Amani Roberts

Current

Director of Sales & Marketing at Marina del Rey Marriott
CEO at Mirthnadir.com

Past

Director of Sales & Marketing at Los Angeles Airport Renaissance
Director of Sales & Marketing at Bethesda Marriott (Bethesda, MD)
Senior Account Executive at Marriott International

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Education

Howard University

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Hospitality

Websites

Amani Roberts’s Summary

A seasoned 13 year executive with industry expertise in hospitality, sales, marketing, e-commerce, web 2.0, blogging, micro-blogging, digital media, technology and social media. Focused on creating and growing client value through marketing, new media and online brand management.

The most current goal is to grow the digital public relations firm I created in January 2009 (www.woodsidemediagroup.com). This will happen by securing clients or individuals from all industries who are interested in being properly represented online.

A hotel consulting company is also in development. Stay tuned for more information.

Amani Roberts’s Specialties:

Property Pre-Opening (as General Manager), Certified Association Sales Executive (CASE), Social Media, Keyword Analysis, Search Engine Optimization, Blogger, Podcasting, grassroots marketing, networking, microblogging, web 2.0, RSS, digital media

Amani Roberts’s Experience

Director of Sales & Marketing

Marina del Rey Marriott

(Public Company; MAR; Hospitality industry)

February 2009 — Present (11 months)

• Responsible for managing the sales, catering and events departments of the 370 room hotel with over 18,000 square feet of meeting space. Annual revenue for these departments is $32 million dollars.
• Manages the marketing and public relations for the entire hotel including GLOW lounge which is one of California’s premiere outdoor lounges.
CEO

Mirthnadir.com

(Music industry)

April 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)

• Created, Produced and distributed weekly online radio show (podcast) via email, itunes and numerous podcast directories.
• Marketed radio show by using a breadth of social media and networking tools including twitter, Friendfeed, myspace.com, and Facebook.
• Designed a website centered around the actual show as well as music, movies and television. This website is updated daily with various interviews, videos, music clips and information related to the show.
• Analyzed internet traffic statistics and data by using tools such as Google Analytics and sitemeter.com.
• Interviewed a wide variety of musicians to include in the weekly show.

Amani Roberts’s Education

Howard University

Bachelor of Business Administration , Hospitality Management with a concentration in Finance , 1992 — 1996

Activities and Societies:

Varsity Soccer, National Society of Minorities in Hospitality, Golden Key National Honor Society