Samantha Smolik

• Generated nearly $800,000 in sales by developing strategic client relationships, identifying new business opportunities, managing complex sales cycles, and negotiating and closing projects across public and private sectors.
• Served as a trusted company representative in high-level stakeholder, funding, and acquisition discussions, presenting directly to funding principals and prospective partners and playing a key role in developing relationships and securing business opportunities.
• Established and managed strategic partnerships with municipalities, county officials, City Councils, MUD Boards, engineering firms, landscape architects, school districts, general contractors, home builders, HOAs, distributors, and domestic and international organizations.
• Served as a lead presenter and relationship-builder for trade shows, conferences, Lunch & Learns, distributor meetings, client presentations, and new partnership development.
• Managed exclusive sales territories across multiple U.S. markets, developing quarterly sales action plans and territory strategies aligned with revenue goals.
• Directed companywide marketing and sales communications, developing digital and print materials, presentations, scripts, templates, promotional collateral, and other client-facing resources.
• Expanded into business and sales operations, tracking companywide sales data, revenue, inventory, internal spending, orders, production documentation, and quarterly and annual performance goals using platforms including Cin7, Apollo.io, ConstructConnect, and DemandStar.
• Coordinated national trade shows and conferences from planning through execution, managing registration, booth reservations, product shipping, insurance documentation, payments, travel, transportation, and on-site logistics; also supported hiring through candidate interviews for sales and administrative positions.

• Coordinated career and education outreach initiatives across an 11-county region encompassing 52 school districts, building relationships with educators, school leaders, employers, community organizations, and regional workforce partners.

• Prepared and presented program reports, data, presentations, and new youth initiatives to the Workforce Solutions Coastal Bend Board; coordinated with executive leadership, participated in Board meetings, and responded directly to Board member questions.

• Developed and delivered career-readiness programming for 6th-12th grade students and educators covering labor market information (LMI), high-demand occupations, career pathways, essential workplace skills, resume and interviewing techniques, and postsecondary planning.

• Played key roles in workforce-development programs and partnerships, including YOU Choose and Educators Externship, collaborating across departments and with external stakeholders to connect education initiatives with regional workforce and industry needs.

• Helped lead implementation and utilization of TransfrVR career-exploration technology, contributing to a team recognized among top-performing programs statewide and nationally for headset utilization and career simulations conducted.

• Developed curriculum, learning strategies, presentations, and interactive programming, translating workforce data and career-readiness concepts into engaging educational content aligned with CEOP objectives.

• Represented Workforce Solutions Coastal Bend at professional conferences, community events, career expos, and stakeholder meetings; took initiative in coordinating events, meetings, presentations, outreach activities, and supporting marketing materials.

• Directed day-to-day operations of the education and career resource center, overseeing staff and partner organizations while establishing program goals, policies, activities, and performance standards to support educational and career-readiness objectives.
• Tracked, analyzed, and reported monthly, quarterly, and annual service and community-engagement data, increasing monthly program performance by 60% and exceeding required service goals by more than 150 completed services per month.
• Educated and advised K-12 students, adults, and community members on education and workforce resources, enhancing access to FAFSA, ApplyTexas, WorkInTexas (WIT), résumé and job-search tools, scholarships, occupational training, in-demand careers, labor market information (LMI), and community services.
• Led community outreach and programming efforts, coordinating events and presentations for business, education, and community groups to increase program awareness and engagement through effective marketing, advertising, public relations, and media content management.

• Supported and promoted the Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) Program, recruiting participants and facilitating weekly orientations while completing WIOA eligibility documentation, WorkInTexas (WIT) registration, Wagner-Peyser eligibility, ISY/OSY determinations, and CASAS testing coordination.
• Developed and facilitated weekly “Are You Ready?” career-readiness workshops, instructing participants in financial literacy, labor market information (LMI), résumé development, interviewing techniques, and workforce resources while connecting customers with appropriate career center services and staff.

• Developed and executed integrated marketing and public relations strategies across five program initiatives, managing social media, digital and print campaigns, original artwork and promotional materials, media content, photography, and written communications.
• Created strategic communications and marketing plans including monthly social media strategies, referral programs, website development, event promotions and agendas, and outreach initiatives designed to increase program awareness, engagement, and community reach.
• Served as a core member of the organizational team, contributing to program decision-making while representing E2E through public speaking, community outreach, events, customer engagement, media relations, and promotional activities.

• Managed K-12 classrooms across diverse subjects, adapting instruction to individual student needs, implementing teacher lesson plans, reinforcing core concepts, and maintaining student engagement through effective classroom management and positive reinforcement.
• Earned repeat requests from teachers based on trusted performance and positive referrals, while also supporting high school students through recruitment, peer advising, and guidance on college, career, and postsecondary opportunities.