Bridget Cole
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
Passionate Yoga Instructor seeking weekly classes to teach. Leverages diverse styles and techniques for different skill levels. Caring, patient and observant leader versed in assessing client fitness levels and safely supporting goals. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Bartender
Lord Fletcher's/ Birch's On The Lake/ Cafe 318
Lake Minnetonka Area
04.2014 - 12.2021
- Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
- Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
- Kept bar presentable and well-stocked to meet customer needs.
- Recruited and trained new bartenders and barbacks to help maintain talented team.
- Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.
- Upsold menu items to customers, driving up per sale revenues and maximizing profits.
- Consulted owners on ideas to improve profits (i.e. reconstruction of staff, improved liquor inventory, creation of music venue revenue)
New Business Development
Brandow Creative
Excelsior, MN
11.2019 - 09.2021
- Created and maintained database containing information on business proposals and contacts.
- Reached out to potential customers via telephone, email, and in-person inquiries.
- Prospected for new business opportunities via cold calling, using lead generation lists and networking.
- Collaborated with company departments to develop new strategies to capitalize on emerging customer and market trends.
- Consulted with owners regarding marketing/ design/ copywriting for current clients (i.e. Campbell's campaign on Target endcaps)
- Created business awareness and recognition in the community
- Exponentially increased social media engagement
- Fostered key new vendor relationships
Dance Teacher/ Front Desk Receptionist
Deanne's Dance Studio
Minnetonka, MN
06.2006 - 04.2012
- Greeted guests at front desk and engaged in pleasant conversations while managing check-in process.
- Maintained organized and clean front office area to create professional and welcoming environment for visitors and employees.
- represented the main point of contact for the customer base, developing close relationships with families, in doing so, increasing customer retention and recruitment.
- personally assisted the owner in all things: as a bill collector, set builder, human resource manager, cleaner, delivery person, backstage hand, seamstress, mentor, choreographer, marketer, mover, buyer.
- helped discover lost revenue by assisting with the books.
- facilitated dance classes for children of varying ages (3-18) and coached them through performances.
Education
Herbal Studies Certificate - Herbalism
Minneapolis Community And Technical College
Minneapolis, MN12.2024
200 Hr. Yoga Teacher Training - Yoga Therapy And Teacher Training
Breath of Life Yoga School: Maria Toso
St. Paul Yoga Center06.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Intercultural Studies
North Central University
Minneapolis, MN06.2008
High School Diploma -
Minnetonka Senior High School
Minnetonka, MN06.2002
Skills
- Warm Engagement
- Relationship Building
- Creating Choreography
- Service Oriented
- Conscience Leadership
- Practical Problem Solving
- Caring Host
Hobbies
I love to sing and to dance. I also love children, animals, and nature. Daily walks outside are life!
Timeline
New Business Development
Brandow Creative
11.2019 - 09.2021
Bartender
Lord Fletcher's/ Birch's On The Lake/ Cafe 318
04.2014 - 12.2021
Dance Teacher/ Front Desk Receptionist
Deanne's Dance Studio
06.2006 - 04.2012
Herbal Studies Certificate - Herbalism
Minneapolis Community And Technical College
200 Hr. Yoga Teacher Training - Yoga Therapy And Teacher Training
Breath of Life Yoga School: Maria Toso
Bachelor of Arts - Intercultural Studies
North Central University
High School Diploma -
Minnetonka Senior High School