V. Violet Burns

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About V. Violet Burns

Often described as an articulate ‘people person’, I am an outside-the-box thinker, who takes on new challenges, and flexes to meet ever-changing business demands. I am a proactive problem-solver with the ability to visualize the end result and identify potential barriers to success before they happen. In the communications arena, I am adept at drilling down through diverse messaging to connect with an audience and piecing information together to create a compelling narrative. I am adept at identifying gaps in human communication networks to then provide viable solutions for improvement. Throughout my professional career, I have excelled in special event planning, program development, copywriting, audience engagement, and branding. I have been employed in the non-profit and public sectors alike and have taken on numerous private projects. My dossier includes publicly traded companies, exclusive private clubs, higher education, hospitals, advertising firms, entrepreneurs, and record labels. Great challenge can bring great reward. I developed and promoted an outreach program that experienced a growth rate of more than 40% per year in its first three years. I also restructured the budget for an annual fundraising event saving more than in expenses and increasing donor dollars by another Recently, I re-developed a website and e-newsletter, tripling audience engagement. In my down time, you might find me reading industry publications, hiking Runyun Canyon with my dog, or expanding my creative boundaries in the kitchen. I love writing, great design, and trolling LA’s culturally-diverse food scene.