Chandler, Arizona, United States
Over the last ten years I have been very fortunate to be involved in a variety of roles, all of which, have revolved around professional photography and content creation. I got my start in the industry as the manager of photography at 1871, the epicenter of Chicago's startup ecosystem. Thrown into the deep end, I covered about 1,000 events a year for 1871, in addition to work directly with 1871 and it's companies to tell their story. My strategic partnership with 1871 enabled me to be a resource to the early stage start-ups that were a part of the community. In the spirit of wanting to push myself further as a business person an opportunity opened up to join TagPrints, an experiential production company that specialized in building interactive photography experiences for brands, agencies and events. Brought on as the Director of Photography, I built out a small local studio arm to the business while consulting on all custom projects for TagPrints. When the chance came to join TagPrints' sales team, I stared as a BDR and quickly moved up to a BDM. Of course, 2020 comes around and the pandemic heavily impacted the events world, I get furloughed blah blah. While I waited for life to return to normal, I went back to my roots in hospitality, managing at three of Chicago's top dining destinations. In late 2022, knowing restaurants were not my forever and realizing I had enough runway, I launched my personal photography brand, Greg Rothstein. Greg Rothstein is a white glove photography service specializes in creating engaging, relatable, high quality professional images for corporate events, brand activations, small businesses and entrepreneurs. Greg is also available as a photo assistant and second photographer
Gregory Rothstein is a professional photographer and content creator from Chicago, IL who has been focusing on high-end corporate events for Fortune 500 companies and producing portraits of executives for the brands you know and love for the past decade. Greg prioritizes traveling all around the United States for his projects, and now calls Scottsdale, AZ home to escape the cold weather. Greg is renowned for his energetic enthusiasm, meticulous attention to detail, and impeccable hospitality, which he brings to every project he works on. “My motivation to create meaningful photos comes from a place of wanting to belong and a fascination, and moreso, a curiosity of having access to people, places and things I would not normally have access to."
Momotaro & The Izakaya - handle all opening and/or closing duties of the restaurant (tip-sheets, employee checkouts, end of night labor reporting) - monitor service and assist accordingly (food/drink running, bussing tables, checking in with guests) - oversee all marketing and social media efforts for Momo and The Izakaya (scheduling content shoots, generating content ideas for social media)
Contemporary American cuisine, redefined by Stephen Gillanders' most inspiring experiences from around the world. - work in a high energy restaurant assisting with daily routines at host stand - develop seating plan for brunch/dinner service and adapt accordingly - provide excellent customer service to clientele in-person and over the phone. - act as the first point of contact as guests enter the restaurant - fulfill all carryout orders - lead pre-shift meeting with a team of 3-5 servers to ensure restaurant operates properly - handle daily closeouts at end of shift
TagPrints builds interactive photo and video experiences for top agencies and next-level brands at events across the world. - Responsible for account development, assessing client needs, cold calling, handling demos/lunch and learns - Manage account relationships, contract negations, sales, pricing, billing, and coordinating along logistics/production details to appropriate teams - Perform market research on competitive landscape and industry trends to identify new opportunities to expand current set of capabilities - Generated over $250K in sales in Q3 and Q4 2019 - Saw over 900% increase in sales Q1 2019 to Q1 2020
- develop visual content for brands/agency partners - handle contract negations, sales, pricing, billing, logistics and production details - coordinate all necessary travel arrangements and associated budgeting
- Prospect accounts that can benefit from our wide range of services - Qualify prospects and establish new relationships through cold outreach (emails/calls) - Convert leads into demos for my Business Development Manager - Sit on demos and find where potential collaborations might be possible - Generated $45,000+ of sales within first three months and was accelerated to Business Development Manager by end of Q2 2019.
- Manage, staff, and photograph over 1,000 events a year upon return from sabbatical - Report to VP of Content & development in executing various photography projects across all organizations communications. - Develop content with over 500 companies within 1871 producing: headshots, social medial collateral, event coverage, and more to tell their story.