Samantha Fox

Current

Office Manager at The Travel Academy
Independent Travel Agent at The Travel Fox (Self-Employed)
Sales Advisor at lia sophia (Self-employed)

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Past

Lead Bookseller - Kids at Barnes & Noble
Public Relations Coordinator at SMSU Student Association

Education

The Travel Academy
Southwest Minnesota State University

Recommended

4 people have recommended Samantha

Connections

59 connections

Industry

Apparel & Fashion

Websites

Samantha Fox’s Summary

Travel Academy Graduate: Concentration on travel industry standards including sales, customer service, and professionalism. Training on airport codes, travel industry terminology, 24-hour clock, geography, cruises, tours, Worldspan, fares, pricing, and other industry facets.

Samantha Fox’s Specialties:

Motivated, detail-oriented multi-tasker seeking employment with a growing travel agency in the West Metro or St. Cloud areas that will challenge and encourage specialization. Open to leisure, corporate, incentive, or groups and have experience traveling in groups and for leisure internationally and domestically. 10 years of customer service experience and genuine desire to help others out. Proven leader and team player adept at prioritizing, organizing, and communicating.

Samantha Fox’s Experience

Office Manager

The Travel Academy

(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

May 2009 — Present (3 months)
Independent Travel Agent

The Travel Fox (Self-Employed)

(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

March 2009 — Present (5 months)

I am an Independent Travel Agent based in Albertville, MN. I work through a host agency, Travel Quest, which is a Travel Leaders (formerly Carlson Wagonlit) affiliate, so I am able to offer my clients all of the same specials that they would be offered by walking into a Travel Leaders office. I am also an honors graduate of The Travel Academy, with training in industry standards, tours, cruises, airlines, etc. I look forward to helping you out with your leisure travel needs!
Sales Advisor
lia sophia (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Luxury Goods & Jewelry industry)

April 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

lia sophia jewelry is a direct sales company. The jewelry is gorgeous and I get to work when I want to and have time to pursue other interests important to me.

Customers can always use our Save Plan - buy 2 items at regular price and choose 1 at half price. The MOST expensive item is the half price item!

Hostesses receive awesome benefits:
*Booking gift: any item for its Hostess Bonus Price
*20% of show sales in FREE jewelry (avg. $150!)
*4 Hostess Bonus items
*2 half price items
*With 10 orders and 2 bookings FREE credit increases to 40%!

Our jewelry comes with a Lifetime Replacement Guarantee - no matter what happens to it, receive either a replacement of the same item or credit for its FULL PRICE!

Our Advisors have opportunities to earn free jewelry, prizes, and vacations - on top of the ability to have control of their working lives! Ask me how to get started so we can go to Cancun together in 2010!
Lead Bookseller - Kids

Barnes & Noble

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BKS; Retail industry)

November 2007 — February 2008 (4 months)
Public Relations Coordinator

SMSU Student Association

(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Government Administration industry)

August 2004 — June 2006 (1 year 11 months)

The SMSU Student Association (SMSUSA) is the governing body for students at SMSU. As PR Coordinator, an elected but also paid position, I was responsible for:
*weekly attendance at SMSUSA Senate meetings
*day-to-day publicizing of SMSUSA events through paper, email, and word-of-mouth campaigns
*the monthly writing, editing, and publishing of an organizational newsletter for the student body
*document SMSUSA events through picture taking
*coordination with the Communication Committee
*coordinator of 2 Red Cross Bloodmobiles each school year
*compilation of SMSUSA Scrapbook at the end of each year

Samantha Fox’s Education

The Travel Academy

Certificate , Travel Industry , 2009 — 2009

Graduated with Honors (99%)
Southwest Minnesota State University

B.A. , History , 2002 — 2007

Degree awarded Summa Cum Laude

Through leadership positions in most every organization that I was involved in I acquired first-hand experience in communicating, organizing, and event planning/execution.

Activities and Societies:

Student Association, Campus Greens, Honors Club, French Club, History Club

Additional Information

Samantha Fox’s Websites:

Samantha Fox’s Interests:

fashion, travel, wellness, technology, politics, philosophy, history, re-learning French, learning to scapbook

Samantha Fox’s Groups:

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Group
Minnesota Networking Group
Southwest Minnesota State University Alumni Association
World Tourism Network
THAT's Professional (Travel, Hospitality, Aviation & Tourism)
Travel & Tourism Industry Professionals Worldwide
Direct Selling Association
Direct Selling Women's Alliance
Supporters of Pickens Plan
Hotel Revenue Management, General Manager, Professionals, OTA, Online Travel Agents, Travel Portals