Amanda Cox
Austin,United States
Summary
Results-driven professional with 10+ years of experience leading and managing dance schools & companies. Proven ability to build meaningful relationships, elevate others, and achieve exceptional outcomes. Seeking to leverage transferable skills in leadership, adaptive communication, and sales to excel at Nextep as the Outside Sales Representative role in Austin, TX.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dance Director
Balance Dance Studios
06.2023 - Current
- Received "Rookie of the Year" award by exceeding expectations.
- Developing outreach strategies that increased client sign up by 70%.
- Persuading parents to enroll their dancers in classes to enhance studio enrollment using adaptive communication.
- Top performer by selling merchandise and fundraising for team expenses.
- Leading classes and events with confidence while elevating dancers overall performance in and outside the studio.
- Negotiating contracts with venues, vendors and families.
- Organizing and managing over 30 dance competitions and performances, ensuring seamless operations with all winning outcomes.
- Working to create strong professional relationships with dancers, family members & studio employees to promote comfortable and safe environment.
- Creating a playbook during a company reorg that resulted in 100% retention.
Dance Director
Parades Middle School
08.2021 - 05.2023
- Developed and created a brand new program and increased department headcount by 90%.
- Keyholder for program paperwork, facilitator of overall vision.
- Titled "top performer" for raising $15,000 in fundraising to support company expenses, studio materials and community outreach initiatives.
- Led successful marketing strategies, including direct, partner and social media approaches.
- Planned, coordinated, and executed multiple event-based events through vendors, timelines and budgets.
- Developed external and internal communications for key strategic initiatives.
- Cultivated and maintained relationships with team memebers to drive results.
Regional Director
Lavner Education and Programs
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Cultivated strong value-added relationships with customers daily by delivering accurate knowledge to drive business development by 95%.
- Developed effective strategies to resolve complex client issues, demonstrating strong problem-solving abilities.
- Served as a first point of contact for directors, instructors, and clients in Texas.
- Analyzed operational performance and implemented plans to achieve organizational and financial goals.
- Tackled and addressed top-level, high-priority issues with professional administrative discretion.
- Presented products and services to prospective and existing customers to meet client needs.
- Contacted new and existing customers to outline benefits of products.
Dance Director
University High School Visual and Performing Arts
08.2018 - 05.2021
- Developed dance program from ground up, laying out framework, and defining roles.
- Increased department headcount over 200% with year over year growth.
- Titled "top performer" for raising over $23,000 to support company expenses, studio materials and community outreach initiatives.
- Persuaded & motivated dancers and families to secure their position in the company by emphasizing their goals.
- Coordinated and managed events with other departments for multiple locations to expedite work and improve interdepartmental performance.
- Developed and strengthened relationships with internal and external partners to achieve collective goals and objectives.
- Juggled multiple projects and tasks to ensure high quality and timely delivery.
- Facilitated improvement in sales outcomes by holding performance evaluations to assess company members' strengths and weaknesses and counsel on improvement strategies.
Key Leader
Lululemon Athletica
01.2016 - 08.2018
- Exceeding sales goals by 120% by engaging customers, delivering top-notch service and promoting special items.
- Maximized customer satisfaction by empowering staff to handle customers' issues with professionalism.
- Created plans to propose solutions to problems related to efficiency, costs or profits.
- Developed targeted lists and new business opportunities, accelerating sales process to achieve results.
- Identified customer needs by asking questions and advising on best solutions.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Dance Education
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL12.2013
Associate of Arts - Dance Education
Santa Fe College
Gainesville, FL05.2011
Skills
- Relationship Selling
- Sales & Marketing Closer
- Strategic Planning & Organizing
- Sales Techniques
- Relationship Building
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Customer Service
- Leadership
- Time Management
- Problem-Solving
- Self-starter
- Managing
Certification
- Florida Education Certification
- Texas Education Certification
- Certified Yoga Instructor, Asheville Yoga Center
- Lead Board Member for Performing Arts, Orange County Public Schools
Timeline
Dance Director
Balance Dance Studios
06.2023 - Current
Regional Director
Lavner Education and Programs
05.2022 - 08.2022
Dance Director
Parades Middle School
08.2021 - 05.2023
Dance Director
University High School Visual and Performing Arts
08.2018 - 05.2021
Key Leader
Lululemon Athletica
01.2016 - 08.2018
- Florida Education Certification
- Texas Education Certification
- Certified Yoga Instructor, Asheville Yoga Center
- Lead Board Member for Performing Arts, Orange County Public Schools
Bachelor of Arts - Dance Education
University of South Florida
Associate of Arts - Dance Education
Santa Fe College
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