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Her experience includes sales and events roles with Winchester Mystery House, Visit San Jose, Sunrise Senior Living, Worldcom, and Dialnet/LDDS Communications/MCI WorldCom, as well as volunteer work with Yamamoto Hula Ohana. As founder of New and Nostalgic Treasures/Organized Selling Solutions, Tracy established an e-commerce business that maintained 100% positive feedback across several primary platforms and less than 1% returned orders. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Advertising/Marketing from San Jose State University. ## Services - Community Engagement - Project Plans - External Communications - Stakeholder Engagement - Live Events - Training - Interpersonal Skills - Strategic Thinking - Client Relations - Volunteer Management - Online Lead Generation - Communication - Event Management - Customer Relationship Management \(CRM\) - Leadership - Negotiation - Resolving Issues - Relationship Building - Events - Project Management ## Highlights - Specializes in venue sourcing, competitive-bid procurement, purposeful event delivery, stakeholder partnerships, B2B growth, budget management, and deadline-driven execution. - Brings experience from both meeting planning and property-side sales, including positioning properties, driving revenue, and closing business. - Founded and maintained New and Nostalgic Treasures/Organized Selling Solutions, an online e-commerce shop that generated a consistent monthly revenue stream through viable resale products. - Maintained 100% positive feedback across several primary e-commerce sites and less than 1% returned orders to date for New and Nostalgic Treasures/Organized Selling Solutions. - Built a significant follower base for the online store while emphasizing customer service and satisfaction. - Improved e-commerce processes and sales techniques through creative problem-solving in a challenging business environment. - Provided downsizing clients with reselling services and guidance on sales channels to streamline the process and maximize financial returns. - Organized seasonal Yamamoto Hula Ohana benefit performances with local nonprofit associations, attaining 100% of set cause objectives. - Planned flyers and letters to support marketing for community events with Yamamoto Hula Ohana. - Negotiated hotel group rates for dancers and families traveling to out-of-town performances with Yamamoto Hula Ohana. - Supported promotional and marketing event organizers as a Yamamoto Hula Ohana volunteer. - Adapted curriculum and developed a syllabus responsive to a student’s needs and interests at Ocean Grove Charter School. - Researched and selected resources for a student with a documented processing disability, contributing to remarkable progress according to external assessments. - Facilitated field trips and hands-on learning activities and prepared detailed progress reports for Ocean Grove Charter School’s Educational Facilitator. - Promoted Worldcom program affiliations through tradeshows and special events to increase customer traffic and brand exposure. - Maintained a consistent supply of qualified leads for Worldcom sales teams to support improved conversion rates and sales volume. - Created specialized regional marketing-program presentations and supported contract negotiation at Worldcom. - Initiated co-marketing agreements with key nonprofit organizations at Dialnet/LDDS Communications/MCI WorldCom, sharing qualified and potential customer audiences to reduce marketing costs. - Pioneered regional-municipality partnership programs through strategic gap analysis at Dialnet/LDDS Communications/MCI WorldCom, achieving more than 120% of sales plan. - Strengthened marketing and selling knowledge through Brian Tracy, Dale Carnegie, Zig Ziglar, and related seminars. - Held sales and events roles with Winchester Mystery House, LLC Visit San Jose and Sunrise Senior Living. - Earned a bachelor’s degree in Advertising/Marketing, including a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising, from San Jose State University. ## Experience - **Sales Manager at Visit San Jose** (2024-08-01–2026-02-01) - **Sales Manager-Group Sales & Events at Winchester Mystery House, LLC** (2023-05-01–2024-06-01) - **Marketing Events Coordinator at Sunrise Senior Living** (2022-11-01–2023-04-01) - **Volunteer Marketing & Events Assistant at Yamamoto Hula Ohana** (2014-08-01–2022-09-01) — ● Organized seasonal benefit performances working collaboratively with local nonprofit associations, attaining 100% of set cause objectives ● Planned the drafting of flyers and letters accurately and conveniently to enhance marketing efforts for community events ● Negotiated group rates at hotels for dancers and families during out-of-town performances, utilizing interpersonal communication ● Volunteered assistance to promotional and marketing event organizers, influencing team members to maintain a positive outlook in challenging situations - **Small Business Owner at New and Nostalgic Treasures/Organized Selling Solutions** (2009-10-01–2024-10-01) — ● Successfully founded and maintained an online e-commerce shop. Generated a consistent monthly revenue stream by securing viable resell products. ● Maintained 100% positive feedback through several primary e-commerce sites and generated significant followers for the online store. Focused on customer service and satisfaction: with less than 1% of orders returned to date. ● Spearhead the improvement of processes and drive changes in sales techniques, leveraging the ability to use creative problem-solving skills to deliver quality service in a challenging business environment ● Convey with buyers via email, website chat, and inbound telephone calls using impactful oral and written communication to answer inquiries, augmenting client satisfaction amicably ● Provided comprehensive downsizing solutions for clients, offering expert reselling services and guidance on various sales channels to streamline the process and maximize financial returns. - **Homeschool Educator/Homeschool Parent/Teacher at Ocean Grove Charter School** (2009-08-01–2015-05-01) — ● Simplified and adapted the curriculum, by evaluating information from multiple sources and viewpoints, consolidating a syllabus that fulfills the specific needs and interests of the student ● Researched and selected appropriate resources to aid my student with a documented processing disability, achieving remarkable progress for the student according to external assessments ● Trained and taught the student on a variety of subjects while providing motivation and inspiration to