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Overview
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Aspen Makkar

Los Angeles,California

Summary

Experienced with 17 years of providing quality customer support in person, email, and via the telephone. I employ strong problem-solving skills to manage and resolve customer inquiries efficiently. Track record of superb communication and maintaining positive customer relationships. Recognized for reliability, achieving desired results, adaptability, and strategic thinking. I have 10 years of expertise leading teams that focus on customer service, satisfaction, and loyalty.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Marketing Manager

Self Employment
01.2017 - Current
  • Cultivated thorough marketing strategies, particularly enhancing brand visibility, brand awareness, and customer loyalty.
  • Enforced a data-driven approach to campaign coordination, increasing product development and customer engagement.
  • Sustained numerous clients and developed marketing goals specific to their brand and business goals.
  • Interpreted data and transformed the quantitative statistics into applicable qualitative information.
  • Analyzed market trends to develop specialized marketing goals, propelling measurable results.
  • Encouraged strong relationships with clients to align marketing efforts with their vision, enhancing satisfaction and customer retention rates.
  • Expert in SEO, SEM, customer persona's, customer journey map, budgeting, data storytelling, social media marketing, formulating and accomplishing marketing and business goals, data analysis and more.

Aromatherapist

Self Employment
01.2015 - Current
  • Provided individualized aromatherapy consultations, enabling client trust and enhancing wellness through tailored blends.
  • Invented customized aromatherapy protocols and products, leading to prominent progress in client health and repeat visits.
  • Conducted thorough assessments of client needs and current state of health, enabling targeted aromatherapy resolutions that address specific health or wellness concerns efficiently.
  • Enhanced healthy client relationships through attentive consultations and conducting research formulating a unique, customized health plan.

Brand Ambassador

The Push Agency
01.2019 - 01.2023
  • Promoted products and engaged with customers at roadshow events, ensuring a welcoming environment with product demonstrations, increasing brand awareness, and customer feedback.
  • Documented data for the marketing team by relaying customer feedback, resulting in product development and increased customer loyalty.
  • Managed inventory of the products and tracked product sale data.

Assistant Producer/ Marketing Manager/ Research Team Lead/ Social Media Manager/ Host

Young Voices Making Choices
11.2018 - 03.2022
  • Conducted interviews for prospective hosts, producers, videographers, photographers, and editors.
  • Communicated on behalf of the organization via email, phone, and in-person regarding media coverage at events.
  • Managed social media team and interpreted Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook insights; transforming quantitative data into qualitative data, customer persona, media campaigns, key performance indicators, content creation, and product development.
  • Generated and enacted social media strategies and campaigns to increase brand awareness while targeting new customers.
  • Formed creative content for Social Media, weekly podcasts, segments on the show, and events and researched stories and statistics to accompany our discussions and interviews.
  • Interviewed key people regarding significant issues transpiring in the world.
  • Facilitated interactive host training sessions, confidence-building games, icebreaker games, and playful mock interviews that collectively increase performance through creative engagement strategies.
  • Assisted event planning.

Travel Assistant

Jason Lanier (Sony Artisan)
02.2018 - 06.2018
  • Aided with the communication with clients, transportation, setup, and take down of all shoots done.
  • Assisted with travel, hotels, shoots, models, dinner, and other activities throughout the day.
  • Served as a model and photography assistant.
  • Shopped for props for photography manipulation of lighting.
  • Helped with photoshoot setups and breakdowns, optimizing workflow efficiency to complete the project on time.
  • Worked closely with photographers and models, building a cooperative environment that led to creative and successful shoots.
  • Facilitated prop acquisition and lighting adjustments, ensuring high-quality visuals and satisfying artistic vision for the project.

Veterinary Pharmacy Assistant

Centinela Animal Hospital
05.2017 - 01.2018
  • Answered telephones to acknowledge any questions or book veterinary appointment.
  • Cleaned the area used to fill prescriptions daily.
  • Provided compassionate customer service, ensuring pet owners felt valued and informed during their visits.
  • Processed prescription orders accurately with the veterinarian’s recommended dosage and application, reducing pharmaceutical errors and improving patient protection through awareness of detail.
  • Maintained an organized inventory of pharmaceuticals, simplifying timely restocking and reducing delays in patient care.
  • Monitored stock levels and analyzed usage frequency to improve inventory management, revealing the frequency of each product being purchased.

