Sales Manager
Resume:
Brenda Felsing
Lincoln, NE *****
Email: *************@*****.***
Summary: Chef and entrepreneur with diverse experience in all types of events and
Cuisines. High-energy person who enjoys challenges, collaboration and delighting customers by consistently exceeding their expectations.
Experience:
2007-Present Traditions Catering and Events, LLC,
Grand Island, NE (formerly Flagstaff, AZ)
Owner, Executive Chef
• Provide catering services to discerning individuals and businesses for all types of events as well as festivals throughout Arizona.
• Manage and operate all aspects of business including staff.
• Popular instructor at The Seasoned Kitchen with sold out classes.
• Wholesale baked goods to Kick Stand coffee house.
• Catering package sales
2010-Present Cooking Instructor
* Taught at The Seasoned Kitchen in Flagstaff, a high-end kitchen accessory store in Flagstaff, AZ
* Private classes in homes
* TV segments include Sonoran Living on Phoenix, ABC affiliate and Good Morning Nebraska on Grand Island, ABC affiliate
2009-2010 Burrito Burger, Flagstaff, AZ
* Developed and launched take-out restaurant concept
* Managed and operated all aspects of business including oversight of staff * Created systems, advertising, business collaborations.
2003-2010 Country Club Chiropractic & Wellness Center, Flagstaff, AZ
Owner, Manager
• Doubled practice within 18 months through referrals, patient retention and networking.
• Manage staff, accounts receivable, marketing and promotion and patient relations.
• Chiropractic and rehab package sales
Education/Training:
• Cooking Club of America lifetime member.
• Penn Foster catering course.
• From Recipe to Reality food manufacturing course.
• Mind Dynamics member focused on advertising, promotion and the psychology of selling.
Awards/Civic Leadership:
• Best Festival Food Award, Patagonia Fair.
• Award Winner, Pioneer Title Chili Cook-Off.
• First Place, Pie Contest, ReMax Peak Properties.
• Ambassador, Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce.
• Regularly donate thousands of dollars worth of services annually to local charities including Hope Cottage (homeless shelter), Taste of Flagstaff for Victim Witness and Trinity Heights United Methodist Church.
Interests:
• Community enhancement, music, travel, outdoor activities, personal growth, networking
References: Available upon request
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