Brian Monahan

About Brian Monahan

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Experience

1. Vice President of Sales and Business Development Event Producer Live, Hybrid & Virtual Events

   Prestige Av & Creative Services

   Jan 2013 — Present

   Prestige AV & Creative Services is a Cincinnati-based audio-visual rental, production, and creative service provider, producing experiences for live, virtual and hybrid events, corporate meetings, private parties, receptions, and fundraising events. I have been with Prestige in a sales management leadership role since 2013, when I was the sales manager. After four years, I was promoted to Director of Business Development in 2017 and then promoted to my current role less than a year later in 2018. In each role, I led a team of passionate sales and marketing professionals, ensuring they ‣ Listen to the customer ‣ Put the customers’ needs first ‣ Create amazing customer experiences During this time, I: ‣ Successfully secured two major convention center contracts in new markets, valued at $10M. ‣ Efficiently led teams, raising contract renewals with venues from 50% to 90% in two years. ‣ Boosted revenue by $1M annually through the development of new markets. ‣ Improved company performance by launching a national marketing campaign. Everything was great, but then COVID-19 happened. Business went from strong to scarce in a matter of weeks. As a result, layoffs occurred, and we were forced to change the way we looked at the event industry. Not knowing if things would ever go back to how it was, we reimagined what Prestige could become with a focus on virtual events, and planning for the eventual return of virtual and live events. It was a rough couple of quarters, but we came out on the other side. I am proud of my role as a guide in this evolution – a guide both for my company and for our clients. I helped Prestige find footing by reimagining the industry and how to approach it through amazing virtual and, eventually, hybrid events. With focus and determination, I was able to help Prestige regain its: ‣ Team members ‣ Customer Base ‣ Focus Today, we are now stronger and more resilient than ever. Let\'s connect >> bmonahan at PrestigeAV dot com

Skills

• New Business Development
• Social Media Marketing
• Strategic Planning
• Recruiting
• Hospitality Industry
• Operations Management
• Creative Direction
• Sales
• Business Development
• Employee Engagement
• Training
• Management
• Leadership Development
• Event Management
• Public Speaking
• Social Networking
• Av
• Event Planning
• Hospitality
• Team Building
• Project Management
• Sales Management
• Account Management
• Project Planning
• Social Media
• Corporate Events
• Audio Visual Rental
• Blogging
• Entrepreneurship
• Leadership
• Coaching
• Customer Service
• Time Management
• Certified Professional Coach
• Trade Shows
• Marketing
• Meeting Planning