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Accomplished and successful Education Executive & Account Executive with diverse retail and vendor experience. Education/Training specialist focused on positive delivery of product knowledge, staff training and development, and team building within department. Put a large focus on relationship building with consumers, department teams, as well as amongst ourselves for the drive of sales. Experienced with all regions nationally.  

My career in the beauty industry started 15 years ago with beauty school.  Shortly after, I attended Fashion School in London earning my International Certification in Image Consulting.  Once back in the states, I opened up a Salon on NW 23rd Ave. in Portland, OR. After flipping and selling the business for profit, I attended Bobbi Brown's Pro Makeup Course at Emerson College in Boston. I was 1 of 19 people in her first ever college credited program.  Fresh from graduating, I had my first Fashion Week experience in New York with Bobbi and her team.  That started my mission to boost one’s self-esteem through personal interaction and positive influence.

After building my cosmetic foundation with Bobbi Brown, that led to working with CHANEL as a member of their Artistry team and managing a $1M counter.  From CHANEL, I moved into the corporate side as an Account Executive for Yves Saint Laurent Beauty, Giorgio Armani Beauty, & Viktor & Rolf Fragrances.  I quickly moved up to Education Executive for Yves Saint Laurent Beauty, covering the West Coast Region and the SE Region, along with frequent trips to the NE.

I am also a licensed Transformational Coach trained in NLP, Neuro-Linguistic Programming which is an approach to communication, personal development, and psychotherapy.   

Personal Motto: "Helping one to Embrace, Accept, and Shine their Authentic Self"

Favorite Quote: "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."

Responsible for executing all brand trainings /events for all retailers.  Trainings involve a 3 day Brand Induction held monthly for our new Face Designers at counter, a 1 day Seasonal Workshop held each season to showcase and educate new product launches, along with Intersell trainings held within our retailers (Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Saks, Barneys) to educate the whole Cosmetic Department on our product and proper form of sell.  Have covered the whole West Coast Region, the SE Region, as well as parts of the NE Region.  Travel 80% of the time.  Also responsible for booking and negotiating all contracts with hotel venues/vendors and covering every detail from start to finish to ensure a successful and positively impactful training event.

Regional Education Executive, Yves Saint Laurent Beauty

Oversee all Yves Saint Laurent Beauty, Giorgio Armani Beauty, Viktor-Rolf Fragrances, and Ralph Lauren Fragrances for Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales and Sephora in the Orange County & San Diego territory, a $4 Million region, and previously the NW territory, also a $4 Million region.  I monitored sales of the brand and offered Vendor support to our teams.  I focused on finding the right talent, building good business partnerships and properly coaching our teams to ensure success.   Responsible for coordinating all events for both beauty brands and all fragrance brands and on-boarding a team of Freelance support.  I worked very closely with our Regional Manager of Sales to ensure that this high profile territory was operating at peak potential.

Account Executive

Managed a $1 Million CHANEL Counter in a $15 Million Cosmetic Department at a Nordstrom in Los Angeles, CA.  Managed a team of 5.  Focus on team management, day to day operations, creating and executing successful events all while establishing repeat business.  Relocated up to Portland, OR where I worked with multiple cosmetic brands through out the cosmetic department.  I have supported multiple large volume events such as Trend Show and National Artistry Events.

Business Manager/Makeup Artist

Worked as part of the CHANEL Artistry team in Los Angeles, CA.  Worked multiple high volume fast paced events.  Worked closely with National Makeup Artists for CHANEL.

Makeup Artist

Worked as a Makeup Artist for Bobbi Brown after being trained by her amazing team and actually taking Bobbi Brown’s Pro Makeup Course.  Amazing line and amazing company.

Responsible for all operations of the Salon/Image Studio, organizing events, marketing, & managing a staff of 6 individuals.
Specializing in Color Analysis & Body Analysis, Face Shape Analysis & Makeup/Skincare, Wardrobe Organization, Personal Shopping, and helping others feel GREAT about themselves.

Salon Owner/Image Consultant

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