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Winner 2016 Best Profit Center Idea Business Competition – International Marina and Boat Yard Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.Topic: Email Follow Up Funnel. Developed and Implemented an Email follow up funnel to track and push potential customers through our marketing funnel. Realized a 143% increase in income in one season for our boat club.

Winner 2014 Best Profit Center Idea Business Competition – International Marina and Boat Yard Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Topic: Our company implemented an online reservation system for pontoon boat rentals and realized a 28% increase in sales in year one.

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2017 – District 6 Toastmasters Spring Conference, Plymouth, MN

Presentation/Workshop: “Nerd School: The Cool Kid’s Guide to the Internet and Social Media for Future Success”

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2017 North Central Marine Association – Minneapolis Boat Show – Minneapolis, Minnesota

Annual Status of the Minnesota Clean Marina Program

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2017 – Minnesota Clean Marina Workshop

Presentation/Workshop – “Join the Minnesota Clean Marina Program”

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2017 Ultimate Talent Competition – Superior, Wisconsin
Judge and Awards Presentation

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2016 Presentation: “Email, Websites and Likes… Oh My” International Marina and Boat Yard Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

2015 Presentation: “Nerd School: Streamlining Processes and Using Social Media”
International Marina and Boat Yard Conference, Tampa, FL

2016 Marketing Partner of the Year – Minneapolis Boat Show

Award Presented by John Ferguson and Darren Envall

2015 – Presentation for the Clean Marina Minnesota Update to the North Central Marina Association Annual Meeting

2015 Graduate Disney Institute – “Disney Approach to Leadership Excellence”

Speech Competition Success

Toastmasters Area 14B Humorous Speech Contest – 1st Place 9/24/15

Toastmasters Division B Humorous Speech Competition – 2nd Place 10/3/15

Toastmasters Club International Contest – 2nd Place 2/20/15 – Title: “Free Sandwich”

Attended Social Media Marketing World – 2017 – San Diego, CA

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Met – Chocolate Johnny – Amazing “live” marketer with the best chocolate from Australia!

Attended Icon 2017 – Small Business Conference – Phoenix, Arizona

Marcus Lemonis

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Verne Harnish

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Lisa Nichols
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Attended Business Gets Personal in New York, NY. Fall 2014

Fantastic opportunity to meet some fantastic Business and Social Media Leaders.

Gary Vaynerchuk

Dave Ramsey

Seth Godin

Memberships:

Toastmasters International

American Marketing Association

National Baton Twirling Association Judges Bureau

United States Twirling Association