengthening company culture.
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MidCountry Mortgage Corp.
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Real Estate
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Marketing/Training/Loan Coordinator
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2005 - 2009
Responsible for driving business through relationship building, database management, and marketing efforts Responsible for driving business through relationship building, database management, and marketing efforts
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Bank of America
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United States
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Operations Manager
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1998 - 1999
Responsible for implementing and executing centralized mortgage processing tasks; hiring, training and developing 30+ staff for newly established Business Services department;
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Project Coordinator
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1995 - 1998
Responsible for implementation, training, and regular upgrades of sales module software and loan processing systems to support 250% increase in mortgage application volume
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ENSR
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United States
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Financial Analyst
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1990 - 1995
Responsible for maintaining project budgets, managing revenue enhancement/cost reduction programs, providing project support and directing office QA/QC program, and managing production of technical reports. Responsible for maintaining project budgets, managing revenue enhancement/cost reduction programs, providing project support and directing office QA/QC program, and managing production of technical reports.
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Education
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St. Olaf College
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Sociology
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