Marketing & Promotions Experience
Experienced brand ambassador with over 10 years of experience (approximately 870 hours) representing a variety of brands at various events in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Maryland.
My experience has included everything from festivals, sporting events, street teams, survey teams, in-store samplings, off and on-premise liquor tastings, guerrilla marketing, flash mobs, store grand openings, flyering teams, and social media marketing. Additonally, I am RAMP and TEAM certified to serve alcohol in PA and OH and ServSafe Food Handler Certified.
Brands I have represented include: Adidas, NFL/NBC Sports, Coors Light, Sam Adams, Fireball Whiskey, Blue Moon, Malibu Spiced Rum, Kahlua Rum, Absolut Vodka, Truly Hard Seltzer, Licor 43, Paddy’s Irish Whiskey, Tijuana Sweet Heat Whiskey, Brown Bomber, Coca Cola, Dry Sparkling Soda, Silk Soy Milk, Lexus, Chevrolet, Toy Story 4, Dannon, Babybel, Mattel, Ziplock, USTA, USATF, Magnum Ice Cream, Meijer, Kerfoot Canopy Tours, Clear Hair, Match.com, MN FC United, Gopher Sports, T-Rex Tape, Tough Mudder, Geico, Vitamin Shoppe, Lays, Kerfoot Canopy Tours
Major Events I have worked at: MLB All-Star Games, NFL Sunday Night Football Bus, Adidas/Dick's Sporting Good "Earn your Stripes" workout event, Tough Mudder, Chicago Marathon, Twin Cities Marathon, LiveNation Concert series, Elf the Musical at Ordway Theater, Match.com meet-up events, Holidazzle Parade, Grand Ole’ Days Festival, Cleveland Air Show, & Vitamin Shoppe grand openings
Looking for a brand ambassador to represent your brand or work your event? Feel free to email me to contact me about promotional opportunities. I'm currently available for events in the Pittsburgh area on a regular basis and the Twin Cities during certain times of year, but am open to paid travel opportunities as well!
My experience has included everything from festivals, sporting events, street teams, survey teams, in-store samplings, off and on-premise liquor tastings, guerrilla marketing, flash mobs, store grand openings, flyering teams, and social media marketing. Additonally, I am RAMP and TEAM certified to serve alcohol in PA and OH and ServSafe Food Handler Certified.
Brands I have represented include: Adidas, NFL/NBC Sports, Coors Light, Sam Adams, Fireball Whiskey, Blue Moon, Malibu Spiced Rum, Kahlua Rum, Absolut Vodka, Truly Hard Seltzer, Licor 43, Paddy’s Irish Whiskey, Tijuana Sweet Heat Whiskey, Brown Bomber, Coca Cola, Dry Sparkling Soda, Silk Soy Milk, Lexus, Chevrolet, Toy Story 4, Dannon, Babybel, Mattel, Ziplock, USTA, USATF, Magnum Ice Cream, Meijer, Kerfoot Canopy Tours, Clear Hair, Match.com, MN FC United, Gopher Sports, T-Rex Tape, Tough Mudder, Geico, Vitamin Shoppe, Lays, Kerfoot Canopy Tours
Major Events I have worked at: MLB All-Star Games, NFL Sunday Night Football Bus, Adidas/Dick's Sporting Good "Earn your Stripes" workout event, Tough Mudder, Chicago Marathon, Twin Cities Marathon, LiveNation Concert series, Elf the Musical at Ordway Theater, Match.com meet-up events, Holidazzle Parade, Grand Ole’ Days Festival, Cleveland Air Show, & Vitamin Shoppe grand openings
Looking for a brand ambassador to represent your brand or work your event? Feel free to email me to contact me about promotional opportunities. I'm currently available for events in the Pittsburgh area on a regular basis and the Twin Cities during certain times of year, but am open to paid travel opportunities as well!
Marketing and Promotions Management Experience
Field Manager for Truly/LiveNation Partnership, Encore Nationwide, Burgettstown, PA (4 month position) June-Sept 2019
Market Manager at University of Minnesota for Boundless Learning Inc, Minneapolis, MN January-April 2013
USA Track and Field Minnesota Association Communications Chair/Media Specialist and Board Member 2010-Present
Social Media Specialist for Roy Griak Cross Country Invitational, University of Minnesota 2012-2015
Head of Flyering Campaign for The Vitamin Shoppe Grand Opening, Maplewood, MN contracted by M2W Incorporated March 2013
Race Director, Breathe Easy 5k for Cystic Fibrosis, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Fall 2012
Executive Board Member, University of Minnesota Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Fall 2010-Spring 2012
- Responsible for overseeing effective sponsorship activation of Truly Hard Seltzer sampling at KeyBank Pavilion concerts
- Responsible for time sheets, managing staff, inventory management, set-up/tear down, photography, and post event recaps
- Increased brand awareness and Truly sales to the point of client adding 2 more concerts and facility adding Truly on draft
Market Manager at University of Minnesota for Boundless Learning Inc, Minneapolis, MN January-April 2013
- Created and managed execution of a marketing plan for Boundless' website for college students
- Hired & managed a team of 11 campus representatives to help execute flyering and social media campaign on campus
- Communicated with management in Boston via internet, phone, and Skype
- Management of project included setting schedules, finding new classes to cover, managing budget and payroll, receiving and distributing materials, filling in open shifts, and supervising employees
- Increased registrations by University of Minnesota students by nearly 500% in four months
USA Track and Field Minnesota Association Communications Chair/Media Specialist and Board Member 2010-Present
- Implemented social media program resulting in all-time high membership each of the past three years
- Member of two committees: One selecting "Athlete of the Month,” the other planning track events including the summer all-comer series which has grown each summer to a successful series of meets
Social Media Specialist for Roy Griak Cross Country Invitational, University of Minnesota 2012-2015
- Promote one of the largest cross country meets in the nation using Facebook and other social media outlets
Head of Flyering Campaign for The Vitamin Shoppe Grand Opening, Maplewood, MN contracted by M2W Incorporated March 2013
- Managed flyering campaign distributing promotional flyers to approximately 100 businesses in the area to promote the grand opening of a new store
Race Director, Breathe Easy 5k for Cystic Fibrosis, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Fall 2012
- Secured several new sponsorships and managed all aspects of marketing this event via different mediums along with organizing the entire event
Executive Board Member, University of Minnesota Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Fall 2010-Spring 2012
- Served as Maroon Madness Coordinator, responsible for coordinating team sponsored tailgates for a game for each sport
- Organized and led multiple committees and fundraising and career development events
- Led discussions and voted on NCAA legislation proposals and represented the university at the Big Ten SAAC in Chicago
- Presented at the Big Ten Presidential Meeting in Chicago as the sole student-athlete sent to represent Big Ten SAAC
Modeling Experience
- Volunteer Model for practice professional photographer studio photo shoot 2013
- Modeled for a billboard for Girl Scouts 2012
- Action shot of me appeared on the side of a bus for the University of Minnesota Athletic Department's "M.A.G.I.C" bus for volunteer events 2009-2011
- Modeled for Gopher Sports reading poster 2008
- Modeled clothes for Brights Creek catalog twice 1991