Urban Enterprises

Our featured staff member for April 2013 is Shelby Watson. Shelby has been of tremendous assistance in the office.  Shelby has been working with Urban Enterprises since December 2012. We began bringing her into the Urban office in March to help with data entry and building our Neighborhood Distribution Program. "Shelby is a quick learner, has a wonderful attitude and is very thorough.  I'm so happy we are bringing her on to be a part of our office staff!" -Kelly S.

Our featured staff member for March 2013 is Dustin Lewis. Dustin has been working for us since 2012 and really went above and beyond during February's Apex project. From Kelly Greene: "Dustin is a joy to work with. He is reliable, always on time and has a smile that could brighten anyone's day!"

1.  How long have you been working for Urban Enterprises? 8 months?? I think.

2.  What do you do when you're not working?
I am a professional actor/ director/ choreographer. I also am a part time manager for MetroFresh

Our featured staff member for February 2013 is Carolyn Alexander. Carolyn has worked with us as a promotions specialist on staffing jobs and poster distribution work. From Caitlin: "We can always count on Carolyn to do a great job for us. We receive countless positive feedback from our clients who often specifically request her to work events. She is a tremendous asset to our team."

1.  How long have you been working for Urban Enterprises? I started with Urban Enterprises in April of 2012.



Our featured staff member for January 2013 is Marlyn Westbrock. "Marlyn has worked with Urban Enterprises for over 20 years!  As one of our most valued staff members, Marlyn had worked on projects ranging from the Perimeter Mall Guest Services program to the Trump Tower Lounge.  Currently, Marlyn job shares the management of the Guest Services Program at the Mall at Peachtree Center.  Our clients love working with Marlyn…and we love her, too!" ~Shayne

1.  How long have you been working for Urban Enterprises? I  have been with Urban Enterprises for 14 years.  I joined the company May of 1998 as a greeter at Perimeter Mall and came to Peachtree Center as  a Guest Services Rep. in February, 2008. 

2.  What do you do when you're not working? I have been married to my college boyfriend, Bill for 50 years.  I am the mother of four married children:  a son living here in Marietta, a son in Chicago and a son and daughter living in San Francisco towns.  I am a  grandmother of 10 grandchildren with our eleventh grandchild coming in May, 2013.  When I am not working, I an very fortunate to be able to help with our grandsons, Jack, 11 and Ben 9 one day a week. How great is that!  Traveling to see the other grandchildren keeps me very busy.  When I am not busy with my volunteer work one day a week at our parish church and also helping on a committee within our subdivision, I love entertaining our friends and love working on a project in our home.

3.  What do you like best about Urban Enterprises? Urban Enterprises is a wonderful company to work for as they are so dedicated to their employees. It is a family own company which makes them very personal, kind, considerate and fair.  From our president throughout our entire staff,  they make it an "awesome" company.   The best feature for me is that I love the flexibility of this position.  Since it is a job share position,  I work with  a wonderful, terrific and very compatible partner which makes this job fun, too.

4.  How did you find out about Urban Enterprises? A friend, Carol Huffaker was already working as a "greeter" at Perimeter Mall told me about the fun and interesting position that was available and I interviewed and "the rest is history"

5.  Who in Hollywood would play you in a movie? Audrey Hepburn 

Thanks to Marlyn for being such a reliable and dedicated team member. Stop by the guest services desk at Peachtree Center to say hello!
~Kelly

Our featured staff member for December 2012 is Tracy Moore. Tracy is the on site project manager for the staff of the Santa Set at Atlantic Station.

1.  How long have you been working for Urban Enterprises?  This is my second project with UE. I've been working for Urban Enterprises since October. 


2.  What do you do when you're not working?  When I'm not working for UE, I'm usually working somewhere else! I teach after school drama, and work in marketing for Theatrical Outfit. I also act every now and again. 


3.  What do you like best about Urban Enterprises? UE provides a unique opportunity for employment because it's so flexible. I love working at the Atlantic Station Santa Set because kids seeing Santa provides hours and hours of adorable.

4.  How did you find out about Urban Enterprises? I've done 3 or 4 (or maybe 5? I lose count) shows with Caitlin. Since UE is always looking for people to work events, I was happy to help out!

5.  Who in Hollywood would play you in a movie? I can tell you who WOULDN'T: Lindsay. Lohan.

What makes Tracy the right choice to be our project manager for our largest holiday staffing event? Caitlin says, "I've seen Tracy in action as a leader, and I knew she would be the perfect fit for my head elf." 


