Cara Corbett

Detailed, accomplished event producer and designer offering over 17 years of professional experience executing high-level, diversified events and productions; Natural project and team management skills, alongside an obsessive knack for logistics, organization, and strategic thinking.

• Generate clint proposals and assist clients with all aspects of event planning process
• Manage corporate accounts and private events, including multi-day meetings, weddings, & high-profile red carpet and luxury brand events
• On-going budget development and tracking
• Directed sales team, doubling and maximizing quarterly profit margins
• Promoted employee development through on-going training, supervision, scheduling, team building and troubleshooting
• Resourcefully implement promotional strategies
• Executed event and floral design process (from initial inquiry to event culmination), including consultation, project/budget management, designing, and on-site execution
• Contributed to year over year revenue increase for the City of Chicago through direct event venue sales and responsible for $1.6 million of revenue growth
• Managed private events for clients & prominent city officials with varying scopes, including strategy, creative direction, collateral, contract negotiation, vendor relations, logistics, event execution, data capture, and reporting
• Supervised operations and logistics for events and productions exceeding 12,000 guests at Millennium Park

BA in Communications from Hope College

Graduated in 2007