Executive Assistant/Family Office Manager

JOAN DAVIS

MALIBU, CA ***** 415-***-**** *******************@*****.***

WWW.JOANDAVIS.COM I HTTPS://WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/IN/JOAN-DAVIS-52700B19/ WWW.ARTROVERSE.COM MALIBUPAINTINGTRUE.COM

PROFESSIONAL

SUMMARY

Goal-driven and highly creative Sales and Fine Arts Professional bringing valuable art creation, sales and marketing experience from corporate projects to interior design and licensing. SKILLS • Business development

• Project design and oversight

• Execute and meet

deadlines

• Market Strategy

• Digital Marketing

• Strong Negotiator

• Focused Leadership

• Highly Creative

• Trade Shows

WORK HISTORY AUGUST 2018-MARCH 2018

SERENA & LILY LEAD STUDIO DESIGNER WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA

• Selling direct to clients on the sales floor

• Sold over $250,000 of merchandise in first quarter

• Product presentations

• Showroom merchandising

• Client follow up

• Outside sales calls on the East Coast

• Expertise in fabric and pillow selection

• Proficient in Net Suite programs

NOVEMBER 2017-CURRENT

PRESIDENT & CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER JOAN DAVIS ENTERPRISES, LLC ART & DESIGN Hollywood, CA

• Launching a successful art & design branded company catering to the trade and high-end private buyers.

• Single handedly designing and creating hundreds of investment quality art pieces that meet the needs of the interior design market.

• Sourcing and solidifying affordable production methods for hospitality and staging resulting in a twenty five percent increase in sales.

• Establishing a polished culture through hiring, training and managing six sales representatives and three textile designers.

• Securing commissions for all sales staff through professional closing techniques.

• Opening doors to the community through sponsored brand recognition and community involvement leading to increased customer referrals.

• Creating profitability through strong marketing, fearless drive and the "give back" mentality.

• Pioneering the Joan Davis 2018 "Design Your Runway" program for the Boys & Girls Club of America based in San Pedro.

• Setting and meeting firm deadlines.

• Exceeding customer expectations.

• Fostering and maintaining relationships with national retailers, art publishing houses and fabric companies.

• Delivering top notch media presentations

• Building brand recognition through a branded video channel starting in 2018.

• Jumping ahead of the trends through market research, and the latest computer software design programs.

• Advancing designs through Adobe Photo shop.

JUNE 2015-CURRENT

CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER/FEATURED ARTIST ARTROVERSE, LLC & ARTROVERSE.COM Incline Village, NV

• Create original concepts for hard cover designer level coffee table books, stationary, hand embellished wall decor, stationary products.

• Strategize and market all products nationally while maintaining excellent client relationships and providing regular follow up to close transactions

• Network at conferences nationally as well as attend tradeshows in Las Vegas and Los Angeles for growing the customer base

• Accounts include Hyatt Hotels, At Home Stores, Way Fair, One Kings Lane, and over 100 private accounts.

• Developing new designs weekly.

• Managing a creative team of Typography Specialists out of the Hollywood studio with amazing productivity of over 30 images a month.

• Present images and negotiate contracts.

• Developing an apparel division for the business.

• Set goals and work side by side with the CEO and COO to grow the business. Business has grown over 50% in one year with projected profitability in 2020. Business is running as passive income.

AUGUST 2010-OCTOBER 2017

PRESIDENT, FOUNDER JOAN DAVIS ART STUDIOS, LLC & JOANDAVIS.COM San Francisco, CA

• Merchandising and maintaining a 3000 square foot private showroom catering to the trade at the San Francisco Design Center.

• Creating 100 large-scale paintings for Jincheng Media, Shanghai China on commission. Flown there by Jincheng Media to speak.

• Developing collections of artwork and textiles for furniture showrooms including A.Rudin, Baker, Century, Grange, Sloan Miyasato.

• Closing sales of investment level art pieces to Pelosi estate, Guggenheim estate, San Francisco General Hospital, Macy's, Ritz Carlton, Four Seasons Hotels.

• Raising charitable funds over $200,000 through Jenny McCarthy and Comedy for Kids, Edgewood, Heroes for Hearts Foundation, the San Francisco Giants, and San Francisco Museum of Art.

• Opening and maintaining a second working studio in Incline Village Lake Tahoe to cater to the tourist market and "billionaire row" collector market.

• Opening the base studio in Hollywood California in November 2017 to reach additional markets.

• Beginning the business in a home based studio in 1993 in Ohio with relocations to Texas, Connecticut and California. DECEMBER 1990-1993

SENIOR MERCHANDISE MANAGE CARDINAL HEALTH DISTRIBUTION Dublin, Ohio

• Creating, marketing and selling the very first private label line of company health products including vitamins and general merchandise.

• Giving engaging and educational national sales presentations.

• Buying and maintaining a sales budget for the General Merchandise department for over 10,000 stores.

• Increasing sales and profitability for the Leader Drug store chain in private label, General Merchandise by 25% in one year.

• Following merchandising guidelines to present visually appealing displays and implementing at tradeshows.

• Handling all customer relations’ issues in a gracious manner and in accordance with company policies.

• Engaging with vendor sales personnel in a sincere and professional manner while negotiating price and delivery. JULY 1985-OCTOBER 1988

ASSISTANT BUYER FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES Manhattan, NY

• Developing new apparel marketing and advertising programs for the Men's Division and the Plus Size Women's Discount Division of Federated Stores.

• Promotion to Assistant Buyer after only three months of training and relocated to big box Gold Circle Store Headquarters, Columbus Ohio, after one year.

• Selecting and planning merchandising display of seasonal merchandise mixes for all categories tops and bottoms

• Maintaining samples, tracked all shipments, contacted all suppliers on a regular basis to make sure product was received in time for promotions

• Implementing profitable inventory levels chain-wide. 1989-1990

Window Display Specialist KG MARX PAPER PARTY OUTLET, Columbus, Ohio

1988-1989

Documentation Specialist AT&T Columbus, Ohio

2020

TV HOST MALIBU PAINTING TRUE Los Angeles, CA

EDUCATION 1985

Bachelor of Science: Journalism

Ohio University, Athens, OH

JOANDAVIS.COM A professional website for Joan Davis art collections.

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