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Professional, high-energy, results-driven public relations and marketing executive known for her ability to lead strategy, product marketing, and digital customer engagement, and for her ability to position a firm and partners for explosive growth. Proven track record of strategic positioning, creative conceptualization, business and relationship network development, and motivational leadership, with an innate ability to grow and maintain strong client relationships. Successful brand strategist with a proven ability to grow revenues and market share in a variety of marketplaces. Specialties: Revenue & Profit Growth | Partner & Firm Positioning | Strategic Planning | Brand Management | Relationship Development | Market Research & Analysis | Team Selling Leadership | Collateral Development | Influential Presentations | Public Relations | Event Leadership | Public Speaker & Coach | Positive Client Relationships

founder & ceo @ shariatPR, the premier destination for your custom-curated brand experience, is a full‐service boutique entertainment public relations firm offering comprehensive publicity, marketing and event planning services catered to your needs and goals. We specialize in getting the "buzz" out about our clients and creating new opportunities for engagement. Our services range from designing press kits to developing special events and promotions to gain maximum exposure and awareness about our clients. From January 2012 to Present (4 years) Community Manager - MD Burbs of DC @ Conceptualizing, negotiating, planning and executing cool, fun and buzz-worthy (big wow factor!) events/parties. Connecting with the right local organizations, socializing and adventuring. Meeting up with yelpers, attending civic events, and staying on the scene. Writing locally compelling newsletters weekly and inspiring reviews daily, as well as persuasive pitches to venue owners and marketing partners. From August 2012 to February 2013 (7 months) Managing Director @ PEKvida is a full-service Entertainment PR, Marketing, Advertising, Design + Events agency specializing in Athlete & Celebrity branding, event marketing, strategic planning, media implementation, and public relations. Our dedicated team of industry professionals will work closely with you every step of the way from the earliest planning phases, concept, and development, to the final details. PEKvida’s long list of discerning clients is a testament to our passion for creating dynamic, award-winning, client-focused programs. From March 2010 to January 2012 (1 year 11 months) Washington D.C. Metro AreaBusiness Partner & Recruiter @ As a privately held real estate investment and management firm with access to deep financial resources, Sawyer Realty Holdings has a unique ability to envision, assemble, and structure extraordinary real estate transactions. Sawyer's transactions are characterized by innovative financing, which are made possible by longstanding relationships in the capital and lending markets. Because of its ability to act quickly and independently, Sawyer uses its expertise to evaluate a transaction, and to develop a highly specific business plan. The Sawyer strategy is to leverage the promise of real estate, by acquiring undervalued multifamily properties, and then maintaining, operating and seeking high performance results. Sawyer's real estate assets increase in value due to our hard working team of property specialists, supported by our decentralized management philosophy. As applied, it means that the team members closest to the property operate with considerable autonomy in attempting to create and add value. This culture of entrepreneurship, a key component of the Sawyer operational structure, makes every property more valuable. From June 2010 to August 2011 (1 year 3 months) Honoree @ I am honored and humbled to be nominated as a candidate for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's 20th Anniversary Man & Woman of the Year Campaign. Myself, along with 19 other Washingtonians, will be campaigning and fund-raising beginning March 31, 2011 to raise $1,000,000 in support of LLS' mission to fund blood cancer research, education, and patient services. I hope you will join my team, Love 4 LLS, and I in our campaign to help raise awareness in the battle against blood cancers. From March 2011 to July 2011 (5 months) Washington D.C. Metro AreaSocial Secretary, U.S. Senate @ Responsible for the securing, contracting, planning, and coordination of market-based catering sales to include events ranging from the 2009 inauguration of President Barack Obama, Harriet Tubman unveiling, meetings of Foreign Heads of State including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, and President Réne Préval of Haiti, conferences for all branches of government, non-profit organizations and associations, as well as celebrity awareness campaigns for Michael Douglas, Ferrari, Catherine Zeta Jones, Ashley Judd, Eva Longoria, Jennifer Lopez, Jamie Oliver, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Brad Pitt, and Michelle Yeoh. From February 2009 to March 2010 (1 year 2 months) Washington D.C. Metro AreaRecruitment & Employment Branding Manager @ Cultivated and maintained relationships with culinary and hospitality programs at Cornell University, Johnson & Wales, Culinary Institute of America, Penn State, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and the Art Institute of Washington to promote recruitment activities through career fairs and expos, seminars, and targeted alumni outreach efforts in order to fully staff the new Restaurant Associates contract at the United States Senate. From September 2008 to February 2009 (6 months) Washington D.C. Metro AreaCreative, Proposal, and Federal Contractor Recruiter @ From October 2006 to September 2008 (2 years) Creative Talent Recruiter @ From September 2005 to October 2006 (1 year 2 months)

BS, Business Administration; Spanish Language & Literature @ University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business From 2000 to 2004 High School Diploma @ Winston Churchill High School From 1996 to 2000 Elly Shariat is skilled in: New Business Development, Generating Revenue, Strategic Planning, Branding Development, Relationship Development, Market Research, Market Analysis, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Collateral Material Development, Influential, Sales Presentations, Presentation Development, Public Relations, Publicity, Event Planning