Sharon Payton has over 25 years experience in business support services assisting senior level executives in various industries. She has extensive knowledge and experience in numerous administrative and creative tasks and offers detailed, professional and confidential services to her clients.
Sharon established Payton Executive Services to expand and develop her love and enthusiasm for assisting people to produce quality projects and realize their business objectives.
Sharon received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from The University of Western Ontario. She went to England and began her career as an Executive Assistant at Chrysalis Music Publishing in the creative department. When Sharon returned to Toronto she joined CHUM Television as the Executive Assistant to the Vice-President and General Manager of MuchMusic and MuchMoreMusic as well as the Director of Programming. She went on to be the assistant to the Vice-President of CityTV and then the Executive Vice-President of CHUM Television. While at CHUM Sharon was also the Manager of Music & Media Licensing, negotiating fees and terms and executing contracts for music use. In her nine years at CHUM she assisted with the launch of digital music stations, MuchMusic Video Awards and CityTV’s Smooze.
Sharon moved into the hospitality industry as Assistant to the CEO and President of a hospitality and lifestyle-based investment company. During her time there she assisted with the opening of a prominent Toronto hotel and the establishment of the Canadian office for a hotel and resort management company.
Specialties: Organizational skills, Time management skills, Detail orientated, Travel arrangements, Procurement, Presentation development, Bookkeeping, Budget management (expenses and invoicing), Contract and license execution, Proficient in computer skills on both PC and Mac, including MS Office Suite, Technologically confident.