Waverly K.
7 Years of Event Planning Experience
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Highly energetic with exceptional customer service skills seeking opportunities in a fast-paced environment. Dedicated to delivering outstanding service to the community while eagerly embracing new roles and opportunities for skill development.
Experience
Interim Owner at Paige Desserts (2025-12 – Present)
Managing a dessert business with full responsibility for operations, production, sales, and order fulfillment.
- Increased profit by an average of $300 monthly by emphasizing product range and promoting 4 inch round cakes for large events, increasing appeal and sales
- Took over day-to-day business operations, managing production, sales, and order fulfillment
- Coordinating client communication, scheduling, and custom orders
- Tracking stock levels and ordering of ingredients, operating with a $400 monthly budget
Senior Event Lead at City of Issaquah Pickering Barn Event Venue (2022-09 – 2025-10)
Point of contact for community events with attendance ranging from 50 to 3,000 people. Responsible for event design, execution, staff training, and venue tours.
- Point of contact during and after events with attendance ranging from a total of 50-3,000
- Design and execution of community events such as Boo at the Barn (450 in attendance) and Pickering Barn's Sustainable Wedding Show 2025 (120 in attendance)
- Developed a new training program for employees
- Leading personalized and informative tours of the historic event venue with the intention to warmly connect with visitors
Chief of Operations at Cowbell Farms (2021-08 – 2025-09)
Oversaw all operations including planting, production, sales, team management, and financial record-keeping for an agricultural business.
- Optimized planting and watering schedules to prevent product waste, saving an average of 7 units after finalizing
- Appealed to families by expanding sales through selling handmade plushies and offering dog treats, growing our reputation and capturing the attention of potential customers
- Maintaining an accurate record of transactions through QuickBooks
- Led development of successfully growing strategies through trial and error data-driven approaches, finalizing on methods that doubled production
- Organizing sales and discounts, selling directly to customers
- Managing workers' duties and schedules, overseeing a team of 6
- Harvested and packaged produce for sale and distribution, creating an average of 80 units weekly
- Organize and safeguard all physical transaction records, trusted with confidential financial documents
- Assisting in development of flow charts and income statements as part of expanding bookkeeping responsibilities
Business Manager at Issaquah Film Festival (2024-02 – 2025-09)
Primary support to Executive Director managing operations, budget, volunteer coordination, sponsorship outreach, and event logistics for a film festival.
- Served as primary support to Executive Director, assisting with operations, scheduling, and strategic initiatives
- Coordination, training, and scheduling of volunteers
- Management of $12,000 budget
- Created ticketing system with promo codes, recording data information about ticket sales. In total selling 78% of tickets (274/350)
- Lead of negotiation and outreach for sponsorships, funders, and community partners
- Oversaw setup, break down, and day of coordination
- Food and vendor coordination
- Led design of festival layout
- Record keeper for executive director
- Liaised with Issaquah Arts Commission, Downtown Issaquah Association, and Issaquah Highlands Council
- Preparing contracts for venue and sponsorships
