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๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ!I'm Ben Ward, founder of Forward Leadership, and the creator of The Sellership Systemโข. ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ฅ? โ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ"Sellership" is a proven 7-step system helping high-performing sales pro's navigate the transition from selling to leading without years of trial and error. ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ is a master of sales leadership, with over 25 years experience in building and leading high-performing sales teams. He is recognized globally as the leading authority on sales leadership. He is a highly sought after keynote speaker, leadership mentor, and strategic advisor. ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐:โข Began in the trenches, building door-to-door summer sales teams while in college. โข At Firstline Security, a $100 million Inc. 500 company, I developed the highest-producing sales region and was the top producer among 2,000+ salespeople, generating over $37 million in revenue.โข By age 26, I earned my first 7-figures in straight commission.โข Co-founded Elevate Inc., grew it to over 2,000 salespeople nationwide, and took the company public in 2010.โข Now over the last decade, I've been dedicated to mentoring sales leaders.๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฃ - How top salespeople become remarkable sales leaders.๐ ๐ฃ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ยฎ - How to overcome Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt to Crush it in sales, Leadership and life.๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐โข - How to have effective hard conversations that produce a culture of results. (Releasing Soon)๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐:๐ฅ Supercharge your sales leadershipโจ๐ฅ Create a thriving team cultureโจ๐ฅ Ignite and grow salesโจ๐ฅ Recruit and retain a high-performing teamโจ๐ฅ Become the leader others want to follow๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐จ๐ฝ?Think of me as your sales leadership safari guideโIโve navigated the leadership jungle for the last two decades. Iโve been there, and Iโve come back for you!๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ:โข To speak at your next leadership eventโข For executive leadership coaching and trainingโข Access my online course "The Sales Leadership Masterclass"โข Join my mastermind groups๐๐ฒ๐โ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐!Reach out to me here on LinkedIn or email me directly at ben@benward.com
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Founder & CeoForward Leadership Mar 2019 - Present๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ!Are you a driven sales leader ready to transform your team and elevate your results? I'm Ben Ward, founder of Forward Leadership, and Sellership Co, specializing in helping visionary sales leaders unlock their team's highest potential.๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ:At Forward Leadership, we provide the tools and strategies you need to lead, recruit, retain, and scale top-tier sales teams through our transformative Sellership Systemโข, intensive workshops, keynotes, mastermind groups and mentorship programs.๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐จ๐:With over 20 years of experience building high-performing sales teams, we know what it takes to succeed at the highest level. Our methods are proven to work in real life to achieve extraordinary successes in both direct sales and B2B environments.๐๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐:Our most popular programs focus on four main areas: Leadership, Culture, Sales, and Recruiting.๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ: How top salespeople become remarkable sales leaders.๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ยฎ: Overcome fear, uncertainty, and doubt to boost personal and team sales.๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ณ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐โข: How to have effective hard conversations that produce a culture of results- (releasing soon)๐๐ผ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ:Hire us to achieve these transformative results:๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ด๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ณ๐ถ๐ช๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ-๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐จ๐ฝ?Let's work together! Message me privately here on LinkedIn, or visit benward.com.
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Executive Director: Leadership, Culture & SalesLularoe May 2016 - May 2020๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต | ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐At LuLaRoe, I built a team of performance coaches who mentored over 90,000 sales leaders, to successfully drive results in sales, leadership, culture, and team building. Our efforts led to industry-record-breaking results. We scaled from a startup to recruiting over 100,000 sales parters across America in 5 years, and generated $2.2 billion dollars in sales year 5. I also established and led an internal leadership development team that mentored and trained over 2,300 employees, aligning their energy and growth mindset with the dynamic and rapidly growing field.๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐:๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Created a cohesive team environment where the TEAM crushed clearly identified company objectives.๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Facilitated over 4,500 live and virtual coaching sessions, including workshops, mastermind groups, keynote speaking, leadership conferences, and annual company cruise trainings. As well as many others. ๐ฅ ๐๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ: Built and led a team of elite performance coaches who mentored the sales leaders.๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐: Authored and delivered multiple leadership workshops tailored to LuLaRoe entrepreneurs, leveraging my 20+ years of experience.๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Developed and implemented strategies to improve key performance metrics and KPIs.๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐:My four-year tenure at LuLaRoe was a passion project where I honed my skills in leadership development and team building. This experience was part of laying the foundation for starting Forward Leadership, where I bring my expertise to a broader audience of diverse organizations.๐๐ฒ๐โ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐:For more information on my work and how I can help elevate your organization's sales leadership, visit benward.com. -
Ceo, AdministratorPlum Healthcare Group Aug 2012 - Jul 2016Carlsbad, California, Us๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ | $๐ญ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐As CEO of Rock Creek, I oversaw 13 directors and over 220 employees, leading our team to achieve exceptional results across six key areas: 1. ๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ2. ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐3. ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐ฉ๐4. ๐พ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐5. ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ6. ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐พ๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐:๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ-๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐: Led Rock Creek to achieve the highest net profits in the facility's history since its establishment in 1965.๐ฅ ๐ฑ-๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐ฆ ๐ค๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Attained and consistently maintained the coveted "5-star" CMS quality rating recognition.๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐: Received a rare "low risk" rating in the Polaris Medicare audit, signifying excellence in facility operations and skilled nursing care.๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐:๐ฅ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Created a healthy work environment with a strong focus on purpose, mission, and values, creating a strong cohesive team.๐ฅ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ: Worked closely with the leadership team to support all employees, medical doctors, hospital staff, and the local community.๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ: Directed day-to-day operations to ensure top-notch service and care, driving organizational success and employee satisfaction.๐๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ, ๐๐ฐ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ท๐ช๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต. -
