Resume

Catherine A. Wood
4350 Brookside Ct. #307, Edina, MN 55436
(952) 836-7874
Catherine.anne.wood@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE

Talented and motivated sales consultant looking to leverage my experience in relationship building, presenting to clients and writing into a fulfilling, creative, fast paced, public relations position.

EDUCATION

December 2005 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
B.S., Business Administration: Emphasis in Marketing

EXPERIENCE

January 2006    Unum                   Edina, MN
Employee Benefits Sales Consultant

• Managed a territory of over 100 brokers in a large geographic area including all of South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota and in the twin cities.
• Successfully completed an extensive 8 month sales training program and was awarded “Most Likely to Succeed” as a rookie in 2006.
• Cultivated effective internal and external working relationships to help brokers increase their revenue and increase territory sales.

PR Related Activities

• Produce a monthly “Unum Update” newsletter for distribution to all of my brokers.
• Organized and presented continuing education classes for up to 40 insurance professionals.
• Writing an article for publication in Connections, Unum’s newsletter, on a new corporate inititive.
• Submit article ideas to corporate publications.
  
  

Spring 2004      Smashbox Cosmetics     Los Angeles, CA
Cooperative Marketing Project

• Studied, with a team, Smashbox’s complete marketing strategy from packaging to distribution channels to improve efficiency and efficacy.
• Made recommendations to the CEO and CCO.
  
  

2001-2003        Gamma Phi Beta         Los Angeles, CA
Philanthropy Chair

• Organized philanthropic events that drew over $10,000 in donations.
• Managed a team of volunteers who made these events successful.

INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES

http://mnprjobseeker.blogspot.com/, yoga, reading, writing and good food.