Jaden Zylstra
Fort Myers,Florida
Summary
Results-driven professional with a proficiencies in market analysis, communication, and customer relations displayed at Scotlynn Group. Experienced in sales and lead generation, developing brand strategies, and improving SEO. Successfully built repeat business by maintaining high customer satisfaction. Skilled in mentoring new hires and optimizing logistics to improve operational efficiencies.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Server
Connor's Steak and Seafood
Fort Myers, FL
09.2024 - Current
- Providing guests with a unique and memorable dining experience.
- Comprehensive expertise in menu offerings and beverages to drive upselling opportunities.
- Developed rapport with guests and assisted in generating repeat business.
Professional Water Skier
Stars of Florida
Winter Haven, FL
05.2021 - Current
- Captured, organized, and edited videos and photos for presentations and advertising.
- Identified personal strengths and weaknesses, and adjusted techniques to enhance performance.
- Provided leadership, insight, and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
- Encouraged, empowered, and motivated the team to accomplish objectives.
Logistics Account Management Associate
Scotlynn Group
Fort Myers, FL
09.2023 - 07.2024
- Assisted in carrier sales/negotiation, team-synchronized route movement, and acknowledged external market factors affecting pricing.
- Logistics coordination involves booking loads, dispatching loads, tracking loads for arrivals, pickups, movement, and delivery.
- Utilized software such as CRM and TMS.
- Trained incoming new hires.
Marketing Coordinator
Go Brazee Energy
Fort Myers, FL
08.2023 - 06.2024
- Highly involved in operations with founder and CEO Brittany Caldwell.
- Assisted in digital marketing, brand promotion, and product design.
- Planned logistics by using my network to efficiently move products across the U.S. in the most cost-effective way.
Server
Zino Ristorante
Fort Myers, Florida
08.2022 - 05.2023
- Verified guest satisfaction with meals, and suggested additional items to increase restaurant sales.
- Oversaw inventory and ordered ingredients to restock freezers, fridges, and pantry.
- Addressed concerns quickly to improve the customer experience.
- Coordinated weekly dinner shows, such as itinerary planning, inventory, seating, and setting employee roles.
Data Annotator
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Fort Myers, Florida
10.2021 - 10.2022
- Executive Board member; collaborating to develop operational goals that are aligned with our business strategy.
- Maintained detailed logs of finished and in-progress data entry projects to identify areas for improvement and increase productivity.
- Prepared source data by compiling necessary documents, files, and information at the start of each new project.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Marketing
Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL12-2024
Some College (No Degree) - Competing in the Global Business Environment
Sant' Anna Institution
Sorrento, Italy07-2023
Skills
- Situation & Market Analysis
- Sales & Lead generation
- Brand Strategies
- SEO
- Communication
- Goal setting
Certification
- Digital Marketing - HubSpot
- Email Marketing - HubSpot
- Digital Marketing Foundations - LinkedIn
- Digital Marketing Simternship - Stukent
- AI Foundations - IBM
Affiliations
- Assisted by helping the adaptive skier maintain balance on top of the water, as well as empowering individuals to believe they can do anything!
- During my involvement with National Honor Society in high school, I helped initiate and plan blood drives at my high school and around the community. My team and I successfully created 3 blood drives with over 50 donors each event.
- Created an annual suicide prevention walk with the goal of raising awareness of mental health issues as well as raising funds for the NAASP to help prevent such issues from starting in the first place. With the help of my team, we were able to raise $5k.
Timeline
Server
Connor's Steak and Seafood
09.2024 - Current
Logistics Account Management Associate
Scotlynn Group
09.2023 - 07.2024
Marketing Coordinator
Go Brazee Energy
08.2023 - 06.2024
Server
Zino Ristorante
08.2022 - 05.2023
Data Annotator
Sigma Chi Fraternity
10.2021 - 10.2022
Professional Water Skier
Stars of Florida
05.2021 - Current
- Digital Marketing - HubSpot
- Email Marketing - HubSpot
- Digital Marketing Foundations - LinkedIn
- Digital Marketing Simternship - Stukent
- AI Foundations - IBM
Bachelor of Arts - Marketing
Florida Gulf Coast University
Some College (No Degree) - Competing in the Global Business Environment
Sant' Anna Institution
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