Paul Worthen

Background

About Paul Worthen

Highly organized and versatile Events Manager, successful at building and managing teams to execute high-impact events on a global scale. Proven ability to drive end-to-end event strategy, optimize cross-functional collaboration, and standardize processes to deliver exceptional attendee experience, operational excellence, and exceed goals. Demonstrated expertise in event strategy, team leadership, and process improvement. Adept at increasing event ROI, reducing costs, and ensuring seamless event operations. What others have written about my work: “Paul is impeccably organized and has created a system that rivals that of other companies who have significantly larger events teams.” Duane Call - V.P. of Marketing, Imagine Learning “I never worry about attention to detail when Paul is at the helm. …he is a problem solver who works independently and takes initiative.” Anabel Richards – Chief of Staff, Executive Director of Marketing and Sales Operations, Imagine Learning. “Paul Knows how to make things happen and how to execute with precision.” Anonymous 360 Review. “Paul was able to train his new team to be experts at event execution—they never miss a deadline and are always on top of details.[He] has created a team environment where his members feel included and valued.” Duane Call – V.P. of Marketing, Imagine Learning “[Paul’s] organization, attention to detail, … and servant leadership are amazing.” Joy C, Client “Paul…has been extremely successful as he has achieved his goals…. His customers have trusted and respected him and have been very loyal to our company because of him.” Kyle Naylor – Vice President – Worldstrides (Heritage Festivals and Bowl Games of America) Core Competencies: • End-to-End Event Management • Corporate Events • Incentive Trips • Meetings and Trainings • High-Impact Trade Shows • Partner Forums • Attendee Engagement • Contract Negotiation • Vendor Management • Speaker Sourcing • Cross-Functional Team Leadership • Process Standardization • Budget Management & Cost Optimization • Stakeholder Communication • Marketing Integration • ROI & KPI Analysis & Reporting • Team Mentorship & Development • Project Management • Team Building • Operations • Lead Generation • Festivals • Virtual Events • Webinars • Conferences • Sales Meetings including Sales Kick-Off’s (SKO’s) • Staging • Audio Visual / AV • Event Production • Group Travel • MS Office (Excel, Power Point, Word, Outlook), Zoom, NetSuite, Maximizer, Eloqua, Slack, SharePoint, Asana