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Produced more than 50
Creative Loafing events
2015-2023
Planned, marketed, sold, and executed local lifestyle events with attendance rates upwards of 5,000 attendees by managing event P&L, event website, and ticketing pages; seeking and coordinating vendors; selling local and national sponsorships and supervising media campaigns and on-site activations; branding event and selling tickets via print, social media, e-mail campaigns, and local partnerships including outside media and influencers; press and media including TV and radio interviews; managing on-site staff and vendor and attendee expectations; coordinating talent and experiential event elements; seeking and overseeing grassroots promotional opportunities; and cultivating attendee experience.
HighBall January 2017-2020; December 2022 600 attendees, 16 bartenders • Meet The Brewers February 2017-2018 600 attendees, 25 brewers • Brunched May 2018, December 2018 + February 2020 600 attendees, 20-30 vendors • GASP! March 2016-2018 900 attendees, 30-35 performing artists + vendors • Tampa Bay Pizza Week March 2019-2021 virtual featuring 30+ locations yearly • Veg Out! Bloody Mary Competition at St. Pete Earth Day April 2017 500 attendees, 30 vendors • Tampa Bay Taco Week / Tampa Bay Taco Takeover April 2019, August 2020, April 2021-2023 virtual featuring 30+ locations yearly • Whiskey Business November 2019, May 2019 600 attendees, 15-20 vendors • Sensory Overload December 2019 600 attendees, 10 vendors + various performing artists • Veg Out! January 2016 500 attendees, 15 vendors • HighBall Another Round May 2017 600 attendees, 16 bartenders • Meet The Chefs / Tampa Bay Restaurant Week June 2016-2022 600 attendees, 10-20 high-profile chefs / virtual featuring 75+ locations yearly • Tampa Bay Cannafest July 2021 700 attendees, 40 vendors • Margarita Wars July 2016-2019 & May 2022 & April 2023 1,200 attendees, 20-30 bartenders + vendors • Beer Fest August 2015-2016 1,500 attendees, 50-75 breweries/brands + 10 vendors • Bolts Brew Fest August 2017-2022 5,000 attendees, 50-100 breweries/brands/vendors + 5 distributors • Best of the Bay September 2015-2021 1,500 attendees, 30-40 vendors + entertainment/awards presentation • Tampa Bay Burger Week October 2015-2021 virtual featuring 40+ locations yearly • Slider Showdown October 2018 250 attendees, 10 local restaurants • In A Breast Pocket Fashion Show October 2016 200 attendees, 20 models + 5 vendors • Crafts & Drafts November 2015-2017 1,500 attendees 75 vendors + 10 breweries
Confetti Events & Weddings
Associate Wedding Planner
2022-2024
Responsible for organizing and overseeing the various aspects of wedding planning including vendor communication, timeline creation, and day-of execution; interpreting clients' vision and turning it into reality.


Various appearances on local morning shows • 1-2 per month
2015-present
promoting events & local initiatives
Appeared on segments, coordinated guests, and acted as liaison between guests and producers.
September 2024 Dome Night: Dalí Alive 360° • CBS
June 2023 Tampa Bay Restaurant Week • CBS
April 2023 Tampa Bay Taco Week • NBC / ABC / CBS
April 2023 Margarita Wars • ABC / CBS
February 2023 Brunched • NBC / ABC
September 2022 Best of the Bay Party • ABC
July 2022 Bolts Brew Fest • CBS / ABC
June 2022 Tampa Bay Restaurant Week • CBS
May 2022 Margarita Wars • ABC
April 2022 Tampa Bay Taco Week • ABC
February 2022 Brunched • NBC / CBS
October 2021 Tampa Bay Burger Week • Fox
September 2021 Bolts Brew Fest • NBC
June 2021 Tampa Bay Restaurant Week • Fox / NBC
April 2021 Taco Takeover • CBS / NBC
March 2021 Pizza Week • Telemundo / NBC
March 2020 Pizza Week • CBS / NBC
February 2020 Brunched • ABC / CBS / NBC
January 2020 HighBall • ABC / CBS
October 2019 Tampa Bay Burger Week • ABC / NBC
September 2019 Best of the Bay • ABC / CBS
July 2019 Margarita Wars • ABC / NBC
June 2019 Tampa Bay Restaurant Week • ABC / NBC
May 2019 Whiskey Business • ABC
April 2019 Tampa Bay Taco Week • ABC / NBC
March 2019 Tampa Bay Pizza Week • ABC
January 2019 HighBall • CBS
Brand Ambassador • 2013-2014
CBS Radio • Cox Media Group • Creative Loafing • Tampa Bay Lightning ThunderBug Kid's Club (via agency)


