Jessie Keene

Jessie Keene has a diverse work experience spanning over several industries. They began their career as a Management Trainee Intern at Enterprise Rent-A-Car in 2006. Later, Jessie worked as an Account Manager at CareerBuilder.com, where they successfully built relationships with potential customers and secured new business. After that, they joined DeVry Inc. as an Admissions Advisor, consistently achieving sales goals and receiving recognition for their contributions. Following their time at DeVry, Jessie worked at Restaurant.com as a Sales Executive, where they excelled in cold calling and consistently met or exceeded sales goals. They then transitioned to White Lodging Services as a Cluster Senior Sales Manager, responsible for soliciting and confirming new business. At Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel, Jessie held the role of Sales Manager, exceeding sales and activity goals and managing the annual business travel rate negotiation process. Later, they joined Aimbridge Hospitality, where they worked their way up from Business Travel Sales Manager to Associate Director Of Sales and eventually Director of Sales. In these roles, Jessie oversaw sales operations, developed sales and marketing plans, and led the hotel through a recovery period following the contraction caused by COVID. Currently, Jessie is the Director of Sales at Janko Hospitality, utilizing their extensive experience to drive sales and achieve business targets.

Jessie Keene attended Northern Illinois University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing with an Emphasis on Professional Sales. Jessie also pursued further education at Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University, where they obtained a Master of Business Administration degree.