Thanks to Tracy for doing a great job with the Santa set! See her in action in Atlantic Station's Central Park, now through Christmas Eve!
~Kelly

Our featured staff member for November 2012 is Kelly Greene. Kelly G is our newest addition to the Urban office! She is serving as our administrative assistant, working on projects around the office to assist with office building distribution, staffing and community board postings. She has made everyone's lives easier, especially Kelly S! "Kelly G is one of the most efficient and organized people I've ever worked with! She has helped me through the busiest weeks of my career with Urban, and I could not have met my deadlines without her!" ~Kelly S

1.  How long have you been working for Urban Enterprises?  3 weeks

2.  What do you do when you're not working?  Production Manager for The Collective Project, Inc. theatre company, travel whenever possible, read good books

3.  What do you like best about Urban Enterprises? The relaxed and productive atmosphere and the fun ladies I get to work with!

4.  How did you find out about Urban Enterprises? Jessica Miesel

5.  Who in Hollywood would play you in a movie? Janeane Garofalo :-)

I asked Starr what qualities about Kelly G make her a good fit for our team: "Her attention to detail, multi-tasking, and organizational skills as a Production Manager for The Collective Project, a Production Assistant at Coca-Cola, and a Production Coordinator for IDeAs Event Services were the perfect match for our needs for a part-time Administrative Assistant."

We are thrilled to have Kelly G in our office 3 days a week and are glad to have her as a part of our team.  

Our featured member for October 2012 is Karen Welsh. Karen is one of our incredible staff members and promotions specialists. She is always willing to help out and has a great attitude on the job. We can count on Karen for anything!

1.  How long have you worked for Urban Enterprises? I have been working for Urban Enterprises for about 1 1/2 years.

2.  What do you do when you're not working? When I am not working, I am ushering at The Fox and The Alliance, as well as at several smaller venues.  I love to work out and attend classes at L.A. Fitness (spin, body works and step aerobics).  Of course, along with my love of live theater, I enjoy movies, dining out and great conversation. 

3. What do you like best about Urban Enterprises? I love the clients that I have the opportunity to work with.  Flexibility is very important to me.  The nature of the jobs offered by Urban affords me this opportunity. I only wish I could have more frequent assignments.  I find the events well organized and with purpose.  It always feels like a win-win situation.  The consumers, that I interface with are happy with our excellent customer service and promotional offers, during special events.  The property managers ,or other clients,also seem equally satisfied with our performance.

4. How did you find out about Urban Enterprises? I was referred by a former employee of Creative Loafing Newspaper, Howard Landsman.

5. Who in Hollywood would play you in a movie? This is a tougher question.  Perhaps Susan Sarandon, off the top of my head. Since I am a relatively serious person, with a wide array of emotions,  I feel she could portray me.

From Caitlin: Karen is consistently a go to person for me because she is always reliable and I get great feedback about her from our clients.

Our featured member for September 2012 is Trina Kriss. She is one of our amazing office building distribution promotions specialists. She is a very enthusiastic team member and has a wealth of knowledge about the Atlanta area, an expert in the Downtown area. From Shayne: "Trina epitomizes the Urban promotion specialist – she is outgoing, confident, and fearless. She can walk in to any office and make a connection within a moment!" We are thrilled to feature Trina for this month!

1. How long have you been working for Urban Enterprises? 8 years

2. What do you do when you're not working? Traveling, reading, walking tennis, shopping, cooking

3. What do you like best about Urban Enterprises? The people I work with mainly... the flexibility, and activeness of the job

4. How did you find out about Urban Enterprises? Through a friend and neighbor

5. Who in Hollywood would play you in a movie? Debra Winger or Natalie Wood..if she was still with us!

From Kelly: Trina is always up for a challenge. She is willing to work in any of our areas around town distributing coupons. She's a fun spirit and because of her confident personality, she has established long-standing relationships with the office workers in Metro Atlanta. She happily shows our newer promotions specialists the ropes and is constantly helping us to improve our distribution services. We could not do what we do without Trina!

Our featured member for August 2012 is Susie Accord. She works primarily on our poster distributions, and fills in as a promotions specialist when we are extra busy. She has a delightful personality, is very thorough in her work ethic and has a very positive attitude. Find out a little more about Susie below:

1. How long have you been working for Urban Enterprises?
I've been working for Urban for 3 years.

2. What do you do when you're not working?
When I'm not working, I spend time on my other passion, decorating. I divide my time professionally between decorating and Urban. Both have evolved over the years, increasing my knowledge and experience, and I love that I'm able to continue pursuing these professions. I also enjoy reading and of course, being a mom of five children, even though they're all adults, you never stop being a mom. 

3. What do you like best about Urban Enterprises?
My favorite thing about Urban is the flexibility it allows me to have, along with the wonderful people I've worked with and met along the way. With Urban, you have a lot of opportunity to work in new environments and with new people. It's a great place to work.

4. Who would play you in a movie?
Maybe Sally Field??

From Caitlin: Susie has done an amazing job over the past two years with our neighborhood distributions. She always goes the extra mile to ensure that each job is done well whether that be doing research, taking extra time delivering, or developing contacts and relationships with merchants. She is a valuable addition to our team.

We are thrilled to feature Susie this month!
~Kelly