Lead Behavior Interventionist

ABRITE Organization
08.2015 - 10.2016
  • Assisted children on the Autism Spectrum with challenging behaviors and developmental milestones.
  • Attended training in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
  • Managed and shadowed other Behavior Interventionists and giving them written feedback regarding implementing behavior protocols.
  • Gained experience working with different ages, 1 year old to 25 years old.
  • In-office duties: updated patient files, created charts and graphs, and interpreted data.
  • Analyzed a child’s progress by graphing data and comparing monthly progress, enabling informed adjustments to intervention strategies or treatment effectiveness and adequate communication with families and stakeholders.
  • Designed and refined individualized programs, assuring comprehensive support for each child.
  • Implemented customized behavioral protocols, resulting in significant improvements in clients’ social skills, daily activities, and academic achievement.

Hotel Front Desk Agent

SeaCrest Oceanfront Hotel
09.2014 - 06.2015
  • Welcomed guests at check-in, providing a positive first impression and enriching overall guest satisfaction.
  • Answered phones to book reservations or provided answers to questions.
  • Transferred most third-party reservations into the database associated with the room type they reserved.
  • Created reservations and romance enhancements: rose petals and champagne placed in the room the hotel guest previously purchased; making a remarkable guest experience, hopefully resulting in an extended stay or a repeat visit.
  • Delivered alcohol, ice cream, and other purchased goods to the guests' room.
  • Baked cookies that were left for hotel guests to enjoy upon checking into the hotel.

Campus Dining Opening Shift Supervisor

California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo State University, Chick-Fil-A
01.2014 - 06.2014
  • Opened the store and prepared meals for customers to purchase.
  • Managed opening shift team operations, ensuring timely meal preparation and increasing customer satisfaction.
  • Baked biscuits, made breakfast sandwiches and burritos each morning.
  • Enforced food safety guidelines with each preparation.
  • Communicated with customers regarding their order.
  • Stocked food, condiments, and utensils.
  • Maintained cleanliness of workstations and equipment, contributing to a hygienic environment that exceeded health standards.
  • Engaged with customers to clarify orders, enhancing their experience and building rapport through effective communication.

Crew Member

Chipotle
11.2013 - 06.2014
  • Greeted customers when they enter the restaurant.
  • Verbally processed customers’ orders and prepared food at the various workstations.
  • Cleaned workstations so the customer’s order can be cultivated in a sanitized environment.
  • Assisted with inventory and food preparation.
  • Shared tasks with coworkers, such as cleaning the restroom, serving, washing dishes, documenting inventory, meal preparation, and cooking.

Education

Masters - Aromatherapy

American College of Healthcare Sciences
Portland, Oregon
12.2025

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Minor in Marketing

California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo State University
San Luis Obispo, CA
06.2015

Skills

  • Brand Ambassador (Experienced)
  • Marketing (Experienced)
  • Content Creation (Experienced)
  • Data Analytics (Experienced)
  • Event Planning (Experienced)
  • Customer Service (Expert)
  • Research (Expert)
  • Leadership (Expert)
  • Applied Behavior Analysis (Skillful)
  • Team Building (Experienced)
  • Staff management
  • Customer relationship management (CRM)

Certification

  • Digital Marketing & E-commerce Professional Certificate, Sept. 2025, Google


Additional information

Athletics, Division 1 Women's Track & Field (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo State University 2010-2015)

  • Obtained partial athletic scholarship
  • Gained leadership and team-building skills
  • Aided freshman and international students with academic matters
  • Worked closely with student advisors


Research, Behavior Genetics Association (BGA) Group (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo State University 2013-2015)

  • Conducted research on ADHD and low birth weight correlation analyzing which articles were applicable to the study
  • Participated in weekly meetings and applied research methods
  • Created an Abstract with the team and designed a poster that we presented at the 45th Annual BGA Meeting in San Diego, CA

Timeline

Brand Ambassador

The Push Agency
01.2019 - 01.2023

Assistant Producer/ Marketing Manager/ Research Team Lead/ Social Media Manager/ Host

Young Voices Making Choices
11.2018 - 03.2022

Travel Assistant

Jason Lanier (Sony Artisan)
02.2018 - 06.2018

Veterinary Pharmacy Assistant

Centinela Animal Hospital
05.2017 - 01.2018

Marketing Manager

Self Employment
01.2017 - Current

Lead Behavior Interventionist

ABRITE Organization
08.2015 - 10.2016

Aromatherapist

Self Employment
01.2015 - Current

Hotel Front Desk Agent

SeaCrest Oceanfront Hotel
09.2014 - 06.2015

Campus Dining Opening Shift Supervisor

California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo State University, Chick-Fil-A
01.2014 - 06.2014

Crew Member

Chipotle
11.2013 - 06.2014

Masters - Aromatherapy

American College of Healthcare Sciences

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Minor in Marketing

California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo State University