Kendahl Lovelace

Created and led distribution visuals for program audiences while partnering with talent and executive teams on announcements, speaking opportunities, and storytelling through social media. Managed guest promotional materials and endorsements, maintained a CRM of 100+ potential guests/partners, and streamlined podcast workflows to deliver recording assets for episode production.

Aligned event budgets with financial staff and the Senior Director of Events, ensuring accurate reconciliation. Managed CX registration setup, mobile app build-out, customer support, and delivered YOY reporting to support new regional initiatives.

Managed vendor and client relationships for events generating 51%+ of company revenue and supported international/off-site projects by identifying and establishing resource vendor partners. Led C-suite educational event planning, including conference A/V, logistics, and event production for 1,100+ attendees, delivering a 95%+ guest satisfaction rating (highest for the association).

Built and documented a community platform with an 800+ image library supporting an 80-page BRD, while managing members and SMEs for an exclusive 200+ member community. Developed year-long events and custom weekly communities, driving a 25% churn reduction, increased MRR, and 10% membership/revenue growth via investor and partner onboarding.

Managed a vendor/client CRM to enable a global forum for shared research analysis and empathetic collaboration. Delivered innovation-focused global events by coordinating trips/operations, partnerships, promotional materials, and event P&Ls across instructors, travel, swag, venue, F&B, and branding.

Coordinated internal event communications and weekly order deadlines to support seamless event execution. Served as the primary event liaison by directing lead instructors and ensuring scheduling alignment to exceed client expectations.

Managed and supported design work for 400+ large-store client rollouts, including Walmart and Bank of America, with digital signage execution across internal store displays. Handled data entry, asset tracking, report preparation, meeting scheduling, resource allocation, and shipment tracking logistics.

Sourced and managed venues, travel, food and beverage, vendors, RFPs, contracts, and staff for the largest fundraising event. Coordinated site visits that reduced overall costs by 300k compared with the prior year.

Spearheaded an inventory monitoring system with shipping audit capabilities across 5,000+ display items, generating $3,000 per trade show in savings. Led a 120-person (union included) team installing 96 trade show booths at the Javits Center, and managed logistics for 70+ exhibition events while coordinating facility relocation without disruption.

Ensured $500k event success by reducing loss and costs through agile budget planning and execution. Managed large-scale events with 4,000+ guests and increased repeat clients through direct client management, vendor vetting, and production redundancies that supported consistent quality.

Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts from St. Thomas Aquinas College.