Sara Safan
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Experience
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ChowNow
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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200 - 300 Employee
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Strategic Project Manager
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Sep 2022 - Present
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Team Manager, Strategic & SMB Client Performance
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Sep 2021 - Present
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Toast
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Manager, Strategic Partnerships
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Mar 2021 - Sep 2021
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University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business
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United States
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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MBA Candidate
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Sep 2019 - Jun 2021
Orange County, California Area Beta Gamma Sigma and Deans Scholar Award Merage Fellow: The highest distinction and scholarship awarded to an incoming student at Merage Student Ambassador: Worked alongside the Full Time MBA office to engage with prospective students by participating in and planning admissions events as well as reviewing prospective student applications Women in Business: Board Member Merage Student Association: Vice President of Communications Challenge for Charity:… Show more Beta Gamma Sigma and Deans Scholar Award Merage Fellow: The highest distinction and scholarship awarded to an incoming student at Merage Student Ambassador: Worked alongside the Full Time MBA office to engage with prospective students by participating in and planning admissions events as well as reviewing prospective student applications Women in Business: Board Member Merage Student Association: Vice President of Communications Challenge for Charity: Co-Executive Vice President of Fundraising/Corporate Relations Teaching Assistant: Intro to Accounting, Business Communications, Business Law Show less
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Taco Bell
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United States
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Restaurants
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700 & Above Employee
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MBA Brand Marketing Intern
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Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
Irvine, California, United States Conducted in depth competitor and market analysis as well as interviewed Taco Bell cross-functional stakeholders to develop a go-to-market strategy for a new category entry point product launch. Identified white-space opportunities to target the Gen Z demographic and made actionable 2021 recommendations to Taco Bell leadership to launch new digital and product initiatives.
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ChowNow
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Partnerships Restaurant Success Manager
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Apr 2019 - Sep 2019
Playa Vista, CA Streamlined vendor communication and created ongoing educational materials and presentations to train US Foods on online ordering best practices. Presented marketing case studies and product training at multiple national US Foods Conferences which increased US Food lead generation by more than 25%.
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Partnerships Restaurant Success Manager
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Aug 2018 - Sep 2019
Playa Vista, CA Acted as the point account representative for 1000+ US Foods restaurant clients to help identify and resolve common pain points such as order volume and SLA in order to improve vendor relationships.
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Restaurant Success Manager
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Nov 2017 - Aug 2018
Acted as a marketing consultant to a portfolio of over 1000 restaurant clients providing them with best practices and account support to reduce overall subscription churn. Consistently hit monthly sales goal of up-selling ChowNow products to increase client performance and company Monthly Recurring Revenue.
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Account Coordinator
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Oct 2016 - Nov 2017
Greater Los Angeles Area Efficiently on-boarded and launched hundreds of restaurants onto the ChowNow platform while repeatedly exceeding 100% of target launch goals. Revamped new hire training by building a “How to become a Launch Pro” module which was incorporated into onboarding for all future training classes.
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Wolfgang Puck Catering
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United States
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Hospitality
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400 - 500 Employee
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Catering Coordinator
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Sep 2015 - Sep 2016
Greater Los Angeles Area Responsible for the upkeep of integral event information and files including client communications, invoices, ledgers, and BEOs. Reported important menu/layout operational changes on a daily basis across various internal departments to ensure smooth event execution. Performed competitive market research analysis in order to equip the sales team with the necessary information to hit target goals.
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Phenomenex
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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400 - 500 Employee
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Technical Consultant
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Aug 2013 - Sep 2015
Torrance, CA Assisted over 500 clinical laboratories with High Performance Liquid Chromatography method development, technical support and troubleshooting while continuously maintaining strategic relationships with key account decision makers.
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Education
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University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Candidate for 2021 -
Vanderbilt University
B.A. -
Capital Normal University
Study abroad program in Mandarin, Chinese -
Brentwood School