Sales Marketing

Sharon R. Rodgers *** Hemingway Lane

Roswell, GA. 30075

Cell: 228 - 297 -

5050

**********@*****.***

Job Title Marketing & Public Relations professional

Summary 20 years marketing, management and public

relations. Skilled in the field of Public

Relations and Executive management.

Core Competencies Public Relations Management: Experienced

professional with

profound knowledge of public relations skills

including government lobbying, ambassador for

education, women's topics, business

networking, liaison for hospitals and

rehabilitation facilities, and motivational speaker.

Sales and Marketing: Applied knowledge of

principles and methods for showing, promoting

and selling products or services including

marketing strategy and tactics, product

demonstration, sales techniques, and sales systems.

Customer and Personal Service: Utilized

knowledge of principles and processes

for providing customer and personal services

including customer needs assessment and evaluation

of customer satisfaction.

Personnel and Human Resources: Adept knowledge

of principles and procedures for

personnel recruitment, selection and training.

Communications and Media: Complete

understanding of social media and all

outlets involved within a B2B concept of

networking and internet solutions.

Experience TurnGate Holdings LLC. - Marketing

Representative

March 2012 - September 2012

State of Georgia, Representing: Georgia Mutual

Insurance

Company and Cornerstone National Insurance

Company

Responsibilities included but not limited to

outside sales and

marketing by maintaining contracts for Non

Standard Auto

Insurance Agencies. Obtaining new contracts

throughout the

entire state of Georgia with primary focus on a

50 mile radius

encompassing Atlanta. Teaching the PTS (Policy

Tracking

System) to new agents and making sure they

understand how

to bridge between Rater system and company wide

system.

Design new programs for marketing purposes and

research

development for Turngate. Troubleshoot issues

for agents and

clients for company growth and overall business

profits.

Sixes Tavern and Restaurant - Day

Manager/Bartender

Canton, GA

October 2011 - March 2012

Helped open Sixes Tavern with Amy Miller,

assisted with

design layout, setup of entire bar area, and

outside seating

areas. Solely responsible for hiring

entertainment and booked

acts for 3 months in advance. Interviewed

potential employees

and helped Ms. Miller hire for available

positions including:

kitchen, front of house, servers, bar backs and

bartenders.

Responsibilities include management of bar and

servers.

Inventory of alcohol, kegs and deliveries.

Close out and

release servers from shift. Close out and count

drawers.

Serve patrons drinks and food service from full

bar. Duties

included all bartending, cleaning, burning of

ice, filling ice

bins, wiping down bottles, glass, counters,

bartops, changing

out kegs, maintaining stocked bar, cutting

fruit and proper

labeling.

Gypsy Stag Restaurant and Lounge - Marketing

Director

Atlanta, GA

January 2011 - July 2011

Responsible for marketing and promotions for

lounge including social media,

outside marketing, B2B cross

promotions, creating business through selective marketing and

demographic studies, incorporating inside public relations

including hiring of bands, DJ's and bartenders,

creating social mixers for local businesses,

apartments, condominiums, private events and

industry employees. Responsible for finding

product(s) that help to promote and bring profit into the

company through specialized technology.

Casino Services International, LLC.- Public

Relations & Marketing

Atlanta, GA.

October 2007 - December 2010

Responsible for marketing and promoting junkets

to various casinos worldwide through

telemarketing, direct mail and personal

database. Position requires knowledge of Casino Rep

Pro (MPD) software, Sales Force and Room Force technology.

Maintain direct contact with casino managers, player

development managers and casino hosts.

Hard Rock Casino - Executive Host

Biloxi, MS.

July 2005 - August 2005 & June 2007 - September

2007

(Hurricane Katrina interruption)

Provide excellent public relations and service

to all customers, work exclusively for the high

end client ensuring top priority during their

entire stay, ensure long term success with clients

to maintain high profit margins for company, customer

satisfaction for patrons, work through any and all complaints

while providing a good impression and overall

satisfaction for the customer, implement

and create player events, enroll new members

into players club, assist Table Game Director(s) and

assistant managers.

Fit 1 Fitness & Wellness - CEO

Atlanta, GA

June 2006 - June 2007

Primary responsibility to develop information

systems and

programs that provide reports to managers

throughout the

company structure, information systems to

communicate

overall directives for each employee/trainer,

examine key roles

and identify the essentials for success while

improving

management accountability, set sales goals and

trainer

recruitment goals while defining the vision and

objectives of

the company.

Islands Day Spa and Vein Center - Public

Relations Director

Ocean Springs, MS

September 2004 - July 2005

Studied the objectives, promotional policies

and needs of the

company to develop public relations strategies

to influence public opinion and promote

ideas, products and services. Introduce new

areas of technology to induce sales growth,

select speakers in areas of health and wellness to discuss

women's issues and topics at spa. Establish events, functions

and specialized services for women.

Physicians Medical Supply & Diagnostics (Region

C) - Owner/VP of Marketing & Sales

Ocean Springs, MS

February 2002 - June 2004

Created sales programs that are designed to

accommodate patients within a clinical

setting such as Diabetic Education,

Stimulator Units/Neuro-Diagnostics, Orthopedic appliances,

laser technology and health prevention. Created marketing

programs for physician specialties that help their

client base become educated on specialized

topics. Public relations liaison between physicians,

patients, medical equipment companies and

hospitals. Maintain rapport for building contracts and

specialized machines including hospital beds and knee CPM's.

Personal Achievements

- Commercial Spokesperson for Gulf Coast

television - Car dealership

- Holiday Inn Cover Girl

- Mrs. MS America 1998

- Film Actress - The Longest Hour, Aids Task

Awareness DVD

- Public Relations award for Outstanding

Community Service

- IFA Certified Advanced Trainer/CPR/AED

- Voted Miss Personality among women executives

for state of MS.

- United Way Volunteer of the year; APEA - animal

protection agency

- Model/Actress: Explore, Model Mayhem & About

Faces

- 50 Most Beautiful Atlantan's Nominee

- Ms. Fitness Mississippi

- Ms. Biloxi Figure & Symmetry competition winner

- PADI Certified Scuba Diver

Education

University of Southern Mississippi

Magna Cum Laude

College of Education and Psychology

Criminal Justice - minor

Intern programs: Youth Behavioral Modification

studies and

Chemical Dependency

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