Leslie Grandy

Property Marketing + Events | Culture + Engagement

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

About

Experience

  • Sr Property Marketing & Events Specialist at CBRE
    Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Employee Experience Manager at CLO Virtual Fashion Inc.
    Apr 2023 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

    At CLO, I supported cross-functional teams in aligning business operations with our global mission and values and managed projects such as implementing HR policies, managing end-to-end employee lifecycle processes, and driving operational efficiency. Partnered with Global People & Culture to localize and execute HR strategies across regional offices. Acted as liaison between global and regional offices to ensure alignment in policies, procedures, and documentation. Managed full-cycle events for intimate internal employee gatherings through large scale external client facing summits.

  • Vendor Manager, Events at Postal.io
    Nov 2021 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr

    As the Vendor Manager for Events, I served as the lead contact for event vendor partners including sourcing, contract negotiation, onboarding, and technical training while optimizing their in app user experience. I had the opportunity to cultivate and enhance an events marketplace full of unique virtual and hybrid event experiences to fulfill both business needs and customer requests. Here are a few highlights: • Worked directly with product engineering teams to identify and troubleshoot bugs leading to process improvement, and created app feature requests to streamline the vendor user experience and productivity. • Strategically grew the Events Marketplace offerings by 40% by curating and onboarding 36% specialized vendors based on business needs and customer requests. • Supported customers by creating custom events, curating event assortments, and day of logistical troubleshooting between the vendor and registrants

  • Wine Club Manager at Laetitia Vineyard & Winery at Vintage Wine Estates
    Oct 2020 - Nov 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Produced large scale events and intimate experiences for club members and guests including club pick up parties, virtual tastings, summer music series and vineyard walks • Managed the daily operations including sales, member retention, shipping, stocking, transfer logistics, inventory management, and customer service for a ~5,000 member wine club • Created content including physical and digital assets for promotions and social media, along with email/text campaigns reaching ~8,000 club members and subscribers • Analyzed daily revenue reports to relay data and key metrics to staff to motivate them towards sales and club sign up goals

  • Events & Employee Engagement Manager at JUUL Labs
    Jan 2019 - May 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Served as the primary lead for employee engagement and workplace experiences. • Orchestrated events and engagement programs from conception through execution, managed multiple projects simultaneously, and tailored events to the needs of specific offices and geographies • Developed, analyzed and managed budgets for events and other Employee Experience initiatives like Employee Resource Groups • Launched 8 Employee Resource Groups to build a culture of inclusivity and belonging for nearly 500 members of underrepresented minority groups • Supported workplace operations in designing accessible workspaces and managing food programs across global offices