The Dalí Museum Instagram
2023-present
@dalimusem
• 88.5k followers (60k followers in 2023)
• Milestone viral Reel: 812k views
Creative Loafing Instagram
2015-2023
@cltampabay
• Verified
• 89k followers (1k followers in 2015)
• Avg. 500k impressions per week
• Avg. 200k reach per week
• Avg. 20k interactions per week
• Milestone viral Reel: 1.3m views
OTHER PLATFORMS
• The Dalí Facebook, TikTok, X + LinkedIn (present)
• The Dalí e-mail database (present)
• Various local Crave Digital IG + FB clients (present)
• Crave Digital clients e-mail database (present)
• Crafted Coin Instagram (present)
• Confetti Events Facebook + Instagram (2022-2024)
• CL TikTok (2020-2023)
• CL Facebook boosted targeting (2015-2023)
• CL Deals Facebook + X (2015-2023)
• Creative Loafing e-mail database (2015-2023)
• Coleman Law Group Facebook (2014-2017)


Creative Loafing
2014-2023
marketing contributor
Blog • Feeding Tampa Bay: Wood works with Bowls for Good
Creative Loafing Best of the Bay Critics Picks • Best Place To Feel Like A Kid Again While Getting Your Sweat On / Best Guiltless Guilty Pleasure / Best Unofficial CL Staff Breakroom / Best Date Night You Probably Forgot About / Best Escape from the Ybor City Hustle and Bustle
Coleman Law Group
2014-2017
copywriter
Blogs • Social Media & Your Personal Injury Claim: Dos & Donts / Is A Personal Injury Claim Right For You? / What Does A Personal Injury Lawyer Do?
83 Degrees Media
2009-2013
feature writer
development news editor
Feature Stories • Connect Tampa Bay: Building Consensus Around Transportation / Fine Featherheads Adds A Little Color To Tampa Bay / South Tampa's Datz Keeps It Local, Opens Dough Bakery
Articles • Madison Street Park Next For Channel District In Downtown Tampa / New Frank Lloyd Wright House Stands Out At Florida Southern College / Construction Begins On Water Works Park, Extension Of Tampa Riverwalk
OTHER PUBLICATIONS + COMPANIES
Vertical Magazine • ARTiculate Suncoast • REAX • Residential Acoustics


Creative Loafing Instagram
@cltampabay
cltampa.com
contributor
Education
Instagram Food Photography
by Chip Weiner



St. Pete Eats: A Cookbook
2020
partnership with Creative Loafing & the City of St. Petersburg
Edited a 125-page cookbook, oversaw marketing campaign, and coordinated promotional TV segments with local restaurants and City of St. Pete Deputy Mayor.
American Advertising Federation: Tampa Bay
2021-2022
board member
social media & communications chair



Team Harris-Walz
September 2024-present • political
Metropolitan Ministries
December 2019-present • human services
REVERB
July 2013-present • environmental
Includes work with:
• John Mayer's The Heart and Armor Foundation
• Jack Johnson's All At Once
• Dave Matthews Band's The Bama Green Project
Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful
July 2010-present • environmental
Current Initiatives
July 2005-present • social justice
2020 Florida Victory
Joe Biden Campaign
July 2020-September 2020 • political