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Blandine Kamagou

Washington,D.C.

Summary

Quality driven Creative Director with solid background in Governance, Sales, Marketing, Music and Video Production. Experienced at turning complexity into small digestible components to benefit people, products and processes. Proficient organizer, project builder and teams nurturer with a profound understanding of the power of purpose in empowering organizations. Adept at leveraging a singular work ethic and an extraordinary resilience to reimagine, reinvent and exceed expectations. Bringing 25 years of activating self-motivation, striving for excellence, and helping individuals, communities and businesses reach their highest potential. Skilled at harnessing Salesforce Sales strategies to stimulate scalable solutions.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Creative Director

Blandine Bebe Media
Worldwide
  • Collaborated with clients worldwide to create music and videos, manage related projects and map out strategy to increase brand awareness on major music streaming platforms such as Apple Music, YouTube Music, Google Music, Amazon Music, Spotify, iHeart Radio and many other platforms globally
  • Created, mixed and mastered audio and video production with Pro Tools Carbon, Pro Tools HD OMNI, Pro Tools MTRX, Pro Tools Sync X and Pro Tools Plug Ins, Garageband, Wavepad
  • Worked independently while maintaining efficiency, efficacy and boosting productivity
  • Advised and provided guidance to other professionals on key issues such as planning, budgeting and staffing
  • Planned, executed, resourced and monitored projects that raised over $25,000 to fund hospitals in Cameroon
  • Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications.
  • Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
  • Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.

Salesforce Administrator Career

Salesforce Administrator Career
02.2022 - Current
  • Leveraged Salesforce’s process automation tools to manage leads, cases, and opportunities to improve sales and secure customer success
  • Configured advanced reporting, dashboards, and analytical tools in Sales Lightning Cloud to measure and improve sales team performance, and meet specific stakeholder requests
  • Implemented validation rules, duplicate management, and required fields to ensure org-wide data integrity
  • Configured custom reporting tools, permissions, and security features through the implementation of custom profiles and permission sets
  • Implemented Salesforce architecture (Territory hierarchy, Account Hierarchy, Visibility Models), and designed and deployed Salesforce best practices
  • Administered, supported and monitored databases by proactively resolving database issues and maintaining servers
  • Set up and controlled user profiles and access levels for each database segment to protect and maintain cleanliness and integrity of important data

Owner & Chief Consultant

Kamagou Consulting
Redwood City, CA
01.2006 - 08.2017
  • Prepared taxes, business plans and Financial Statements for startups
  • Provided coaching and freelancing services for writing songs, short stories, poems, fiction and non-fiction to individuals and teams
  • Successfully built a pool of customers whose loyalty and trust lasted for over 20 years by streamlining and optimizing the financial health of their ventures.
  • Applied performance data to evaluate and improve operations, target current business conditions and forecast needs
  • Established and administered annual budget with controls to prevent overages, minimize burn rate and support sustainability objectives

Business Development Consultant & Sales Leader

Mary Kay Inc
Sacramento, CA
01.2010 - 01.2014
  • Devised strategic and tactical approaches to maximize engagement during in-person products demonstrations in various communities, and secured deals which boosted the regional sales revenues by 20%
  • Contacted over 6,000 prospects and pitched them while networking and building long-lasting relationships with diverse groups
  • Analyzed monthly, quarterly, and annual sales trends and devised strategies that boosted sales by 25% on average
  • Planned marketing initiatives and leveraged referral networks to promote business development
  • Pitched plans and investment strategies to potential partners to raise capital
  • Planned client relationship cultivation events to promote growth, resulting in expansion of clientele base by 33%
  • Improved bottom-line profitability by growing customer base and capitalizing on upsell opportunities
  • Networked among local business and community organizations to develop leads and generate business

Associate Project Manager

Worldbank Group
Washington, D.C.
01.1996 - 01.2001
  • Devised strategies to reduce waste that resulted in cutting
  • Ce supplies expenses by 15%
  • Streamlined the database management process by leveraging productivity and time management tools to work quickly while minimizing errors
  • Reduced the travel costs by 25% by searching ways to book cheap and discounted flights, avoiding airlines fees, work deals with curated agents and skip airport parking
  • Mitigated risks and utilized critical thinking to drive process and operational improvements, and perform quantitative and qualitative project and portfolio analyses
  • Additional Relevant Experience: Recruited and trained volunteers to promote ways of living and leading with purpose
  • Developed a social media presence (Facebook groups) that amassed over 35,000 followers with engaging videos that drew more than 600,000 cumulatively
  • Conceived, organized and hosted virtual events to inform, inspire and inspirit audiences in debating the hottest issues of our time.
  • Mentored and guided associates in approaches designed to exceed expectations of customers and members
  • Escalated incidents to next level to remain compliant with company's standards and procedures
  • Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on task and achieve schedule targets
  • Supported senior managers and department leaders by completing projects and problem resolution under tight budgets and schedule demands
  • Managed bookkeeping, prepared budgets and cost reports
  • Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients
  • Adhered to budget requirements with excellent planning and consistent expense monitoring

Education

Salesforce Administrator Career Certificate -

Harvard University

Entrepreneurship Essentials Certificate - undefined

Harvard Business School

Master’s - Business Administration, Accounting and Financial Management

Devry University

Bachelor - Private Law

Universite de Yaounde

Skills

  • Positive Social Impact
  • Avid Learning and Final Cut proficiency
  • Sales Cloud
  • Service Cloud
  • Agile business development
  • Strategic leadership
  • Tactical execution
  • Vendor negotiation
  • Complex problem solving
  • Project Management
  • Spirit of togetherness in achievement

Timeline

Salesforce Administrator Career

Salesforce Administrator Career
02.2022 - Current

Business Development Consultant & Sales Leader

Mary Kay Inc
01.2010 - 01.2014

Owner & Chief Consultant

Kamagou Consulting
01.2006 - 08.2017

Associate Project Manager

Worldbank Group
01.1996 - 01.2001

Salesforce Administrator Career Certificate -

Harvard University

Entrepreneurship Essentials Certificate - undefined

Harvard Business School

Master’s - Business Administration, Accounting and Financial Management

Devry University

Bachelor - Private Law

Universite de Yaounde

Senior Creative Director

Blandine Bebe Media

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