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A DAY IN THE LIFE

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EVENTS
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 vendorsGASP! March 2016-2018 900 attendees, 30-35 performing artists + vendors • Tampa Bay Pizza Week March 2019-2021 virtual featuring 30+ locations yearlyVeg Out! Bloody Mary Competition at St. Pete Earth Day April 2017 500 attendees, 30 vendorsTampa Bay Taco Week / Tampa Bay Taco Takeover April 2019, August 2020, April 2021-2023 virtual featuring 30+ locations yearlyWhiskey Business November 2019, May 2019 600 attendees, 15-20 vendorsSensory 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 yearlySlider Showdown October 2018 250 attendees, 10 local restaurants • In A Breast Pocket Fashion Show October 2016 200 attendees, 20 models + 5 vendorsCrafts & 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.

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PROMO
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 • NBCABC / 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)

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SOCIAL & WEB
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)

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WRITING
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Creative Loafing Instagram
@cltampabay

cltampa.com
contributor

Education
Instagram Food Photography 
by Chip Weiner
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COMMUNITY
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
 
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VOLUNTEERING
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 

 
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