Career Highlights, Achievements & Awards
William Grisolia
KEY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Honored guest of the President in the Oval Office
- International television and print interviews
- Delegate, Democratic Nominating Conventions (2008, 2004)
- Developed European marketing network
- Lobbied Congress for a financial services trade association
- Millions of dollars in sales (Sustainable-seafood restaurant concept)
- Legislative Assistant, United States Senator Robert Dole
SELECTED CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
- Helped avert business catastrophe as a member of the Crisis Team for a billion-dollar company during a major international ethics imbroglio.
- Lobbied Congress on behalf of a national trade association. Influenced voting on key legislation. Obtained meetings with legislators who were previously unreceptive. Interviewed in the national trade press. Helped grow local assets 70% from $45 to $76 million in seven years.
- Created strategic partnerships and secured commitment from elected officials and community leaders. Secured media value of a half million dollars for large public festivals through marketing a year-long event program drawing over 5,000 people annually.
- Produced and MC’d the congressional award dinner honoring Congresswoman Linda Sanchez. Helped team secure the State Chamber Convention. Increased print and electronic coverage by 250% and member growth by 150% in two years.
- Won significant, extensive national press creating a nationally-recognized sustainability concept. Invited as a “green marketing” panelist at an international convention. Sold millions of dollars.
- Interviewed by international television and print media while developing international marketing network for a multimillion dollar company. Interviewed on satellite broadcasts from New York to Madrid.
- Sold a half a million dollars worth of tickets for a philanthropic concert series booking Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach and Johnny Mathis. Achieved media value of more than $102,000.
- Featured in the cover story of the national magazine for a telecommunications company because of an innovative program for a new product launch. Won the California state sales award.
- TV Spokesperson for a billion-dollar corporation. Interviewed in Spanish.
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
- National Service In Excellence Award, Excel Telecommunications
- Manager of the Year, SYETP Program, Workforce Investment Board
- Outstanding Partner Award, Association of Educational Managers
- Multiple service awards, nominated by managers, vendors and peers
- Guest Lecturer, UCLA, Pepperdine and the Trebas Institute
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