Makeda Saggau-Sackey
Event Operations Manager at Louis Vuitton
- Role
- Vogue Influencer at Vogue
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Makeda Saggau-Sackey
Makeda Saggau-Sackey is a high-energy, dynamic and agile event operations manager with 10+ years of experience planning large and small scale events for government, automotive, non-profit and Fortune 500 corporations. She is a proven leader in managing large teams with a hands-on, detail oriented approach. In her current role as the Event Operations Manager for Louis Vuitton, Makeda has mastered the art of client and vendor relationship building, ensuring client satisfaction, employee retention and financial growth. She is a natural problem solver with strong oral and written communication skills and highly effective in budget management and personnel development. She has worked with luxury and lifestyle brands on upscale experiential events for over 7 years, ensuring sponsorship objectives and obligations are met across digital, social and print verticals. Makeda is a stellar experiential events manager and digital marketing strategist. She specializes in premiere event conception and planning, digital content development, and social media marketing. She has worked with a myriad of brands including Louis Vuitton, Univision, TheRoot.com, Armani Exchange, Bulgari, Cadillac, Infiniti, Lancome, Lexus and Buick. She has been featured on MSNBC, ABC, FOX, CBS, and in the Washington Post, Essence magazine, International Business Times, Cosmopolitan France and the Daily Mail. She has also worked with Diet Coke, L\'Oreal Paris, HBO, Dove, Blackberry, Capital One Bank, Chevrolet, Dyson, Eucerin, Pepsi, Sally Hansen, Essie, Garnier, Peroni, Sauza, Belvedere, Rolando Santana, Keurig, Dr. Pepper, Kimpton Hotels, Hewlett-Packard, Proctor & Gamble, Vineyard Vines, Mauboussin, Land\'s End, Charlotte Russe, Budweisser, Old Navy and more. Her social media prowess has landed her the title of brand ambassador for VOGUE. She\'s also a member of the Marie Claire Style Council and Harper\'s Bazaar Style Influencers
Experience
Vogue Influencer
Dec 2010 — Present · New York, NY, US
Education
Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelor of Science, Mass Communications
2003 — 2005
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