Leslie Lystad

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT LESLIE LYSTAD

Leslie joined MQ & C Advertising in December 2018 after 10 years as Operations Manager for Content Divas, a content marketing agency. While there, she was instrumental in taking clients’ big-picture ideas and making them a reality. Leslie developed an extremely wide skill set to make that happen. Her experience includes building and growing a team of 100+ contractors and coordinating dozens of projects in various stages of completion. She embraces the importance of implementing systems and is adept at creating department budgets, assigning deliverables across accounts and monitoring milestones to consistently exceed client expectations.Coming from a long line of entrepreneurs, Leslie discovered her own entrepreneurial drive when she was only ten years old! Over several summers, she became a successful telemarketer and office assistant working for a variety of the family’s businesses. She grew up to marry her high school sweetheart and when she\'s not working enjoys gardening cooking and spending time with her husband and daughters.Previously she was the driving force for Content Divas from 2009-Dec. 2018 with over 12 years of project management and 15 years of office administration ranging from client proposals and account management to managing vendor contract negotiation.Specialties: Operations management, project management, client coordination, purchasing, contract negotiation, customer service and support, Google compliance, accounts receivable and accounts payable. Wholesale coffee sales, marketing, advertising, production, and contract negotiation. Retail coffee sales and marketing.