Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Areas Of Expertise
Hobbies and Interests
Accomplishments
Timeline
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Joanna Hollingsworth

Charlotte,NC

Summary

Dynamic professional with extensive experience in customer service and office administration, building client relations, supporting operations, and managing logistics. Proficient in MS Office and QuickBooks, I excel at enhancing operational efficiency while ensuring exceptional client satisfaction. Proven leadership in organizing successful events and optimizing inventory management.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Owner/Operator

The Queen's Gardener
03.2021 - Current
  • Specializing in projects outside the business model of traditional landscapers and yard crews. Examples: I have the knowledge and ability to weed a flower bed instead of spraying herbicide. I know when and how to precisely prune azaleas, hydrangeas, camelias, and other landscape shrubs instead of using hedge trimmers.
  • Full service landscape designer: from creating custom drawings to the final install, I do it all.

Manager

High Tech Garden Supply
04.2019 - 02.2021
  • I tracked inventory to determine loss, and ordered product. I answered customer questions, and ran the cash register.
  • I organized Vendor Day to achieve top store sales.

Development Coordinator

Allegro Foundation
03.2017 - 03.2018
  • Entered financial information into tracking software, managed records, sent tax letters.
  • Procured auction items for charity event fundraisers. Designed and created table displays.
  • Front desk, answered phone calls, ordered all office supplies, cleaned, took minutes at monthly staff meetings, filled-in as assistant teacher if needed.

Canvassing Leader

Community Outreach Group
11.2015 - 11.2016
  • Team leader of six-member political canvassing group.
  • Guaranteed all information my team provided was accurate. Ensured team-members' safety.
  • Planned and distributed canvassing routes, point person out in the field, collected data, updated records back at the office.

Sales and Design Consultant

The Tile Shop
02.2015 - 11.2015
  • Designed individual spaces for clients' tile projects including kitchen backsplashes, bathrooms, floors, outside patios, etc. Order tile and other material.
  • Demonstrated projects for our DIY classes Saturday mornings.

Garden Center Associate

The Home Depot
03.2013 - 12.2014
  • Provided solutions for customer's concerns. From plants to pests, patios to power-tools; patiently listened to determine the problem and led the client to the best situation.
  • Drove forklift, watered plants, maintained and stocked shelves, inventory management.
  • Cross-trained in flooring and paint departments to fill-in when they were short staffed.

Legal Assistant

Central Law
03.2011 - 02.2013
  • Managed attorney's calendar and tracked his time to ensure accurate client billing.
  • Greeted all walk-ins at the front desk, answered phone calls, high-volume document management, ordered office supplies, used Mail Merge to generate mailers.
  • Created client files, tracked and recorded all client information, filed when case was closed.

Education

Certificate - Native Plant Studies

University of North Carolina At Charlotte
05-2027

Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology, Biology, Geography

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
01.2000

Skills

  • Customer service
  • Office Administration
  • MS Office
  • Google Workspace
  • QuickBooks
  • Leadership

Areas Of Expertise

Front-desk friendly and professional, projecting a positive image of company culture. Answers high-volume incoming phone traffic with confidence and courtesy. Self-motivated, creative problem solver comfortable performing a variety of roles to fill in where needed and get the job done. Effectively communicates with patrons of diverse abilities, cultural and educational backgrounds whether in person, on the phone, composing emails, or through social media. Able to maintain professional composure even during extremely hostile interactions. Performs wide variety of Office Manager duties including ordering supplies, high-volume document management, mass mailing, paying monthly bills, managing calendars, maintaining office equipment, cleaning, and generally ensuring everything runs smoothly. Skills: MS Office, Google Workspace, and QuickBooks. Quickly adapts to new software and platforms. Respects all forms of confidential information including background reports, credit checks, HIPAA laws, and attorney-client privilege. Excels when managing group projects and training new employees., Successfully organizes corporate events and fundraisers., Former team leader of various non-profit canvassing groups. Ensured teams' safety and that we always gave accurate information.

Hobbies and Interests

  • I love nature. From the mountains to the ocean, I'm happy being outside and enjoy hiking, camping, fishing, and even just hanging out by the campfire.
  • I'm lucky because I enjoy both vegetable gardening and cooking. Meals I make with my homegrown produce are legendary.

Accomplishments

  • Built my business, The Queen's Gardener, from the ground up after identifying a gap in the market I knew I could fill.
  • Maintain a satisfied client roster.
  • Outperformed all other stores during country-wide Vendor Day two years in a row at HTG.
  • Secured auction items raising the most funds in Allegro Foundation's history of hosting the annual Ambassador's Ball - 01/18.
  • Promoted to Development Coordinator after three months at Allegro Foundation - 06/18.
  • Leader of the canvassing team with the highest average of face-to-face encounters (26%) at Community Outreach Group - 10/16.
  • Ranked fifth in sales of all the 135 North American locations of The Tile Shop - 10/15.
  • Participated in nine Homer Challenge events, volunteering to fix homes for returning veterans.
  • Awarded seven Homers (recognition from a department head) and one Employee of the Month.
  • Led the Home Depot DIY Ladies Night and demonstrated a new project every third Thursday, increasing audience size from 3-8 women to 15-20 women.
  • Helped Central Law grow their business so much they had to bring on another Partner and hire a Paralegal.

Timeline

Owner/Operator

The Queen's Gardener
03.2021 - Current

Manager

High Tech Garden Supply
04.2019 - 02.2021

Development Coordinator

Allegro Foundation
03.2017 - 03.2018

Canvassing Leader

Community Outreach Group
11.2015 - 11.2016

Sales and Design Consultant

The Tile Shop
02.2015 - 11.2015

Garden Center Associate

The Home Depot
03.2013 - 12.2014

Legal Assistant

Central Law
03.2011 - 02.2013

Certificate - Native Plant Studies

University of North Carolina At Charlotte

Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology, Biology, Geography

University of North Carolina at Charlotte