User:Meredith.L.VA

A Career in Sales Began by Accident
After college Meredith, then Creamer, began a career in hospitality as a Dining Room Manager in Providence, RI. That path took her across the country and around the world as she added a wealth of knowledge and experience in the art of event creation. After working at some of the world's best hotels like Marriott's Camelback Inn in Arizona, The Naples Beach Hotel in Florida, and Colonial Williamsburg Hotels in Virginia, she left the fast-paced world of hotel catering to open her own business as an event planner. Seven years later Meredith realized she had a gift for sales, marketing, and content creation. With a stalled economy she closed her business and began working in various industries, utilizing her years of business development skills and public relations experience. Today, now Meredith Lettiere, she leads a team of employees at Elizur International Inc. T/A HeartStraws in Virginia Beach, VA. Together with owner Kevin Ren, Meredith has launched a new line of glass straws in an effort to help spark a movement of ecological responsibility. Known as HeartStraws, the company strives to make giving back to the community and cleaning up our waterways as much a core mission as making a profit. Her efforts were recently recognized by Coastal VA Magazine with their Community Impact Award.