keep individual studies current and exciting ● Facilitated field trips and hands-on activities relevant to the curriculum, through advanced preparation and time management, increasing the positive learning experience for the student ● Prepared detailed reports for Ocean Grove Charter School's Educational Facilitator to review and monitor individual progress - **Regional Partner Marketing Sales Manager- California Market at Worldcom** (1994-01-01–2000-08-01) — ● Promoted program affiliations through effectual tradeshows and special events, augmenting customer traffic and exposing brands to potential customers ● Ensured the consistent supply of qualified leads to sales teams, improving conversion rates and overall sales volumes ● Created specialized marketing program presentations leveraging adaptability to meet the dynamics in the regional market, and contract negotiation - **Account Executive at Dialnet/ LDDS Communications/MCI WorldCom** (1991-05-01–1994-01-01) — ● Initiated co-marketing agreements with key non-profit organizations by sharing audiences of qualified and potential customers, remarkably decreasing the cost of marketing budgets ● Pioneered special partnership programs for regional municipalities through strategic gap analysis, achieving over 120% of sales plan ● Optimized marketing knowledge and selling techniques by attending Brian Tracy, Dale Carnegie, Zig Ziglar, and parallel seminars fostering aptitude for long-term success ## Education - Bachelor of Arts - BA, Advertising — San Jose State University - Bachelor's degree, Advertising/Marketing — San Jose State University - Bachelor's degree, Advertising/Marketing — San José State University - Bachelor of Arts - BA, Advertising — San José State University ## FAQ ### What does Tracy do? Tracy works across meeting planning, event management, venue sales, sales management, affiliate marketing, and travel advising. ### What are Tracy’s strongest professional skills? Tracy specializes in sourcing venues, securing competitive bids, building stakeholder partnerships, supporting B2B growth, and delivering purposeful client events while managing budget and deadline requirements. ### What perspective does Tracy bring to event work? Tracy understands the event industry from both perspectives: as a meeting and event planner and as a sales professional who positions properties, drives revenue, and closes business. ### What was Tracy’s role at Winchester Mystery House? Tracy served as Sales Manager for Group Sales & Events at Winchester Mystery House, LLC. The record does not provide additional responsibilities or results for this role. ### What was Tracy’s role at Visit San Jose? Tracy served as a Sales Manager at Visit San Jose. The record does not provide additional responsibilities or results for this role. ### What was Tracy’s role at Sunrise Senior Living? Tracy served as a Marketing Events Coordinator at Sunrise Senior Living. The record does not provide additional responsibilities or results for this role. ### What did Tracy accomplish at Worldcom? As Regional Partner Marketing Sales Manager for the California market at Worldcom, Tracy promoted program affiliations through tradeshows and special events to increase customer traffic and brand exposure. She ensured sales teams had a consistent supply of qualified leads to improve conversion rates and sales volume, and created specialized regional marketing-program presentations that incorporated contract negotiation. ### What did Tracy accomplish at Dialnet, LDDS Communications, and MCI WorldCom? As an Account Executive at Dialnet/LDDS Communications/MCI WorldCom, Tracy initiated co-marketing agreements with key nonprofit organizations that shared qualified and potential customer audiences and reduced marketing costs. She also pioneered partnership programs for regional municipalities through gap analysis, achieving more than 120% of sales plan. ### What professional development has Tracy completed? Tracy strengthened her marketing and selling knowledge by attending seminars led by Brian Tracy, Dale Carnegie, Zig Ziglar, and similar presenters. ### What has Tracy done as a small-business owner? Tracy founded and maintained the online e-commerce shop New and Nostalgic Treasures/Organized Selling Solutions. She built a consistent monthly revenue stream by securing viable resale products, maintained 100% positive feedback across several primary e-commerce sites, developed a significant online following, and kept returned orders below 1% to date. ### How does Tracy serve e-commerce and downsizing clients? Through New and Nostalgic Treasures/Organized Selling Solutions, Tracy improved processes and sales techniques through creative problem-solving. She communicated with buyers through email, website chat, and inbound calls, and provided downsizing clients with reselling services and guidance on sales channels intended to streamline downsizing and maximize financial returns. ### What did Tracy accomplish with Yamamoto Hula Ohana? As a volunteer Marketing & Events Assistant with Yamamoto Hula Ohana, Tracy organized seasonal benefit performances with local nonprofit associations and attained 100% of set cause objectives. She planned flyers and letters for community-event marketing, negotiated hotel group rates for dancers and families traveling to performances, and supported promotional and marketing event organizers. ### What did Tracy do at Ocean Grove Charter School? As a Homeschool Educator, Homeschool Parent, and Teacher with Ocean Grove Charter School, Tracy adapted curriculum by evaluating multiple sources and viewpoints and consolidating a syllabus suited to the student’s needs and interests. She researched resources for a student with a documented processing disability, with remarkable progress reported through external assessments, led instruction and hands-on activities, and prepared detailed progress reports for the school’s Educational Facilitator. ### What skills does Tracy bring to employers and clients? Tracy’s listed skills include community engagement, project plans, external communications, stakeholder engagement, live events, training, interpersonal skills, strategic thinking, client relations, volunteer management, online lead generation, communication, event management, CRM, leadership, negotiation, resolving issues, relationship building, events, and project management. ### What is Tracy’s education? Tracy earned a bachelor’s degree in Advertising/Marketing, including a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising, from San Jose State University. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-tomlin