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Kesa Zagar

Kansas City,MO

Summary

Experienced executive business partner passionate about helping individuals, teams and organizations thrive. Lover of organization and attention to detail. Passionate about creating positive, productive working environments that foster employee satisfaction and organizational success. Thoughtful, cautiously optimistic and tenacious. Give me a problem to solve and room to grow.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience

Work History

Executive Assistant

CrossFirst Bank
04.2022 - Current

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Executive Assistant/Office Coordinator

HCA Healthcare Inc.
04.2018 - Current

Assist Executive Medical Director with administrative priorities related to electrophysiology clinical care, research and arrhythmia education:

  • Gatekeeper for incoming requests and messages
  • Calendar management
  • Travel arrangements
  • Expense reports
  • Credentialing
  • Meeting coordination and facilitation
  • Leadership event planning
  • Industry relations
  • Speaking engagements
  • Conference planning, promotion and execution

Support business operations for eight clinic locations:

  • Front office administration and patient relations
  • Facility management
  • Vendor oversight
  • Office supply/furniture/equipment ordering and inventory management

Manage marketing activities:

  • Website optimization
  • Service line promotion
  • Patient education content

Marketing Consultant

Kesa Zagar
10.2017 - 12.2020
  • Led advertising, branding and channel readiness initiatives crossing digital and physical space. Engagement categories included consumer packaged goods, healthcare, professional services and retail.
  • Closely collaborated with clients to understand objectives and develop supporting scopes, resource cross-functional teams and craft budgets, timelines and project plans to achieve business goals.

Account Director

Geometry Global
03.2017 - 09.2017
  • Led retail discipline of newly formed inter-agency partnership for Electrolux and Frigidaire North America at agency of record and operationalized brand activation scope of work.
  • Transitioned point of purchase collateral workflow from previous consultancies to new agency team while meeting aggressive product launch deadlines.
  • Authored service agreements and handled monthly billing and forecasting.
  • Spearheaded Electrolux rebranding guidelines and implementation.
  • Managed digital showroom build and launch events for key retailers.

Account Director

The Integer Group
01.2016 - 02.2017
  • As retail agency of record, guided internal teams responsible for Michelin's annual product launches, dealer activation and key customer go-to-market planning and execution.
  • Headed account team of 10 steering day-to-day workflow, managing account performance and fostering career development of group.
  • Oversaw financial management of account including scoping, billing and forecasting.
  • As part of Michelin United inter-agency team, collaborated with partners on global campaign development and North American strategy and execution.

Senior Brand Manager

SHS
11.2014 - 12.2015
  • Directed corporate rebranding and enterprise roll out for Burns & McDonnell, international engineering consulting firm.
  • Oversaw creation of brand guidelines and production of supporting elements including messaging, logo, business system, website, social media, sales tools, signage and photography.
  • Conducted status sessions with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Scoped new projects and crafted proposals, estimates and schedules.

Director of Regional Marketing

The University of Phoenix
09.2009 - 10.2014
  • Built and led high-performance team of 10.
  • Oversaw regional marketing budget and allocated spend to support 200+ campuses and online divisions.
  • Fostered relationships with regional brands in key markets to increase brand familiarity resulting in educational partnerships with Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Bears, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Tribune, Dallas Cowboys and Utah Jazz. Activated co-branded elements including local media creative, stadium assets, career building events, student success seminars and community programs.

Senior Field Marketing Manager

Autodesk
11.2004 - 08.2009
  • Planned and implemented multi-channel marketing programs (awareness, demand generation, thought leadership, sales enablement, user events) to support Manufacturing sales targets.
  • Built and strengthened strategic relationships with channel partners, advertising agencies and leading manufacturing subject matter experts.

Management Supervisor

Doremus & Company
12.2003 - 12.2004
  • Managed client relationships for agency with Autodesk while leading cross-functional teams responsible for 2004 AutoCAD global product launch.

Head of Client Services

Gravity Branding
01.2000 - 11.2003
  • Established Account Service and Operations competencies for start-up branding firm, codifying business practices and supporting policies.
  • Managed client engagements for ALZA, Genentech, HP, Microsoft, Nissan and Verizon.
  • Supported founder with new business development efforts.

Management Supervisor

J. Walter Thompson
11.1998 - 12.1999
  • Assisted digital brands (Let'stalk.com and Match.com) with new market introductions, website design and customer acquisition campaigns.

Account Executive

Goldberg Moser O'Neil
09.1996 - 10.1998
  • Managed research, creative development and production of integrated marketing campaigns for launch of wireless brand, Aerial.

Account Executive

Interbrand Corporation
08.1992 - 08.1996
  • Supported naming team of brand consultancy with client relations, project management, ideation, trademark screening and research for Coca-Cola, Gillette, IBM, Merck, Microsoft and Wyeth.

Policy Associate

The Population Institute
06.1991 - 07.1992
  • Represented non-governmental organization on Capitol Hill and educated policy makers on women's health, family planning and educational issues.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

The University of Kansas
05.1991

Skills

  • C-Level Executive Support
  • Calendar Management
  • Scheduling
  • Day-to-Day Operations
  • Project Management
  • Office Management
  • Event Planning
  • Team Leadership
  • Marketing
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Relationship Building

Timeline

Executive Assistant

CrossFirst Bank
04.2022 - Current

Executive Assistant/Office Coordinator

HCA Healthcare Inc.
04.2018 - Current

Marketing Consultant

Kesa Zagar
10.2017 - 12.2020

Account Director

Geometry Global
03.2017 - 09.2017

Account Director

The Integer Group
01.2016 - 02.2017

Senior Brand Manager

SHS
11.2014 - 12.2015

Director of Regional Marketing

The University of Phoenix
09.2009 - 10.2014

Senior Field Marketing Manager

Autodesk
11.2004 - 08.2009

Management Supervisor

Doremus & Company
12.2003 - 12.2004

Head of Client Services

Gravity Branding
01.2000 - 11.2003

Management Supervisor

J. Walter Thompson
11.1998 - 12.1999

Account Executive

Goldberg Moser O'Neil
09.1996 - 10.1998

Account Executive

Interbrand Corporation
08.1992 - 08.1996

Policy Associate

The Population Institute
06.1991 - 07.1992

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

The University of Kansas