Event Manager

• Jul 2022 - Present

Executive Consultant

• Jul 2022 - Present

Executive Vice President

• Jul 2018 - Jun 2022

Beverage catering company for weddings, sporting, live music, and other events. Responsible for managing and leading a team of Vice Presidents and their departments, correspondence with clients and staff, developing the client’s beverage experience, approving scheduling, financial management of the company’s budget, and logistical correspondence. Grew the company’s promotional marketing brand into a multi-state platform with thousands of activations per year. Designed, implemented, and managed… Show more Beverage catering company for weddings, sporting, live music, and other events. Responsible for managing and leading a team of Vice Presidents and their departments, correspondence with clients and staff, developing the client’s beverage experience, approving scheduling, financial management of the company’s budget, and logistical correspondence. Grew the company’s promotional marketing brand into a multi-state platform with thousands of activations per year. Designed, implemented, and managed the company’s e-commerce platform to include product design, procurement, and fulfillment, along with creating relationships with vendors and maximizing efficiency of the operational and logistical systems within the platform. Assisted the national growth of the company, reaching the Inc. 5000 list for two consecutive years. Lead efforts to quickly adapt to an e-commerce platform during a world-wide pandemic, insuring the survival of the company.

Bar Manager

• May 2015 - Jun 2022

Bartender

• Sep 2014 - Jun 2022

Director of Accounts

• May 2015 - Jun 2018

Bartender

• Apr 2015 - Sep 2016

James Beard Award-winning restaurant serving local cuisine in a casual rustic environment. Responsible for daily detail-oriented preparation for service, custom cocktail creation, serving quality level cocktails and wine at the highest standards of service, and developed checklists for bar stocking and set-up. James Beard Award-winning restaurant serving local cuisine in a casual rustic environment. Responsible for daily detail-oriented preparation for service, custom cocktail creation, serving quality level cocktails and wine at the highest standards of service, and developed checklists for bar stocking and set-up.

Sales Representative

• Feb 2015 - Jul 2015

Wine distribution company specializing in boutique and Old-World wines. Responsible for weekly communication and ordering with accounts, facilitating tastings, and recommend and promote products. Designed the company’s sales portfolio, sales sheets, provided staff training and menu pairings, along with facilitating company wine dinners. Wine distribution company specializing in boutique and Old-World wines. Responsible for weekly communication and ordering with accounts, facilitating tastings, and recommend and promote products. Designed the company’s sales portfolio, sales sheets, provided staff training and menu pairings, along with facilitating company wine dinners.

Service Manager

• Apr 2014 - Apr 2015

Upscale whiskey, wine, and martini bar with adjoining lounge, walk-in humidor, and package store. Responsible for supervising and training employees in operations and guest services, perform weekly wine inventory, wine organization, and wine list changes. Facilitated employee communication through weekly emails, created weekly employee schedule, administered social media and marketing activities, and provided an extensive knowledge of all wine, liquors, and cigars. Upscale whiskey, wine, and martini bar with adjoining lounge, walk-in humidor, and package store. Responsible for supervising and training employees in operations and guest services, perform weekly wine inventory, wine organization, and wine list changes. Facilitated employee communication through weekly emails, created weekly employee schedule, administered social media and marketing activities, and provided an extensive knowledge of all wine, liquors, and cigars.

Server

• Mar 2014 - Apr 2014

Award winning family restaurant using locally sourced fresh ingredients to create southern inspired dishes reinvented in a modern way. Responsible for providing consistent quality service while being personable and attentive, attended a weekly wine class with Certified Sommelier and Restaurant General Manager. Award winning family restaurant using locally sourced fresh ingredients to create southern inspired dishes reinvented in a modern way. Responsible for providing consistent quality service while being personable and attentive, attended a weekly wine class with Certified Sommelier and Restaurant General Manager.

Assistant General Manager

• Jul 2013 - Mar 2014

Wine Spectator Award-Winning, refined casual dining restaurant with a Mediterranean farm-to-table menu. Responsible for scheduling, training, and supervising front of house staff, developing, ordering, and inventorying the wine list, interacting with guests to ensure satisfaction, booked private parties, and planned events with the chef.

Server

• Aug 2012 - Jul 2013

Server

• Mar 2011 - Aug 2012