Samantha Sevekow
Biochemistry and Cell Biology graduate from UC San Diego. Currently working as Marketing and Public Relations Assistant at United Cosmetics, “amea skindividuals” Brand.
| Headline: | Startup Member |
| Skills: | Business, Marketing, Public Relations, Sales |
| Interested in: | Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | University of California System - San Diego |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | United Cosmetics, “amea skindividuals” Brand, Berkeley, CA |
| Position: | Marketing and Public Relations Assistant |
| Time period: | December 2007 - Present |
| Description: | ♦ Created, produced and managed marketing initiatives which increased customer traffic to the amea skindividuals web page and retail locations by over 75%.
♦ Spearheaded business development initiatives which significantly expanded customer base. ♦ Developed and maintained marketing collateral, web content, press releases, and product information backgrounders. ♦ Planned, staffed, and managed all amea skindividuals promotional events and community activities. ♦ Developed relationships with key media and community contacts. ♦ Managed team of 3 college interns. |
| Employer: | Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN |
| Position: | Territory Account Manager, Pharmaceutical Sales, Bay Area |
| Time period: | December 1999 - November 2007 |
| Description: | ♦ Promoted and marketed changing portfolio of 9 pharmaceutical products.
♦ Planned promotional events requiring strict attention to detail and persistent follow-up. ♦ Managed territory sales budget and resources. Highlights ♦ Reestablished successful account relationships in a territory vacant for over a year. ♦ Developed process to prospect for new business in a historically low volume territory. ♦ Grew total territory performance from national rank of 514/550 to rank of 60/550. ♦ Participated in 6 product launches in both Women’s Health and Neuroscience Markets. ♦ Identified, trained and developed local thought leaders as Brand Speakers. Recognition ♦ Ended 2007 fiscal year 108% to quota and ranked within top 15% in nation. ♦ “ Peer Award” winner. ♦ Received National “Turn Around Performance” Award for sales growth. ♦ Awarded Tony Robbins motivational weekend trip for sales results and peer leadership. ♦ “Best Practices” published nationally. Leadership ♦ Product Champion: Worked with Brand Team to communicate brand initiatives to District Teammates. Educated Team to increase product knowledge. Created contests to motivate Team and increase sales. ♦ Campus Recruiter: Attended college career fairs to recruit top talent to Lilly. Liaison between HR and diversity groups on college campuses. Mentored and trained 6 New Hires. ♦ Business Acumen Champion: Created presentations to help Team better analyze sales reports and trends. |
| Employer: | University of California, San Diego, CA |
| Position: | Director of National Affairs |
| Time period: | December 1998 - November 2000 |
| Description: | ♦ Organized campaigns to build student awareness of legislative issues. Attended plenary conferences for the United States Student Association. Traveled to Washington, DC to Lobby US Senators and Congressmen. |
| Employer: | Student Advantage, Inc., Boston, MA |
| Position: | Campus Marketing Manager, San Diego |
| Time period: | December 1997 - November 2000 |
| Description: | ♦ Engaged in and planned local marketing promotions to increase registered users of the Studentadvantage.com Membership Program. Recruited and managed staff. Selected as “National Campus Manager of the Week.”
♦ Worked with Student Advantage affiliates, CDNOW, AT&T, and Wall Street Journal to plan and staff promotions on campus to drive student use of company’s websites and products. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - San Diego |
| Time period: | 2000 |
| Degree: | Biochemistry and Cell Biology, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | San Francisco Spinsters: Advisory Board Member
♦ Chaired Patrons Reception which raised over $10,000 for the Edgewood Center for Children and Families. ♦ Planned 2006 Annual Spinsters Black Tie Gala. Junior League of San Francisco: Active Member ♦ Coordinated efforts to raise $8,000 in merchandise for Homeless Prenatal Project. ♦ bMem URBANIS: www.urbanis.info ♦ Contributing Writer, Event Planner. University of California at San Diego Bay Area Alumni Association: Board Member: ♦ Director of Public Relations and Event Management. |
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Danielle van Asch- Prevot
Theater/ Women’s Studies from UC Irvine, currently working as Group Manager at YouNoodle.com
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Natalie Straub
Business Administration graduate from San Francisco State University. Currently working as Pro Bono Marketing Consultant at Kiva.org.