Kenedy Shary Blom

+1(224) 388-2698 | www.linkedin.com/in/kenedyblom | kenedyblom@gmail.com

HIGHLIGHTS
• Young professional with experience working in Milan, Italy and Chicago, Illinois
• Student expected to graduate in May 2019 from SMU, major in Fashion Media, minor in Sociology
• Interested in building a career in Luxury Brand Management.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Studio H Showroom, Intern Chicago | May-Aug 2018
• Met with buyers to show them the new line, and attended showroom appointments
• Entered orders from buyers into Showroom Exchange
• Took inventory of lines to monitor as they came in and out of the showroom
• Created and posted to Instagram and Facebook weekly to increase followers
• Organized Stylemax Trade Show by setting up booth, selling lines, and entering orders using Joor

Spring-Up Showroom, Intern Milan, Italy | Jun-Aug 2017

• Created prospect lists by researching boutiques that carried the right looks and price points for our
designer collections
• Developed telephone campaign to introduce and sell store buyers on our designer collections
• Observed meetings with designers who brought in their collections to be shown at Spring-Up

Lichten Craig Interior Design, Intern Chicago | Jul-Aug 2016

• Observed office meetings with management and designers
• Accompanied designers to the Merchandise Mart to choose fabrics for clients
• Attended client home meetings with designers to review design selections

STUDENT MEDIA
SMU TV Dallas | Fall 2018
• Created a student news show (2x/week) and acted as a writer, director, technical director, cameras

SMU LOOK TV, Reporter Dallas | Spring 2019

• Reported on fashion and cultural trends and created video news packages

EDUCATION & SKILLS

Southern Methodist University Dallas | May 2019
• Meadows School of the Arts, Bachelor of Fashion Media
• Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, minor in Sociology
• Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
SMU IES Abroad, Luxury brand management Paris | Aug-Dec 2017
SMU Communications, Summer Program London | Jun 2016
New Trier High School, Honor Student Winnetka, Illinois | 2015
Skills: Photoshop, Microsoft Office Suite, Joor, Proficient in AP Style, Conversational in Spanish