Megan Harlander

meganharlander@gmail.com

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Education

 

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration |  Biola University

Emphasis in Marketing Management

 

Biola Startup Competition

• Received the Wayfare Award

• Collaborated with a team of students to create a shower caddy product

• Drafted business plan which included marketing and finance strategies

• Pitched the business plan to a panel of judges

 

Target Market Project

• Researched industry trends in the farm to table restaurant industry and did a side by side analysis of 2 existing restaurants

• Conducted customer interviews to gather data on trends, prices, customer values

• Created a new restaurant that addressed pain points experienced by customers

 

Bakersfield College | Culinary Arts Program

• Worked in the Bakersfield College Renegade Room Restaurant

• Assisted pastry chef at the Bakersfield Petroleum Club

• Worked various events for Valentine Restaurant

 

Work Experience

 

Marketing and PR Intern | Foodstirs | 2018

• Utilized Revfluence to connect with Instagrammers and find brand influencers

• Organized and mailed packages to influencers and stores

• Connected with customers at tradeshows

 

Event Coordinator Support Staff | SPA | 2016-2017

• Planned campus wide events with a team to foster school spirit

• Took initiative to complete logistics for successful day of 

• Set up events and worked to ensure events ran smoothly

 

Baker | De Coeur Bakeshop | 2015 & 2016

• Learned how to bake custom cakes, macarons, and other pastries

• Shopped for and restocked kitchen inventory

 

Swim Instructor Bakersfield Swim Academy 2014 to 2015

• Taught swim lessons

• Assistant coach for swim team

• Supervised swim meets