Sales Manager
Resume:
Christina Renee Wiggins
**** *-* **** **** St. ( Houston, TX 77008
E-mail: ****************@*****.***
Education: Auckland University: Auckland, NZ - Studies in Sound
Engineering/Communication 97'
University of Houston - Houston, TX - Studies in Liberal
Arts 94'
Houston Community College - Hou, TX - Retail Management /
Dance Kinesiology 96'-98'
UCLA / Gap Inc. Educational Program - Los Angeles, CA -
Retail Management 98'
NYU - New York City, NY - Sound Engineering 99'
Employment:
Nov 2011 - Present International Sales Manager
International Texas Real Estate Sales - Peregian Springs,
Queensland, Australia
. International sales liaison for Australia / New Zealand
clientele holding investment property in Texas
. Full management of sales and investment portfolios for
client base
. Personalized sales services for client base including
property tours, presentation, needs assessment, and
finance option assistance
. Customized property scouting to suite client investment
goals - i.e demographic research, property value
assessment, and marketplace comparison valuation
Nov 2010 - Nov 2011 Associate Selling Manager
Anthropologie - Urban Inc.- Highland Village, Houston, TX
. Head direct selling manager for No. 2 ranked store
location in the United States reporting only to the lead
store manager at our location and the district manager
for the Anthropologie sales region
. Responsible for hiring, training, and developing future
brand ambassadors at all levels from sales associate
positions to the general manager
. Key training role in order to fulfill hourly, daily,
monthly, and quarterly sales quotas
. Training and development - Identifying sales associate
strengths and opportunities by coaching in the moment
and working with them on a daily basis thus allowing for
maximized potentials of individuals to meet their sales
quotas
. Led by example in order to minimize employee turnover
and aid in developing employee skill sets to further
their career pathing and opportunities for internal
promotion
. Job position and accountabilities were directly
responsible for moving store location sales figures from
the No. 4 to the No. 2 ranked location in a 135 location
nationwide market
Feb 2006 - Present Principal Investor / Creator / Owner / Manager /
Event Planner
Etro Lounge - Montrose, Houston, TX
. Brought a specific vision, musical movement, and iconic
entertainment venue to life from the ground up in the
fourth largest market in America - Venue still operates
after 6 years
. Developed appropriate business model under said specific
vision by working side-by-side with a single business
partner, other venue owners, and maintained a good
rapport with The City of Houston to secure and maintain
proper permits
. Event planning involved targeting a specific market and
using Etro Lounge as a platform to launch new music
artist careers, support non-profit organizations, and to
gain the attention of new patrons while also maintaining
a loyal patron base
. Responsible for hiring, training, and developing
employees that would bring the venue's vision to life
and maintain that vision throughout operation of the
venue
Feb 2008 - Feb 09 Museum Manager / Dance Therapist
The Woodlands Children's Museum of Contemporary Fine Arts
- The Woodlands, TX
. Worked side-by-side with the Museum Curator to hire
grant writers, professors, secure
funding for the non-profit institution, develop the
Summer curriculum, and maintain a relationship with the
board of directors to get approval for community
outreach programs
. Taught Autistic children therapeutic ways to communicate
thru movement and sound which led to once-a-week
performances on the largest stage in The Woodlands
(Cynthia Woods Pavilion)
Oct 2008 - Jan 09 Museum Curator
Cherqui Gallery - Montrose, Houston, TX
. Chosen out of hundred's of applicants as curator for
Albert Cherqui's first American gallery
. Personal Assistant to Mr. Cherqui's business
operation
. Responsible for marketing and staging gallery with
Mr. Cherqui's specific vision in mind
. Worked strictly off commission and sold Mr. Cherqui's
work to fine establishments and premier collectors -
Staged grand opening night which was responsible for 6
figure sales
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