Experience

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  Motivation Excellence

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Strategic Account Director

    • Jun 2016 - Present
    • Greater Chicago Area

    At Motivation Excellence, I work with businesses of all sizes to design and implement performance improvement solutions. We listen to you, we listen to your employees and sales force, and we listen to your customers. Then, we put all our experience to work to create programs & experiences that exceed your company's expectations and goals. We deliver comprehensive solutions that are thoroughly researched, in order to maximize your return on investment and drive results, such as: ✔ Grow Sales and Channel Networks✔ Increase Profitability and Drive Incremental Revenue✔ Enable Sales Teams to Exceed Sales Forecasts✔ Fast Track New Products & Accelerate Sales of Selective Product Lines✔ Ensure Adoption of Results-Oriented Behaviors✔ Self-fund Incentive Initiatives via Incremental Lift✔ Maximize the Impact of Travel Awards, Product Launches, Corporate Meetings & Events✔ Create a Culture of Recognition that Guide Desired Behaviors✔ Promote the Core Values of an Organization

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  HelmsBriscoe

  • Northbrook, IL

  • Manager, Global Accounts

    • Jan 2014 - Jun 2016
    • Northbrook, IL

    Responsibilities included assisting clients with the strategic hotel sourcing for international and domestic incentive programs, meetings and special events. Expertise with: ◊ Domestic and International Site Selection◊ Contract Negotiations◊ Destination Expert◊ Incentive Trips

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  Creative Group, Inc

  • United States
  • Events Services
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Vice President

    • 1991 - Jan 2014

    Responsibilities included providing clients with performance improvement solutions, meeting and incentive solutions. I thrive on working with my clients on custom solutions. This included companies from Fortune 500 to privately held. Services offered include performance strategies (employee recognition, sales incentives and customer loyalty), travel buying and procurement, event branding and marketing, meeting logistics and program execution, development of success metrics and SMM (Strategic Meetings Management) strategies.Client base included, but was not limited to; healthcare, technology, consumer products companies and insurance.Creative Group, Inc. is a Meeting Planning and Incentive Travel Company

  • Account Manager

    • May 1989 - Apr 1991

    Responsibilities included Strategic Account Management which included hotel site selection, logistics management, program planning, and on-site program execution for both domestic and international meetings, incentives and event. Client base included, but was not limited to; healthcare, technology, consumer products companies and insurance.

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  Landmark Incentive Marketing

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Program Manager

    • Nov 1987 - May 1989
    • Greater Chicago Area

    Responsibilities included program planning, management and execution of incentive travel program for Grocery and Food companies, both domestically and internationally. Responsibilities included pre and post-sale client relationship management.

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  Marketing Innovators International, Inc.

  • Rosemont, IL

  • Marketing

    • Sep 1987 - Nov 1988
    • Rosemont, IL

    Responsible for developing marketing plans for incentive and meeting programs.