Melissa Hilsgen

Business Manager

Sales Associate

Customer Care

Visual Artist

Preferred name:

Cassandra

Legal name:

Melissa Hilsgen

PO Box 575

Ellsworth, WI 54723

715-***-****

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Skills

High energy and self motivated with skills in communication, public speaking, sales including commission sales, and business management. Skills in creative problem solving and customer service. Reliable, organized, energetic, punctual, and very personable. Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Adobe, Quickbooks, data entry, document writing and client relations.

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Experience House of Henna/Owner-Manager-Lead Artist JANUARY 2013-PRESENT, SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS MN, (USA) Providing Henna Body Art in a retail store, mobile booths, private parties, and special events.

● Lead Henna body artist

● Train and hire staff, manage schedule and payroll

● Marketing via website, social media and print

● Provide personable customer service

Nash Inc./Owner-Operator

NOVEMBER 2010-OCTOBER 2018, RED WING, MN (USA)

Preparing and serving food at special events and mobile booths.

● Lead chef

● Hire and train staff

● Purchase supplies and inventory control

● Set-up and tear down of event props

● Insure compliance with Food Service regulations, and maintain clean efficient kitchen

Inside Africa Inc./ Manager

AUGUST 2010-SEPTEMBER 2018, SAINT PAUL, MN (USA)

Annual cultural art/jewelry booth at the Minnesota State Fair. Responsible for all operations. Business experienced 650% growth during my tenure.

● Design merchandising displays, negotiate, purchase and maintain inventory

● Hire and train annual staff of 8-12. Manage schedule, commission, and payroll

● Lead salesperson in one-on-one sales

Exclusive Designs / Manager-Sales Lead

AUGUST 2006-NOVEMBER 2018, MINNEAPOLIS, MN (USA)

Retail storefronts and special event booths selling cultural art and jewelry. Responsible for all aspects of business management.

● Person to person commision sales

● Negotiate, purchase and inventory merchandise

● Book travel, meetings, and events

● Hire, train and manage staff

Melissa’s Seeds/ Owner-Manager

AUGUST 1995-NOVEMBER 2006, HASTINGS, MN (USA)

Startup mail order business in niche market. Experienced 30-40% growth annually.

● Created marketing materials, print catalogs and

advertising

● Utilized cold calling, direct marketing, in-person cold promotion, special events, and client follow-up

● Organized and taught classes relating to the products sold ㅡ

Education

Home Study-Self Study/General Education-Business-Arts-Music 1990-2006, MINNESOTA (USA)

Pursued an interest-based home study education. Areas of strength include mathematics, language arts, business, visual arts, music, and problem solving.

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