Experience

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  Dave & Buster's Inc.

  • Brooklyn, New York, United States

  • Area Operations Manager

    • Jul 2021 - May 2023
    • Brooklyn, New York, United States

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  Bowlero Corporation

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Operations Manager

    • Jun 2017 - Oct 2021
    • Greater New York City Area

    Along with GM and or fellow operations, kitchen & facilities manager(s), oversee day to day operations of the business. Ensure labor labor costs are well controlled by scheduling and utilizing employee hours efficiently. Oversee building maintenance team including recruitment, hiring and supervising team members. Ensure facility remains in top condition by inspecting all commonly used areas of the center and reporting any issues to relevant partners (I.T., Facilities Manager, GM, A-V team, Pest Control Vendor, etc.). Report daily sales figures and labor costs to select colleagues, co-workers and superiors.

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  Frett Knott Group

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Project Manager

    • Dec 2012 - Mar 2017
    • Greater New York City Area

    Created and executed plans for several projects for two sister SMBs (a building supply company and a general merchandise retailer). Projects included inventory management & maintenance, sales, customer service & management training curriculum development & implementation, floor plan reorg & relocation, annual income & expenditure verifications & recommendations, and oversight of day to day operations in absence of GM.

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  Jack Morton Worldwide

  • Alpharetta, GA

  • Account Director, Cadillac

    • Feb 2012 - Nov 2012
    • Alpharetta, GA

    Responsible for developing strategy and experiential marketing tactics for the GM Cadillac brand in the Southeast region as well as onsite direction of promotional events.

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  Divine Management, LLC

  • Greater Atlanta Area

  • Director Business Development

    • Nov 2009 - Feb 2012
    • Greater Atlanta Area

    Identify, create, foster and maintain relationships with new clients and agencies to grow company revenue. Facilitate transactional business with clients from event ideation, execution, tear down and post mortem analysis.

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  Disney & ESPN Media Networks

  • United States
  • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Vice President, Affiliate Marketing

    • Jan 2006 - May 2008

    •Lead Account Management division of Affiliate Marketing consisting of a team of ten• Created a positve, enclusive, trusting environment wherein all team members were set up for success, provided proper tools, resources, guidance and support.•Oversaw marketing services provided to internal constituency of Field Sales and Mobile Content Distribution divisions of Affiliate Sales & Marketing.•Ensured Account Management team formed strategy, plans and executed against distribution priorities set by senior management.•Directly oversaw marketing activity relative to AT&T and Verizon DSL and Disney broadband services.

  • Sr. Director, Interactive Sales

    • Apr 2004 - Dec 2005

    •Guided distribution of emerging platform media content via internal education and communication, sales strategy and contractual development, client pitches and product positioning.•Helped formulate company position relative to emerging platform content market strategy.•Evaluated and approved marketing plans to be implemented for top clients.•Managed emerging platform media business towards a P&L statement operating income figure.•Managed a staff of three Account Executives and one Sales Coordinator.

  • Director, Special Markets Distribution

    • Jul 2001 - Mar 2004

    •Managed technology specific special markets accounts representing over $35M in annual revenue.•Maximized distribution of ESPN networks in all special markets segments by working with content aggregators, buying consortiums, private cable and direct broadcast satellite operators.•Managed $1M+ budget supporting efforts to maintain and increase ESPN networks distribution.•Identified non-traditional distribution opportunities for ESPN product and managed all aspects of the ESPN/distributor relationship from contract negotiation through invoicing.•Evaluated strategic growth and marketing opportunities for the ESPN out of home marketplace.

  • Sr. Account Executive, Western Region

    • Jul 1999 - Jul 2001

  • Regional Account Executive

    • Dec 1998 - Jun 1999

  • Associate Account Executive

    • Feb 1998 - Nov 1998

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  Food Network

  • New York, NY

  • Sales Coordinator, Eastern Region

    • Jan 1996 - Feb 1998
    • New York, NY

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  Food Network

  • New York, NY

  • Intern, Affiliate Sales & Marketing

    • Jun 1995 - Aug 1995
    • New York, NY

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  WHMM TV

  • Washington, DC

  • Intern, Production

    • Sep 1994 - Dec 1994
    • Washington, DC

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  WNYW New York

  • New York, NY

  • Sales Assistant

    • Jun 1993 - Dec 1993
    • New York, NY

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  Black Entertainment Television

  • United States
  • Entertainment
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Intern, Affiliate Ad Sales

    • Jan 1993 - May 1993

  • Intern, Production

    • Sep 1992 - Dec 1992

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  MTV Networks

  • New York, NY

  • Intern, Corporate Research

    • Jun 1991 - Aug 1991
    • New York, NY