Sophie L.

This position involves, amongst other duties: — developing new clients through cold phone calls and cold emails; — conducting demo meetings with potential clients and following up with clients to close deals; — assisting the director in optimizing the company’s internal SOP to streamline the coordination between the sales team and operation team, and also the means by which the company acquires new clients; — working closely with the PM team and CS team to hone the company's products and services.

This position included: — managing and growing domestic retail accounts, while expanding market share for key TCI product lines; — overseeing and optimising promotional material for brochures and the physical presentation of products for market expansion; — formulating strategic plans for e-commerce in the North American market, including on platforms such as Amazon; — sourcing suitable brick-and-mortar companies to carry TCI product lines, such as Ranch99, Trader Joe’s, Uwajimaya, etc; — overseeing and proofing the translation of promotional material for brochures and product design for anglosphere market expansion, to establish a strong market presence in the North American region; — I assisted in closing TCI Living’s first deal with one of the biggest wholesale groups in the Philippines.

This position included: — the management and acquisition of desirable product lines and brands to build and expand the company portfolio; — liaising closely with vendors and clients on a moment-to-moment basis to best serve the needs of each client; — utilising existing rapport and trust with vendors to network and establish relationships with potential new vendors and clients; — surveying closely the marketplace to discern and capitalise upon new opportunities for the company; — diversifying the catalogue of brands for which I am directly responsible; — the authority to use significant amounts of capital during investment phases, exceeding more than USD $700,000; — detail orientation with high-level and expedient problem solving; — observation of team performance and subsequent designation of duties. Achievement: The impact of the aforementioned is that I brought more than ten high-value vendors on-board in under a two year period. It should also be said more than fifty percent of these vendor acquisitions were via cold-calling and word-of-mouth validations from vendors. This, I believe, speaks to my ability to build a company’s portfolio with my innate people skills and professional determination.

— Translation and verification of company products from design process to delivery. — Logistics and shipping, including invoice documentation. — Liaising with producers and clients vis-a-vis delivery of orders and remuneration procurement.

— Assisting the owner/producer with the day-to-day running of the company. — Being the on-site company representative during pre- and in medias res production phases. — Acting as a liaison between domestic and international media production crews during projects. — Mitigating unforeseen and sudden difficulties during production to ensure a smooth, timely and cost-effective project completion. Achievement: Successfully assisted Getty image, Herbalife Nutrition, ABS-CBN Corporation and Eccholine in the execution and completion of their projects.

— Communication and coordination with all production departments for the duration of the project. — Management of digital marketing strategies and online company presence, including a YouTube channel with over 200,000 subscribers. — Acquisition of talent, including interviewing and final recruitment phases. — Expansion of the company's academic portfolio, including direct pedagogical content creation, proofreading of new content, and course brainstorming. Achievement: — Produced a 10 episode series of Chinese learning videos based upon famous movie lines. — Produced and hosted a 13 episode HSK learning series.

My formal education was a thoroughly rewarding and formative experience. During that time I learned valuable skills in self-motivation, prioritisation of time, scheduling and planning of short and long-term projects, as well as enjoying a fruitful time of overall self-discovery. As it was my first experience living abroad and away from family, it also taught me the value of cultivating new friendships and forging my own identity as an individual. * Teacher assistant in public speaking class and tutor in public speaking center. Successfully helped many native and non-native English speakers conquer their fear of public speaking. * Vice president of the Taiwanese Student Association. Held multiple events both on and off campus for students and local community. * Led the Taiwanese Student Association in holding fundraising events to support the local food bank.