Gabriel Evenson

Gabriel Evenson

Sales Associate · Eddie Bauer

Seattle, WA

In My Own Words

I am a fifth year senior at the University of Washington. I will be graduating this June of 2020 with my BA in Business with focuses in marketing and entrepreneurship, the certificate of international studies in business, and a minor in Spanish. I am passionate about the outdoors and international culture. Upon graduating, I am looking to potentially relocate to further involve myself in the outdoor community and leverage my skills I have gained through my marketing and entrepreneurship focuses. During my academic career, I have consistently balanced working 20 or more hours a week and have held multiple executive positions in my student organization involvement. Through my work and school experience, I have developed excellent communication skills, analytical problem-solving strategies, and a strong command of organizational task management. In both my academic and professional life, I have been consistently praised as hard-working and determined by my professors and peers. Whether working on academic, extracurricular, or professional projects, I apply proven teamwork, leadership, and critical thinking skills, which I hope to leverage into any position I take on.

Work Experience

Sales Associate

Eddie Bauer

2020 – Present

- Engage customers in sales conversations to assess needs and provide style and equipment suggestions. - Displayed successful selling skills with an average of $600 in sales per shift. - Complete daily stocking and organizing tasks.

Activities Coordinator

University of Washington Waterfront Activities Center

2018 – 2019

• Conducted training of 12 new staff members with process of renting and returning canoes and kayaks. • Organized and oversaw employee activities and position coordination of 10 coworkers daily. • Displayed strong decision-making skills in managing customer complaints, group reservations, and emergency situations.

Marketing Manager

Earl's on the Ave Bar

2019 – 2019

• Identified brand perception using over 200 survey results from target audience. • Diversified social media platforms by creating eight uniquely branded posts promoting daily events. • Increased Friday night sales with new drink promotions and spreading over 250 fliers in target neighborhoods.

CEO & Manufacturing Manager

Lowkey Tea

2019 – 2019

• Organized market research targeting 300 potential customers to help create and design a new product. • Achieved full return on investment of $1900 within six weeks of sales with a final 153% ROI after 10 weeks. • Oversaw sales and marketing roles to unify our brand image and maximize customer turnout at sales events. • Analyzed projected sales to establish efficient product reordering processes and manufacturing schedules. • Company was started through the UW Entrepreneurship 472 & 473 class: Creating a Company

Suite Concierge

AEG Management (Key Arena)

2017 – 2018

• Provided excellent customer service to 250 or more suite guests per shift. • Developed verbal communication and listening skills while helping solve guests’ problems. • Improved teamwork abilities by coordinating eight or more tasks between three employees.

Sales Associate

Club Pilates

2018 – 2018

• Generated over 300 new sales prospects by means of email inquiry, door to door promotion, and marketing events. • Conducted at least 50 sales calls per shift, resulting in 20 new member sign ups. • Planned, promoted, and ran three personal marketing promotion events with an average of 15 members per event.

Sales Porter

University Audi Seattle

2017 – 2018

• Demonstrated strong customer service skills, assisting over 50 customers per shift to increase store efficiency by 15% • Improved conflict managed skills as the main point of contact for my coworkers and our manager. • Organized daily task completion of 10 or more duties between four coworkers.

Marketing Brand Ambassador

Zipcar

2017 – 2017

• Strategically analyzed promotional events each week to reach 200 Zipcar app downloads within our $120 budget. • Ran weeklong competition amongst 20 Greek chapters, capturing over 50 app downloads. • Coordinated 7 promotional events around UW campus, engaging in at least 60 sales conversations per event.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business

2016 – 2020

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

Interests

Rock climbingFitnessHikingEnvironmental sustainabilityKayaking/canoeingInternational culturesReading (for pleasure and research)Entrepreneurial business

Industries

BikeOutdoorSnowSurf