Jamie Marie Miller has been active in event production, public relations, and hospitality/entertainment marketing for over 10 years. In addition to being part of the core group for Sage Management and Marketing she also holds the position of Business Development Manager and Trainer for the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association.
Her lifelong passion for the food and beverage
industry started as a child, with both parents raising her
in an Italian restaurant in New Jersey. She has owned/operated
and managed several restaurants on the Gulf Coast including
a Florida Trend Top 20 Restaurant, and has served as a consultant
on over 6 start-up hospitality businesses. This experience
gives her a keen business sense and understanding of added
value for clients. Jamie has managed operations and raised
over $2.5 million dollars in sponsorship dollars for the
Gulf Coast's largest events including The Taste of the Nation,
The Best of The Emerald Coast, Relay For Life, Star Chefs,
Independent Music Awards, and a bevy of other top notch
events in the Gulf Coast market.
In 2005 she was awarded “The National
Leadership Award for Event Promotions” from Share
Our Strength, a leading hunger relief organization. Jamie
has hosted pre and post show events for International clients,
Master Chefs, media and music artists. As a result, she
is an expert in mega-production logistics in challenging
venues, and has extensive experience in on-site management,
vendor negotiations, audio/visual set up and execution,
crisis management, marketing, public relations, show production,
and ensuring an on-time and on budget event. Jamie is a
food and beverage professional, a special event planner
and has a certification in fundraising/management from University
of West Florida.
Contributing to the community as a public
relations professional, Jamie has held Board/Trustee positions
with The Manna Food Bank, The Pensacola Little Theatre and
Cultural Center, Florida Restaurant Association, and Five
Flags Rotary. She has been recognized and awarded The National
Community Leadership Award for Event Promotions, Spirit
of Women's Community Service Award, Rotary International
Ethics Business Award and The Crystal Award for fund raising.
She currently serves as Vice President of the Emerald Coast
Advertising Federation and is a board member of the Northwest
Florida Chapter of The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association.
Her extensive experience has prepared her
for the next phase of her career… starring in her
own production—Sage Management and Marketing.
Jamie and her family claim the beautiful Gulf
Coast of Florida as their home.