Bridget Odwyer

Experience

1. Experience Catalyst, Associate Director

   The Experience Lab

   Mar 2017 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Experience/Event Production-Executed logistical and strategic elements for a yearly 250-attendee TED-style event, scouted venues, sourced caterers and developed menus, requested hotel bids and negotiated a contract for the best room rate, coordinated travel and itineraries for crew members and presenters-Managed the prospective attendee database and supported sales team on recruitment strategy -Coordinated responsibilities and schedules for a 12-person crew and complex transportation logistics for quarterly three-day client experiences involving five or more distinct locations and excursions in four different cities Business Operations-Managed vendor and contractor relationships and contracts, processed invoices in Concur, successfully executed on payment timelines, and tracked and reported detailed records of all spend and purchasing in Excel Client Guiding-Facilitated monthly client calls, drafted email communications, created collateral and follow-up summaries for distribution-Led clients through insight-gathering experiences and interactive group discovery labs; collected and synthesized observations and concepts to aid in conceptualizing experience elements Creative Strategy/Content Curation-Curated monthly client newsletter, sourced content, wrote and edited copy applying valuable experience concepts -Wrote book reviews for monthly client action kits, highlighted and adapted key experience elements, principles, and themes

Education

• Case Western Reserve University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Skills

• Research
• Training & Development
• Operations Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Employee Engagement
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Political Campaigns
• Nonprofits
• Community Outreach
• Budget Management
• Team Leadership
• Healthcare
• Project Management