Molly Belviso

Owner and founder of O Christmas Geek, specializing in Internet retail of high-quality Christmas ornaments and decor targeted to the geek tastes and lifestyle.

Drove sales 300% within specific product lines to individual customers in amounts between 2,000 to 40,000.

Consulting with established and novice restaurants and businesses, using wide experience and professional eye to guide and drive revenue and customer bases, facilitate negotiations, most recently for Battle and Brew in Marietta, GA, Carter Family Pharmacy Group, Dalle Mi Mani/Simply Amazing Gelato, and the Alabama Renaissance Faire.

Supervised front gate operations and stage schedules, interacted with up to 25,000 attendees per day in a manner appropriate to the festival venue. Managed four independent businesses within festival’s business structure; staffing, training, revenue reconciliation.

Solely responsible for strategizing and executing all client events, meetings, seminars, receptions/dinners of 300+ people, scheduling and educating staff, liaising with vendors, venue contract negotiations, arranging travel and accommodations for clients, on planning teams for events of 10,000+ people.

Management duties included staff hiring, all training and supervision for an FOH staff of 40+, guest satisfaction, revenue reconciliation, payroll (consistently achieved labor level goals), profit-and-loss statements and COGS. Produced seasonal marketing newsletter with a circulation of 6000, supervised private event contracts for 25-500 people, including events, pharmaceutical meetings, and receptions for Kanye West, LeBron James, and Richard Blais, in an award winning restaurant with a 52% return rate; #5 in MSN Top New Restaurants in America 2005, Top 25 Restaurant in Atlanta 2005-2008, Atlanta Magazine.

Screening, hiring of all FOH staff, designed training programs and all training materials, structured restaurant FOH systems. Wrote and photographed press releases, print and web advertising supervision, planned soft opening events; “Friends and Family”, etc., conducted staff alcohol awareness education (using the TIPS program) and health code education.

Guided new festival from concept to flourishing attendance base of 5000+ people over five years, all years under budget. Produced marketing materials, press releases, posters and all training packets. Staffed festival, liaised with vendors, developed scheduling, supervised facility readiness, rentals, stage construction, and games, entertainment and front gate departments.

Drove revenue and business to 35% increase during first six months, supervised all restaurant functions, managed all FOH staff, designed wine list, with emphasis on American and South American wines, marketing and promoting restaurant through off-site events & catering

Consulted with Chamber of Commerce to develop community-fueled activities to attract tourism to the Lawrenceville Square merchants and businesses.

Partial BA in Restaurant Management (graduated MFA program prior to completion)

Minors in Holocaust Studies, Children's Literature, Creative Writing, English History to 1800, Shakespeare, British Literature