Her Story
About Allie
Allie Guerrero serves as Senior Field Marketing Specialist at Sodexo in corporate services dining and marketing. She has been with the company for two and a half years and has worked in the hospitality industry since 2012. Her career path includes roles at a college convention center in catering and events, Disney World in restaurant and food service, higher education catering and events, and marketing at a K-12 school district before transitioning to her current position. Allie earned her bachelor's degree in hospitality management from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2015 and took master's classes in business and marketing from 2015 to 2019. She maintains service-based certification and has obtained graphic design certifications through Canva. In addition to her professional work, she helped run a volunteer committee supporting food insecure families during school breaks at Louisville ISD.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Allie
01What do you attribute your success to?
My parents instilled in me the mindset of never giving up and being a hard worker. They taught me how to communicate with others and make them feel empowered. Every job experience has shaped me, and everything happens for a reason.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Always strive to never be the smartest person in the room. Surround yourself with people who are experts in different ways and think differently than you. One mentor said if you're scared of spiders you can't surround yourself with people who are also scared of spiders.
03What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
AI has made things accessible but hard to protect brand, puts stress on marketers to do more with less, adds hurdle managing off-brand use. It's scary but also creates opportunities.
04What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
I value open-minded and transparent people. I live by never wanting to be the smartest person in the room and surrounding myself with smarter, wiser people from different fields to keep growing.
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