Sophia Spehar

About Sophia Spehar

Experienced management level marketing executive with a demonstrated 21 year history of working in the fashion and lifestyle sector, ready for next full-time passion project. Skilled in Advertising, Public Relations, Marketing, Sales, Retail, Event Management, and Media Relations. with 19+ years of #momcred enhanced negotiating, delegating, and bomb diffusing skills as an added bonus for my future employer! Proven and effective communicator, with a successful track record of creating and executing strategic marketing plans, confident and focused presentations, resulting in achieving and/or surpassing sales goals. Strong creative and business writer with solid art, design, and production oversight experience. BA focused in English from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Art and Philosophy HWS study abroad program in London.#lifegoals: 1) Re-enter full-time work force after stepping into a part-time role while raising three stellar children 2) Defy and subsequently annihilate the stigma attached to hiring educated, accomplished, and relevant women returning to full-time, salaried careers from in-home stints of motherhood, part-time pay, & volunteerism.#freelaboroflovestopshere #managingbroodskillstranslate #realworldneedsmomcred

Experience

1. Style Consultant

   Etcetera

   Aug 2011 — Present · New York, NY, US

   4 ranked ETCETERA Style Consultant in the nation Fall 2019,#1 ranked for Summer & Fall 2018 show weeks. Top 10 national & regional sales leader with an established and consistently growing client base of women. Use my fashion expertise to build & improve upon their wardrobes as they view & shop the ETCETERA Collection with me by private appointment in my showroom each of four seasons: Fall, Winter, Spring, & Summer. Market & grow my 8 year business through social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, et al) & a substantial referral network. As one of the top achieving consultants out of 491 nationally, I ranked in the Top 10 for Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer 2017 in my region, & had a combined Sp/Su average of #12 nationally during my show weeks. These stats are consistent with prior years standings.

Education

• Hobart and William Smith Colleges

  BA, English

  1984 — 1988

Skills

• Co-Op Advertising
• Trade Shows
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Trade Show Presentations
• Marketing Strategy
• Trade Show Production
• Fashion Writing
• Integrated Marketing
• Apparel
• Organizing Meetings
• Mannequin Styling
• Microsoft Word
• Social Media
• Sports Marketing
• Fashion Photography
• Public Relations
• Real Estate
• Media Relations
• Budgets
• Creative Writing
• Talent Management
• Event Management
• Meeting Planning
• Style Consulting
• Trend Analysis
• Corporate Communications
• Show Production
• Marketing Communications
• Facebook
• Fashion Shows
• Visual Merchandising
• Retail
• Newsletters
• Marketing
• Copy Editing
• Press Releases
• Visual Styling
• Writing
• Luxury Goods