MEETINGS MADE EASY - Key Persons
Kim joins Meetings Made Easy following 13 years of hotel sales experience at The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and Estancia La Jolla Hotel and Spa in La Jolla, CA. During her tenure in the industry she worked her way from Sales Assistant to Associate Director of Sales gaining a wealth of knowledge and experience along the way. Kim's two favorite aspects of the hotel sales process are fostering meaningful relationships through the face-to-face element of site visits and being a tenacious and tough (but fair) contract negotiator. She is thrilled to work on the client's side, bringing her expertise in these areas to clients across the country. Kim's proudest career moments include making MGM Resorts President's Club and being being awarded the PHG Chairman's Award as the Hotel Sales Person of the Year. Kim lives in San Diego with her husband and three daughters. She spends her free time enjoying all that San Diego has to offer, from the beach, to hiking, to yoga, to Legoland, to enjoying a spicy margarita. A Pennsylvania girl at heart, Kim loves her Pittsburgh teams and never misses a Steelers game. She loves to travel with Hawaii and the Canadian Rockies atop her list of favorite destinations. When not out and about in sunny SoCal you can find Kim hard at work busting a "KP hustle" in her home office.
Tage has over 15+ years of hotel sales, conference services, catering, and hotel operations experience. He's currently based in the beautiful mountains of Utah with a blended family of 4 children and his wife.
He has previously resided in Arizona, Minnesota, and Wyoming. They very much enjoy their time each year in Cannon Beach, OR.
His past hotel experience is well rounded in Little America's family-owned properties, Kimpton Hotels boutique higher-end and Corporate Hilton properties all with the highest standards of customer satisfaction in creating the best experience possible for their guests.
Job Titles:
- Meeting Group Broker / Reno, NV
Tanna Pearman, a 25 year veteran in the hospitality industry. She has worked in destination sales most recently with the Reno-Tahoe CVA and returned to hotel sales in 2012. She worked Business Development and Sales for THE ROW Reno during the past seven years. Tanna has planned various conferences, retreats and been involved with high profile event planning. One of her most noteworthy roles was with the Ogden, Utah CVB where she was very involved in the volunteer organization and events leading up to and during the 2002 Winter Olympics. Tanna has had the opportunity to plan meetings, negotiate contracts (both on the hotel and planner side), create content and work alongside mentors throughout her career.
Tanna lives with her husband in the Reno-Tahoe area and while she has enjoyed her career in hospitality, her most important achievements in life are living breathing humans. She has two sons who she is continually amazed by, two bonus children she is proud to call friends and five beautiful grandchildren who call her Granny T.
"The hospitality industry has been incredibly good to me and I'm blessed to have friends throughout the United States. I look forward to this new role and being an asset to my clients for many years to come."
Job Titles:
- Meeting Broker / Detroit, MI
Yvette has been in the hospitality industry for 25 + years working both hotel operations and sales. Yvette's hotel career started in Washington DC working for the Westin Hotels. Since then, she's part of the Opening Teams for 3 Luxury Hotels Properties - The Ritz Carlton Pasadena, CA, The Westin Metropolitan Airport Hotel, Detroit, Michigan & The Iconic Westin Book Cadillac, Downtown Detroit, Michigan. With a special arrangement between one of Yvette's automotive clients and the Westin, she's worked with the largest Auto Shows around the world: Frankfurt, Paris, Shanghai, Detroit, and Geneva.
One of Yvette's proudest moments is winning the Top 1% Sellers for Marriott International, Chairman's Circle in 2017.
Yvette is originally from Cape Town, South Africa. She has lived in multiple states across America for the past 30 years. She now resides in Michigan with her husband, son, dog and two cats.