MS Office 365
Jeanmarie Starrett
Hospitality /Transportation Specialist
Summary
Strategic and industrious candidate with over 10 years of Hospitality and Travel industry experience. Offering comprehensive background in building relationships, cultivating partnerships, retaining top accounts and growing profit channels by establishing trust.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Development Manager
STM Driven (A Division Of Short's Travel)
Waterloo, IA
09.2018 - 03.2021
- Coordinated innovative strategies to accomplish objectives and boost long-term profitability.
- Worked with marketing teams to create, deploy and optimize effective campaigns for Transportation clients.
- Helped incorporate product changes into marketing message to drive customer engagement and firm profits.
- Identified key products, services and customers and used data to devise innovative sales and marketing plans enabling dramatic growth.
- Prospected 50-100 new weekly leads with diverse strategies, including cold calling, site visits and customer referrals.
- Grew sales numbers by 25% through skilled sales support for new and existing customers.
Sales Representative/Sales Analyst
Cavallo Bus Lines, LLC
Gillespie, IL
08.2016 - 08.2018
- Developed and delivered engaging sales presentations to convey product benefits.
- Met with existing customers and prospects to discuss business needs and recommend optimal solutions.
- Generated average of $6 million in sales while securing 98% goal attainment performance ratio.
- Implemented marketing strategies and techniques, increasing revenue and customer satisfaction.
Patient Service Representative/Technology Trial Coordinator
Edward Women's Center for Health
Naperville, IL
01.2014 - 06.2016
- Managed new technology trial.
- Compiled and entered secure data in accordance Education to HIPAA laws.
- Operated telephone switchboard to answer, screen, or forward calls, providing information, taking messages, or scheduling appointments as well as performing administrative support tasks.
Private Dining and Event Sales Coordinator
Italian Village Restaurants, The Village, Viviere and La Cantina
Chicago, IL
08.2012 - 12.2013
- Expanded the scope of client base and increased sales 37% overall.
- Planned and customized menu to meet the needs of individual clients.
- Coordination and Logistics oversight of private dining events in three high volume fine dining rooms.
- Established relationships with new clientele through the use of social media and marketing.
- Used exemplary customer service skills to strengthen relationships with existing clients.
Catering and Event Coordinator
Rent a Chef Inc
Evanston, IL
11.2008 - 07.2012
- Coordination and Logistics oversight of all off site events.
- Sold, planned and executed events and meetings for 10-200 guests.
- Provided leadership and training for event staff.
- Expanded the scope of client base and increased sales.
Owner, Operator
A Moveable Feast By Jeanmarie
, IL
08.1999 - 07.2012
- A Moveable Feast/At Home in Your Kitchen Consulted and planned meetings and social functions.
- Head of day-to-day sales and food preparation.
- Created and executed eclectic menus for functions of 12-150 people.
- Managed day-to-day business operations, including accounting, finance, HR, marketing and public relations.
- Implemented and maintained computerized bookkeeping.
Education
Political Science/Law/Theatre
Illinois State University
Normal, ILSkills
Logistics/Transportation Expertise
Lead prospecting
Problem solving
Interpersonal communication skills
Account development
Strategic Planning
New Business Development
Marketing
Goal-setting
Product and service sales
Account management
Research
Meeting planning
Events Sales and logistics management
Vendor and contract negotiations
Project Management
Revenue Generation
Networking strength
Relationship building and management
Affiliations
MPI St. Louis Area Chapter
GBTA-Global Business Travel Association
Software
G-Suite
Outlook
Wordpress
Salesforce
Hub Spot
Timeline
Business Development Manager
STM Driven (A Division Of Short's Travel)
09.2018 - 03.2021
Sales Representative/Sales Analyst
Cavallo Bus Lines, LLC
08.2016 - 08.2018
Patient Service Representative/Technology Trial Coordinator
Edward Women's Center for Health
01.2014 - 06.2016
Private Dining and Event Sales Coordinator
Italian Village Restaurants, The Village, Viviere and La Cantina
08.2012 - 12.2013
Catering and Event Coordinator
Rent a Chef Inc
11.2008 - 07.2012
Owner, Operator
A Moveable Feast By Jeanmarie
08.1999 - 07.2012
Political Science/Law/Theatre
Illinois State University