Conni Briggs

Conni Briggs

RESUME

At my core, I am a leader who values collaboration, growth, and results. Dynamic and results-oriented professional with 20+ years of delivering high-impact sales, marketing strategies, and business development initiatives. An influential leader with extensive experience in team management, customer engagement, public relations, and business restructuring to drive measurable results. Passionate about creating innovative strategies that build brand resonance and maximize revenue. Skilled at connecting with diverse stakeholders to develop lasting partnerships and community connections.

Expertise

Strategic Planning & Execution

Financials

Sales Growth

Member/Client engagement 

Outreach & Fundraising

Event Management

Marketing

Online Presence

Public Relations


Staff Retention

Staff Development

Staff Mentorship

Experience

  • Present 2024

    Bookkeeper/Operations Manager

    Acme Global Industries Inc (Acme Gift and Thread; Manhattan, KS and Acme Hot and Fresh, Lawrence, KS.)

    Duties include overseeing the reconciliation  of the corporation’s financial records; filing monthly sales and consumer use taxes, payroll, filing royalty reports; and maintaining accurate financial records using QuickBooks

  • Present 2024

    Business Operations Consultant

    Acme Global Industries Inc (Acme Gift and Thread; Manhattan, KS and Acme Hot and Fresh, Lawrence, KS.); Supercub Inc; Orange Sky Yoga; and 612 Inc

    Consulting the businesses and helping implement protocols and systems for Financials, Human Resources, Scheduling, software implementation, and other general operational procedures

  • 2024 2005

    President/Owner

    Body First, Manhattan, KS

    From 2002-2024 I was the business partner who made things run smoothly at Body First.

    Principal Roles Body First LLC

    Financial 

    Authored strategic proposals and financial frameworks that increased operational sustainability while reducing payroll and operations expenditures

    Implemented budgets and financial protocols utilizing QuickBooks and industry-specific software

    Led the organization's COVID-19 financial response, ensuring the organization secured EIDL grants, PPP Loans, care grants, and other funding, ensuring the organization's solvency.

    Business Expansion, Development, & Restructuring

    Launched and managed business expansion initiatives, delivering a 300% rise in revenue from 2015 to 2017 through strategic marketing, events, recruitment, and client retention efforts.

    After Body First purchased a struggling private tennis facility, I revitalized the facility by restructuring pricing strategies, streamlining billing processes, optimizing marketing, and downsizing expenditures- turning it into a top-tier membership-focused enterprise.

    I Successfully merged two diverse locations into a unified operational model, enhancing profitability and organizational synergy.

    During my tenure I managed all daily operations, overseeing financial management, program facilitation, and staff development to ensure excellence in service delivery.

    Leadership & Staff Development

    Built effective employee training programs, ensuring excellent customer service, safety, and professional growth.

    Mentored teams, setting clear developmental goals and actionable strategies to enhance staff performance, retention, and satisfaction

    Created comprehensive employee compensation packages and training programs that doubled staff retention and reduced general staff turnover.

    Marketing and Sales Growth

    Designed and executed digital marketing campaigns that drove measurable growth in membership services and online sales, including website redesign, social media strategy, and SEO optimization.

    Spearheaded an SEO-driven eCommerce growth strategy, increasing online sales by 25% in 2016 alone and establishing a long-term 5% annual growth trajectory.

    Built a dedicated customer-focused brand identity through strategic promotions, community outreach, events, and engaging marketing materials across multiple platforms.

    Recruited and led top-performing sales and marketing teams, mentoring them to deliver exceptional results and customer satisfaction.

Education

  • B.S. Science- Secondary Education
    Biological Sciences/General Science

    Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Community Engagement

  • Present 2024

    FRIENDS OF KONZA PRAIRIE

    Board Member
    Treasurer(2025-present)

     

    Actively serving as Board Treasurer for Friends of Konza Prairie, fostering community investment in conservation and education initiatives.

  • Present 2024

    KONZA ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

    Docent

     

    Returning my roots in education and love of the Prairie and the Flint hills

  • 2024 Present

    RILEY COUNTY SENIOR CENTER OF MANHATTAN

    Fitness Instructor (Functional Aging Specialist)

    Using my strong background in fitness and wellness, I provide Functional Aging fitness classes and with my marketing experience I have been able to grow the classes.  

  • 2020 2010

    Tennis For Life

    Body First Non Profit

    Fostered a youth tennis program in collaboration with local park authorities and Body First to increase youth tennis participation in the community.

  • 2020 2010

    MANHATTAN CROSS COUNTRY CLUB

    Board Member (2016-2018)
    Social media (2016-2020)
    Volunteer(2010-2022)

    Involved in the organization and planning of the keystone event for Manhattan Cross Country Club; the School Fitness Challenge that generated tens of thousands of dollars annually to support local school PE programs

Bryggja
Business Consulting

  • 2024 2020

    Financials

    Bookeeping

    Budget Creation

    Business Valuation

  • Present 2019

    Online Presence

    Multiple Authors, Artists, Creators

    Website Design

    Social Media

MY SKILL SET

Member/Client Engagement

Social Media

Content

Campaigns

Outreach

Email

Direct Mail

Promo materials

Events

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Campaigns

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DIGITAL MARKETING

Social Media

Email

Mailchimp

Storytelling

Content

Website

Blog

Video

Branding

WEBSITE MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Wordpress

Theme Building

Content Management


Other CMS

Drupal
Joomla

Simple Coding

HTML
CSS

Research

Industry trends, SWOT analyis; Audience

Community Engagement

Business Planning

Business

Marketing

Sales Growth

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Networking

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DATA ANALYSIS-Marketing

Google Analytics

KPIs

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Audience

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SEO

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Business Development

Business Planning

Business Plans

Budgeting

Marketing

 

Sales Growth

Strategy

Process

Cost Analysis

ROI

Business Restructuring

Research

Implementation

Refinement

Research

Industry trends, SWOT analyis; Audience

STAFF DEVELOPMENT

RECRUIT

Theme Building

Content Management

 

ONBOARD

Drupal
Joomla

RETAIN

HTML
CSS

MENTOR

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FINANCIALS

BUDGETING

Theme Building

Content Management

 

FORECASTING

Drupal
Joomla

COST ANALYSIS

HTML
CSS

MENTOR

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BOOKKEEPING SKILLS

QUICKBOOKS

Setup

Reconcilation

TAXES

Drupal
Joomla

PAYROLL

Quickbooks
ADP

MENTOR

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