Amanda Brown

First city venue to open in the company. Relocated to Atlanta to open the venue, which included hiring, training, staffing, planning preopening parties, and organizing the venue. -Top 2% out of 400+ Sales Associates in the entire company; #1 performing Sales Rep at the Atlanta venue YOY. - Responsible for $1.9M in event sales yearly; individually executed over 2,500 events annually. - Managed 2,700+ on-going client relationships annually; upselling, cross-selling and ensuring client retention. - Responsible for establishing long-term relationships with enterprise clients; resulting in 20% repeat business each month. - Targeted new clients during pre-opening, building a pipeline which led to the most successful venue launch in company history. - Hired and trained 475 associates. - Supported an environment to produce growth and opportunity for associates. - Continually held meetings between operations and chef team to go over BEO and event details. - Built detailed proposals and contracts for the specific wants/needs of corporate clients. - Oversaw day-of coordination for large events, ensuring timeline was precise while energy remained lively. - Oversaw a team of 8 sales associates. Ran reports consistently to check the efficiency of team activity along with sales. - Planned celebrity tournaments, album release events, movie wrap parties, product launches, corporate meetings. Helped organizations generate funds by coordinating fundraising golf tournaments.

Alexandria, VA August 2014 - June 2015 The first Topgolf venue in the United States. With new venues opening the vision of Topgolf grew and changed all job titles. Made sure the venue was sold to capacity. Event Sales Manager - Planned, coordinated, and executed our events. - Built relationships with the Big Four and contracting companies. Introduced partners to Topgolf. - Increased sales by 189% from the previous year - Built and maintained a loyal customer base. - Spearheaded active campaigns to increase involvement in local Chamber of Commerce. - Kept in constant communication with Event Ambassadors about ongoing changes and promotions.

- Maintained a fun environment for social and corporate events. - Guided site visits for potential clients. Followed up on leads, creation of proposals for clients, Banquet Event Orders and running deposits. - Filled in for two Event Sales Managers while on maternity leave. - Exceeded annual quotas; up to a 78% increase in sales from the previous year, in a period. - Generated leads from attending networking events. - Increased social media presence by creating contests. - Organized "Suits & Boots", an event onsite to promote golfing under our heated bays in the winter time. Sold out and raised more money than any other venue for the Heroes Project. Booked photographers, DJ and Band, sold tickets, decoration, lead the marketing team. - Received company award for loyalty.

- Developed and ran all social media campaigns & partnerships with local businesses in the area; engaging new demographics to the site. - Booked DJ's and bands for the venue. - Organized guerilla marketing efforts and promotional events. - Organized summer classic golf tournaments. - Hosted events for up to 430 kids.