Chris Chappell

Director of Business Development @Azzurro Travel, Inc

Worcester, MA, US

I am leading the business development efforts for Azzurro Travel, a concierge travel company offering exceptional personalized service for production, business, group, and leisure travelers. This includes identifying new sales channels and market opportunities, building relationships with customers and vendors, generating new business, and managing ongoing account relationships. Key Accomplishments include: • Closing the largest deal in the company’s history and securing new business with target companies including a Fortune 500 company. • Defining the strategy and leading national market penetration efforts into entertainment/commercial television production industry, corporations, C-level executives, and other target customers, building relationships with key individuals. • Creating communication tools, implementing marketing strategies, and creating marketing pieces for expanded company communications strategy. Led the redesign and expansion of content for

Rhodes College

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)