Sandi MacCalla

About Sandi MacCalla

Successful Public Speaker/Trainer/Mentor of Etiquette & Social Skills: I present curated expertise in life skills for leadership, social poise, communications proficiency, and effective interactions with others. My trainings are customized to your goals and interests. Explore our website: i•••@lifeskillsacademy.expert. Senior-Level Management Professional/Executive Strategist: I am a seasoned, accomplished, and driven Senior-Level Operations Management professional with the analytical, critical thinking, and investigative problem-solving skills necessary to manage all aspects of business operations including planning, budgeting, and fiscal management, and staff leadership/development. With solid leadership skills, I use sophisticated strategies to conceptualize, design and develop well-conceived processes that increase productivity, attain operational success, and scale revenues/profits. Additional to successfully increasing profits, I am practiced in the art of Staff Recruitment, Training, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Strategic Relationship Development and Negotiations, and Organizational Efficiency. I pride in the successes I\'ve had while heading daily operations for well-respected organizations at the executive and senior management levels. Please feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn or directly via email, S••••@lifeskillsacademy.expert, to discuss how I can offer my hands-on expertise and education to facilitate your success.

Experience

1. Founder

   Lifeskills Academy

   Oct 2020 — Present

   LifeSkills Academy has pivoted from in-person classroom education to online and virtual skills education for ages 7 - 70. The Academy operates as a for-profit DBA under Encompass Enterprises - a subchapter S umbrella organization. Teaching life skills online allows our seasoned experts to expand our reach and impact of building personal competency in everyday demands. We live the principle:\"A rising tide lifts all boats.\" And we are impassioned to permanently disrupt the School of Hard Knocks and make \"adulting\" easy.

Education

• The Etiquette Institute

  Certified Etiquette Consultant

  1997 — 1998

• San José State University

  Graphic Design

• Community Associations Institute

  PCAM

• University of California San Jose

  Graphic Design

  1972 — 1976