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I specialize in creating flawless, exciting events, with a proven track record of managing complex logistics. My experience spans end-to-end planning for conferences, meetings, and other gatherings ranging from 30 to 1,000 attendees. I am also a highly capable and effective administrative assistant, with copious experience in calendar management and project work. Event Expertise Highlights Complex Logistics: I have managed challenging remote planning, including a highly successful three-day executive meeting in New Orleans during Mardi Gras—coordinating venue sourcing, high-end hospitality, travel, and safety protocols from states away. Budget and Contract Negotiation: I consistently deliver significant financial results. For example, I successfully negotiated contracts and room blocks that brought a six-figure budget 44% under target for a three-day, high-end 30th-anniversary celebration. Technology Mastery: I am an expert and enthusiastic user of Cvent for comprehensive logistics, registration, and on-site management. I am also highly skilled in virtual platforms like Zoom, GoToWebinar, Microsoft Office, Salesforce, and Asana. I am quick to learn new softwares. Webinars and Lead Generation: I managed frequent webinars (500+ attendees), overseeing the full cycle from aligning presenter objectives and collaborating on marketing campaigns to managing the live platform and preparing post-event reports for Sales transition. I am in the process of obtaining my Certified Meeting Planner Certificate (CMP) and am eager to continue to deliver exceptional results in the event planning industry.

Planning a conference or corporate retreat? Need help researching opportunities or streamlining business processes? I’m here to help make it happen! Hi, I’m Sarah Williams! Your Creative and Strategic Business Partner with over a decade of experience helping businesses design, execute, and optimize initiatives across events, marketing, and operations. I offer a diverse range of services all aimed at turning your big ideas into actionable plans and making your vision come to life. Where there is a 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒍, there is a way! My approach helps create impactful content, optimized systems, and memorable experiences by emphasizing 𝟱 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 throughout each project: 【1 】Effective stakeholder management to align on goals and KPIs that will guide our work 【2】Extensive research, data collection, and analysis 【3】Meticulous planning and execution to ensure every detail is accounted for 【4】Blending creativity & data-informed strategy to solve problems and deliver results. 【5】Feedback processes to identify areas of improvement and ensure continuous growth 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗲? ✔︎ 10+ years of experience across events, marketing, and operations ✔︎ Flexible availability across time zones ✔︎ Proficiency in several tools and software, quickly adopts new systems, skilled in automation ✔︎ Excellent written & verbal communication skills ✔︎ Builds strong relationships with clients, vendors, and colleagues ✔︎ Effectively manages simultaneous projects within fast paced environments ✔︎ Resourceful, innovative problem-solver - Where there’s a 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒍, there’s a way! 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗦 🔷 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 🔷 ▪️𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲: Concept development, budgets, sourcing, stakeholder alignment ▪️𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 & 𝐎𝐩𝐬: Venue/vendor coordination, contracts, booth design, catering, AV, housing, registration, travel, swag ▪️𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐬: Program development, speaker management, digital & print collateral, app/web content, emails, social ▪️𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Sponsorships, lead tracking, promo items, ancillary events, sales and speaker prep (talking points, executive bios, briefs) ▪️𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Live/remote support, staff/attendee direction, vendor oversight ▪️𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐩-𝐔𝐩: Follow-up, surveys, analysis & insights, reporting 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬: Meetings, conferences, retreats, virtual webinars, town halls, client dinners, networking events, tradeshows, internal events, festivals, bar crawls, tastings, and fundraisers. 🔷 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 & 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 🔷 ▪️𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭: Creative direction, content strategy, speaker management, internal/external comms, program development, newsletters, talking points, reports, social, event pages/apps ▪️𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 & 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧: Slide decks, event pages, invites, guides, social graphics, sell sheets, signage, business cards, branded merch 🔷 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 & 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 🔷 ▪️𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: SOPs, systems, knowledge management, automated workflows, software implementation ▪️𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Timelines, scope, resources, risk, team/stakeholder management, quality, and tool-based tracking 🔷 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 & 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚 🔷 ▪️𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 & 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: Industry trends, events, vendors, tech, resources, opportunities, competitors ▪️𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠: Venues, vendors, speakers, products, software, merch 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗞𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗦 & 𝗦𝗢𝗙𝗧𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗘 ▪️𝐀𝐈 & 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: ChatGPT, Claude, Copy.AI, IFTTT, Make, Zapier ▪️𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧 & 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Slack, Teams ▪️𝐂𝐑𝐌 & 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: Givebutter, Google Analytics, HubSpot, MailChimp, Poppulo, Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce, Shopify, Squarespace, Wordpress, Workshop, Zendesk ▪️𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 & 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Confluence, Excel, SAP, SharePoint, Trainual ▪️𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧: Canva, CSS, HTML, Figma, Adobe Photoshop, PowerPoint, Squarespace ▪️𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Cvent, Eshow, Eventbrite, GoTo Meeting, Rainfocus, Teams, Webex, Whova, Zoom ▪️𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Airtable, Asana, Basecamp, ClickUP, Monday, Miro, Notion, Smartsheet Ready to elevate your brand and streamline operations? Reach out today to discuss your business needs and how we can work together to achieve your goals!

🌍 I build engaged communities, scale affiliate and influencer programs, and plan unforgettable events around the world. With over a decade of experience in community management, affiliate strategy, influencer marketing, and event production, I specialize in creating experiences and ecosystems that drive real brand growth. Here’s what I bring to the table: 🫶 Community Management From building ambassador programs to daily platform engagement, I’ve helped companies create communities that don’t just exist but thrive. At Typeform, I led key community initiatives across platforms, hosted webinars, managed engagement across multiple integration communities, and helped turn customers into advocates. I know what it takes to keep people coming back and participating. At Qwoted, I worked by building their affiliate community from the ground up through recruiting experts and PR pros, maintaining engagement through Slack and AMAs, and running direct outreach to keep affiliates connected to the brand. 🤝 Affiliate & Influencer Management At Qwoted, I managed a growing affiliate program for media and PR professionals by recruiting partners, tracking conversions, creating promotional assets, and handling all communication and support. I also run influencer campaigns for my e-commerce brand (I Just Want to Say Journals), where influencer-driven sales are our top-performing channel. I know how to find the right creators, manage outreach and onboarding, and track results that matter. ✨ Global Event Production As the founder of Vows Well Traveled, I plan and execute intimate destination weddings and elopements across Mexico, Europe, and the U.S. by coordinating everything from logistics to vendor management to full experience curation. I bring that same level of white-glove detail to brand events, mixers, and community meetups. 🛠 Tools I Work With: Slack, Notion, Reclaim, Klaviyo, Webflow, Canva, Typeform, Circle, Discord, GSheets, Monday.com, and more. 📌 If you're looking for someone to: Grow your online community Launch or scale your affiliate/influencer program Create strategic community campaigns Plan global in-person or virtual events Let's make it happen. I bring strategy and execution!