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Karina is strongest in consultative selling, negotiation, and long-term account management, adjusting price and scope to protect margin while pursuing durable client value and trust. Her current work includes executive-level presentations that integrate financial analysis with GPS-based inspection data, as well as a portfolio-wide data-reconciliation effort that improved the integrity of account records. Karina has experience with monthly contracts ranging from $2,000 to $25,000 and has closed agreements worth up to $75,000 per month, including a Flagstar agreement. Her background also includes sales, hospitality, restaurant, hotel, and event-management leadership roles at Paper Factory Hotel, Blockheads Restaurants, Yard House Restaurants, Cosi, and Miss Lilys. Karina holds a BA in Personality Psychology from Lehman College and an AS in Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services from Borough of Manhattan Community College. She works in English and Spanish. ## Services - Lead Qualification - Creative Problem Solving - Attention to Detail - Candidate Experience - Consultative Selling - Communication - Return on Investment - Relationship Building - Business-to-Business \(B2B\) - Recruiting - Online Advertising - Spanish - English - Direct Sales - New Business Development - Software as a Service \(SaaS\) - Social Media Marketing Digital Marketing Digital Media New Business Development Public Relations Online Advertising Busi - Facebook - Time Management - Event Planning - Menu Development - Customer Service - Microsoft Office - Social Media - Leadership - Public Speaking - Event Management - Microsoft Word - Microsoft Excel - Hospitality Industry ## Highlights - Manages a diverse commercial real estate account portfolio for Empire State Realty Trust \(ESRT\) as an Account Executive at Alliance Building Services. - Conducts billing reconciliation and business development initiatives for the ESRT portfolio. - Delivers executive-level presentations that combine financial analysis and GPS-based inspection data. - Led a portfolio-wide data-reconciliation effort that enhanced account-record data integrity. - Owns client relationships throughout the lifecycle, including post-sale account management and operations coordination. - Negotiates price and scope to protect margins while maintaining long-term client value. - Has managed monthly contracts ranging from $2,000 to $25,000. - Closed deals worth up to $75,000 per month, including a $75,000-per-month Flagstar agreement. - Built sales, hospitality, restaurant, hotel, and event-management experience through roles at Paper Factory Hotel, Blockheads Restaurants, Yard House Restaurants, Cosi, and Miss Lilys. ## Experience - **Account Executive at Alliance Building Services** (2023-05-01–present) — Managed a diverse commercial real estate account portfolio for Empire State Realty Trust \(ESRT\). • Conducted billing reconciliation and spearheaded business development initiatives. • Delivered executive-level presentations integrating financial analysis and GPS-based inspection data. • Led a portfolio-wide data reconciliation effort, enhancing data integrity in account records. - **Sales Manager at Yard House Restaurants** (2021-10-01–2023-05-01) - **Sales Manager at Cosi** (2018-11-01–2020-05-01) - **Sales Manager at Paper Factory Hotel** (2017-11-01–2018-11-01) - **Managing Director at Blockheads Restaurants** (2016-09-01–2017-11-01) - **Event Manager at Miss Lilys** (2011-10-01–2016-08-01) ## Education - Associate of Science - AS, Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services — Borough of Manhattan Community College - Bachelor of Arts - BA, Personality Psychology — City University of New York-Herbert H. Lehman College - Bachelor of Arts - BA, Personality Psychology — Lehman College ## FAQ ### What does Karina do? Karina is an Account Executive at Alliance Building Services. She manages a diverse commercial real estate portfolio for Empire State Realty Trust \(ESRT\), conducts billing reconciliation, pursues business development, and supports client relationships from the sale through account management and operations coordination. ### What are Karina's core sales strengths? Karina is particularly strong in consultative selling, negotiation, relationship building, and long-term account management. She negotiates by balancing price and scope while protecting margins, and she emphasizes client value and trust over purely transactional sales approaches. ### What has Karina accomplished at Alliance Building Services? Karina manages the ESRT commercial real estate portfolio at Alliance Building Services. Her work has included a portfolio-wide data-reconciliation initiative that enhanced the integrity of account records and executive presentations combining financial analysis with GPS-based inspection data. ### What deal sizes has Karina handled? Karina has worked with monthly contracts ranging from $2,000 to $25,000 and has closed deals up to $75,000 per month. One notable agreement was a $75,000-per-month Flagstar agreement. ### Where has Karina worked previously? Before Alliance Building Services, Karina was a Sales Manager at Paper Factory Hotel, Yard House Restaurants, and Cosi. She was also Managing Director at Blockheads Restaurants and Event Manager at Miss Lilys. ### What is Karina's educational background? Karina has a Bachelor of Arts in Personality Psychology from the City University of New York's Herbert H. Lehman College, also listed as Lehman College. She also earned an Associate of Science in Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services from Borough of Manhattan Community College. ### What languages does Karina speak? Karina works in English and Spanish. ### What sales, business-development, and marketing skills does Karina have? Karina's sales and commercial skills include lead qualification, consultative selling, direct sales, outside sales, cold calling, new business development, business development, new business opportunities, B2B selling, CRM, sales presentations, negotiation, contract negotiation, return on investment, product knowledge, and relationship building. She also has experience with sales cycles, KPIs, P&L, budgets, RFPs, revenue management, marketing strategy, brand exposure, public relations, social media marketing, digital marketing, digital media, online advertising, email marketing, Facebook, and SaaS. ### What operational and hospitality skills does Karina bring? Karina's hospitality and operational capabilities include hospitality management, hospitality industry knowledge, restaurant management, food and beverage, catering, menu development, event planning, event management, customer service, buyouts, management, leadership, communication, public speaking, creative problem solving, attention to detail, time management, and Microsoft Office, Word, and Excel. Her listed skills also include recruiting and candidate experience. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karina-vidal-b0ab2846