Krista Leesment
Sports, Events, Hospitality, Brand Sponsorship, Facility Management
- Role
- VP, Business Operations, Kraken Community Iceplex at Seattle Kraken
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Krista Leesment
20+ years of international events and sport platform sponsorship. Have lead cross-company and cross-functional projects & teams with leading organizations including the Seattle Kraken, Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Microsoft, Avalara, Manulife Financial, MLS, PGA & LPGA.
Experience
VP, Business Operations, Kraken Community Iceplex
Dec 2020 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Leading development and process implementation of business operations that took Kraken\'s practice facility from construction site in 2021 to fully operational venue today. Our venue features 3-sheets of NHL-size ice used daily by both our Seattle NHL & PWHL teams + 18 hours a day of community programming across the 3 rinks, 7 days a week. lessons, figure skating, youth hockey, adult hockey, public skate, b-days, field trips, corporate & catered events, Kraken fan experiences + houses Kraken Corporate HQ & hockey operations, 32 Bar & Grill, Team Store, Starbucks and a Medical Clinic.
Education
University of Waterloo
BA, Recreation & Leisure Studies
1994 — 1997
University of Guelph
MBA, Hospitality Management
1998 — 1999
Henry Wise Wood High School
High School Diploma
Skills
- Management
- International Relations
- Driving Cross-Company Collaboration
- Corporate Events
- Leadership
- Marketing Communications
- Event Planning
- Managing Multi-Disciplinary Project Teams
- Marketing
- Budgets
- Public Speaking
- Integrated Marketing
- Executing Event Logistics
- Sponsorship
- Budgeting
- Event Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Training
- Hospitality
- Social Media
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