Tara Hustedde
Tampa Office:
TARA HUSTEDDE heads up Boardroom's Tampa office. She has 10 years of experience in strategic public relations, fundraising, marketing, branding, media relations, special events, and field marketing. She has worked in a variety of industries including restaurant, hospitality, healthcare, entertainment, lifestyle, retail, telecommunications, development, legal and construction.
Most recently, Tara was employed by Outback Steakhouse Inc., as the National Manager of Public Relations and Marketing for Bonefish Grill, a polished casual seafood restaurant with more than 130 locations throughout the United States. As company spokesperson she developed relationships with national and local media outlets, created and managed a national public relations plan and budget, created and implemented national promotions and special events, developed and supervised partnerships with non-profit organizations and coordinated all collateral material development.
Prior to her position with Bonefish Grill Tara worked to rapidly advance brand awareness in new and existing markets with Chipotle Mexican Grill and Checkers/Rallys, Inc. Tara has also worked with clients such as Tiffany & Co., Pfizer, Baylor Heart Hospital, The Ford Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds, Maggiano's Little Italy, The Palm Restaurant, Robb & Stucky, Tractor Supply Co. and more. These clients relied on her expertise to develop and implement business positioning; local and national public relations and overall image development. Tara is a director of the Tampa chapter of the American Marketing Association and a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. She has a B.S. in Public Relations with an emphasis in the Recording Industry and minors in Marketing and Spanish from Middle Tennessee State University.
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