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BUSINESS OWNER
Professional Summary

Motivated business professional bringing 17 years of entrepreneurial experience. Dedicated and personable with extensive experience in managing administrative and sales operations and personnel. Well-versed in training, educating, motivating and supporting staff members.

Skills
  • Business operations
  • Financial Management
  • Staff Management
  • Operations management
  • Customer Relations
  • Staff training/development
  • Scheduling
  • Digital marketing
  • Vendor and contract negotiations
  • Event sales
  • Budgeting
  • Employee reviews
  • New business launch
  • Business management and development
  • Online and traditional marketing
  • Event Coordination
Work History
Business Owner, 09/2016 to 01/2020
The Barnyard Park – Mansfield, OH
  • Managed day-to-day Agri-tourism /Fall Festival business operations including accounting, finance, HR, marketing and public relation .
  • Trained and managed up to 24 employees to perform daily business functions, including ticket sales and attraction operations and weekly special events.
  • Planned and executed special events marketing programs, online ticket sales
  • Created unique and engaging content for range of social media platforms including Pinterest, FaceBook and Instagram.
  • Wrote engaging and successful marketing, advertising and website copy.
  • Planned and instituted social media marketing plan for The Barnyard Park.
  • Monitored online presence of company's brand to Increase customer engagement through social media.
  • Developed tour programming to enhance guest experiences.
  • Guided group tours of the Barnyard Park.
  • Made over 40000 annually in 4 weekends in the Fall after starting business in 2016
  • Boosted average customer Attendance from 1500 to 8000 in 4 years through aggressive promotional cycles and sales incentives.
  • Received Tourism Awards and acclamations from several Ohio Tourism and government leaders for Increase in visitors to Richland County.
  • Wrote regulations and manuals for for employees such as Employee Manuals, Daily Operations Manual and Emergency Plans Manual
  • Calculated salaries, using Quickbooks Software and Square
  • Created and published special events and ticketsales on Ticketleap
  • Oversaw business budget planning and administration, accounting functions, purchasing and bi-weekly payroll to handle financial needs.
  • Confirmed permits, insurance, needed for events.
  • Coordinated with participating vendors during event planning.
Business Owner, 08/2019 to 05/2020
The Barnyard Park Wedding Venue – Mansfield, OH
  • Coordinated with participating vendors during event planning.
  • Performed face-to-face meetings to finalize contract for services and event details.
  • Corresponded with clients to answer questions and resolve issues.
  • Managed administrative logistics of events planning, including contract signing, fee collection, event booking .
  • Conducted initial consultation with clients to discuss wedding details, venue options and other logistics to understand vision and budget.
  • Created and designed tailor-made wedding plans to maximize client budget, keep client happy and cultivate referrals.
  • Compiled contracts for vendors and clients prior to starting work to meet legal, health and safety obligations.
  • Launched social media campaign to promote Wedding Venue services.
  • Executed advertisements, promotions and branding campaigns to attract new clients.
  • Created unique and engaging content for range of social media platforms including Pinterest, FaceBook and Instagram.
  • Wrote engaging and successful digital marketing, advertising and website copy.
Business Owner, 09/2003 to 10/2014
Pumpkin Hollow – Regina, Saskatchewan
  • Managed day-to-day Agri-tourism business operations, including accounting, finance, HR, marketing and public relation, tickets sales.
  • Trained and managed up to 24 employees to perform daily business functions, including ticket sales and attraction operation
  • Planned and executed events and marketing programs, online ticket sales
  • Created and published special events and ticketsales on Ticketleap
  • Wrote engaging and successful marketing, advertising and website copy.
  • Planned and instituted social media marketing plan for The Barnyard Park.
  • Monitored online presence of company's brand to Increase customer engagement through social media.
  • Maintained expert-level skills in digital platforms such as Instagram and Facebook platforms.
  • Developed tour programming to enhance guest experiences.
  • Trained, managed and supervised up to 24 employees to perform daily business functions, including ticket sales and attraction operation
  • Wrote engaging and successful marketing, advertising and website copy.
  • Planned and instituted social media marketing plan for The Barnyard Park.
  • Built personal relationships with guests to promote positive experiences.
  • Made over 250,000.00 annually in 5 week time frame after starting business in 2002
  • Wrote regulations and manuals for f employees such as Employee Manual, Daily Operations Manual and Emergency Plans Manual
  • Calculated salaries, using Quickbooks and Square.
  • Oversaw business budget planning and administration, accounting functions, purchasing and bi-weekly payroll to handle financial needs.
  • Boosted average customer Attendance from 1500 to 28000 in 13 years through aggressive promotional cycles and sales incentives.
  • Confirmed permits, insurance, for operations and events.
  • Coordinated with participating vendors during event planning.
Education
Bachelor of Arts: Political ScienceUniversity of Regina - Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Minored in International Law
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • The Barnyard Park
  • The Barnyard Park Wedding Venue
  • Pumpkin Hollow

School Attended

  • University of Regina

Job Titles Held:

  • Business Owner

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Arts : Political Science

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