Leslie Kawahara
Business Development Manager at Classic Party Rentals- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Classic Party Rentals
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Events Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Business Development Manager
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Aug 2015 - Present
Generate new high end business. Generate new high end business.
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Project Manager
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May 2013 - Jul 2015
Specialize in large scale events, festivals, running & bike race coordination & installations. I pride myself on customer relationships, equipment knowledge and service. Our company is a full service rental company including tenting, structures, canopies, power generation & distribution, lighting, staging, portable restrooms,fencing,barricades etc. Hire us and you only need to speak to one subcontractor. Specialize in large scale events, festivals, running & bike race coordination & installations. I pride myself on customer relationships, equipment knowledge and service. Our company is a full service rental company including tenting, structures, canopies, power generation & distribution, lighting, staging, portable restrooms,fencing,barricades etc. Hire us and you only need to speak to one subcontractor.
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Fairplex
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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100 - 200 Employee
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Project Manager
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Jan 2008 - May 2013
Hired as Event Manager from 1/08 - 5/09.Promoted to develop a rental division of Fairplex "Event Production Solutions" from 2/09 - 5/13 - built company to over a million by brokering needed equipment.Instrumental in all business daily needs from finding & selling the job thru forecasts,contracts,budgets,rental purchases,installations, measuring & party CAD design, subcontractors and any needed design & decor production. Successfully and repeatedly exceeded yearly sales goals.Notable Events: Amgen Tour, L'Etape,Upland Lemon Festival, LA Triathlon, Pacific Sports Tri's, Race for the Cure,Tournament of Roses Post Parade,Salsa & Strawberry Festivals and all related events relating to Fairplex on ground events approx. 300 a year.
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Aggreko
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United Kingdom
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Utilities
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700 & Above Employee
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Account Manager
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Oct 2005 - Jan 2008
Cultivated and built account base through existing relationshipsProject Manager for generators,distribution, A/C & heat for event industryExecuted entire bid process,contracts,payments and on site installationsCoordinated projects with operations team and supervised until completionNotable Events: LA Marathon, Wedding - Preston Bailey, AVP, Mattel Cultivated and built account base through existing relationshipsProject Manager for generators,distribution, A/C & heat for event industryExecuted entire bid process,contracts,payments and on site installationsCoordinated projects with operations team and supervised until completionNotable Events: LA Marathon, Wedding - Preston Bailey, AVP, Mattel
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Munters
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Sweden
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Account Manager - Events
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May 2002 - Oct 2005
Provided portable HVAC & power for event industryBuilt and marketed new accounts for the event industry, water damage and documentsResponsible for HVAC contracts, budgets,logistics,layouts and on site installation supervisionIICRC CertifiedNotable EVents: ESPY Awards, Mattel,X Games, American Fish, Otis College Graduations Provided portable HVAC & power for event industryBuilt and marketed new accounts for the event industry, water damage and documentsResponsible for HVAC contracts, budgets,logistics,layouts and on site installation supervisionIICRC CertifiedNotable EVents: ESPY Awards, Mattel,X Games, American Fish, Otis College Graduations
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Event Coordinator
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Nov 2000 - May 2002
Hired to develop account base for newly started tent manufacturing businessSupported rental business with existing relationshipsBuilt tent business on existing event relationships, cold calling,solicitation and mailersResponsible for the entire event and tenting bid process, budgets,logistics,layouts and etc.Notable Events: AOPA, Oxnard Salsa Festival,Strawberry Festival, LA Street Race, Hired to develop account base for newly started tent manufacturing businessSupported rental business with existing relationshipsBuilt tent business on existing event relationships, cold calling,solicitation and mailersResponsible for the entire event and tenting bid process, budgets,logistics,layouts and etc.Notable Events: AOPA, Oxnard Salsa Festival,Strawberry Festival, LA Street Race,
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Event Coordinator
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Jun 1994 - Nov 2000
Top sales person award - Abbey Event Services - 1999Thorough knowledge of party, tent and structure rentalsResponsible for training new sales and event coordinatorsNotable Events: Wango Tango,Albuquerque Balloon Festival, Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Show,LA Marathon, In Sync Concert Top sales person award - Abbey Event Services - 1999Thorough knowledge of party, tent and structure rentalsResponsible for training new sales and event coordinatorsNotable Events: Wango Tango,Albuquerque Balloon Festival, Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Show,LA Marathon, In Sync Concert
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Education
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California State University-Northridge
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Interior Design