Co-Founder, Chief Sales Officer, Chief Recruiting Officer, Chief Revenue OfficerElevate Inc Jun 2008 - Aug 2012San Clemente, California, Us๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ | ๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒAt Elevate, I spearheaded the recruitment and sales leadership of over 2,000 full-time independent contractors/entrepreneurs nationwide. My partners and I scaled the company to a $56 million valuation and successfully took it public in 2010.๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐:๐ฅ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Recruited, trained, and managed operations across 16 sales offices, each with 30+ sales representatives.๐ฅ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: Guided more than 50 top-performing salespeople to transition into effective sales managers and leaders who became effective leaders and managers for our growing company. Further developed my systems to help high performers achieve success as managers and leaders.๐ฅ ๐๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: Established a high-performing, accountable culture that prioritized people over profits, leading to industry-leading results.๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐:๐ฅ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ-๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ: Developed and launched a cutting-edge daily training program that revolutionized team performance through interactive video training, role-playing, and personalized coaching.๐ฅ ๐๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ-๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Facilitated thousands of hands-on training sessions, equipping team members to handle any scenario.๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต-๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ: Built and led a team of sales managers who led both personal sales and management (teams of 30-50 sales reps each).๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐: During my time at Elevate, I grew my passion for developing leaders. We built a strong sales team and focused on creating a positive, high-performing company culture that led to great results. We took the organization from nothing to making tens of millions of dollars a year. -
Regional Vice-PresidentFirstline Security Dec 2002 - Feb 2008๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ | ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐At Firstline Security, I was responsible for recruiting, training, and managing a region that grew to 350 active sales reps and 180 technicians. We sold and installed home security systems door to door.๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐:๐ฅ #1 ๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ: Became the number one Sales Manager, Leader, and Producer in the Inc. 500 Company that had more than 1700 sales reps.๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Recruited over 650 Sales Representatives, Technicians, Office Staff, Sales Managers, and Regional Sales Managers. This included interviewing, hiring, training, motivation, discipline, and leadership of the region.๐ฅ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Recruited and led 20+ Sales Managers who built successful teams selling home security services door to door.๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: Developed organizational structures and embedded a healthy, high-performance culture within the region that performed at the highest level in the company and industry.๐ฅ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐-๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Trained the entire company of 1,700 sales representatives, as well as provided one-on-one coaching with top management and high performers.๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐:โข ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐: Invited to annual Hawaii executive retreats and company cruises, including renting half of the largest cruise ship in 2007 for top performers.โข ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ: Partnered with the owner of Firstline in 2008 to create Elevate, Inc., leveraging the success and experience gained at Firstline.๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐:During my time at Firstline Security, I led my region to achieve unprecedented success through strategic recruitment, comprehensive training, and effective leadership. My efforts contributed significantly to the company's growth and industry standing, culminating in the creation of Elevate, Inc.
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District Sales ManagerFirstline Security Oct 2004 - Oct 2005๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ | ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐At our summer sales office, I successfully recruited and led a team of 30 door-to-door sales reps and 15 technicians to sell and install home security solutions.๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐:๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Recruited, hired, and managed a high-performing team of 30 sales reps and 15 technicians.๐ฅ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฝ: Opened and established a 4-month summer sales office, ensuring smooth operations and high productivity.๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Provided hands-on training to each sales rep, enhancing their skills and effectiveness in the field.๐ฅ ๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ: Led the office in personal sales for two consecutive years, achieving 106 installed funded accounts in 2004 and 117 in 2005.๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐:โข ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Built a dedicated team by selecting and hiring top talent for both sales and technical roles.โข ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐-๐ข๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Actively managed and supported the team, ensuring everyone was aligned with our goals and objectives.โข ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ: Delivered exceptional personal sales performance, setting a benchmark for the team and driving overall success.๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐:During this time as a manager, I learned how to lead by recruiting my first team of sales professionals, set up a successful sales office, and lead by example with outstanding personal sales achievements. My hands-onโlead from the front approach to management helped create a my first high performing team.
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Assistant District Sales ManagerFirstline Security Oct 2003 - Oct 2004๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ | ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐In this role, I played a crucial part in recruiting and leading a high-performing sales team, driving significant revenue and laying the groundwork for future success.๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐:๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Recruited 6 sales reps and collaborated with the District Manager to interview and hire 20 additional team members.๐ฅ ๐ค๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐: Focused on enhancing team performance and sales quality.๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Strategically mapped out sales areas for each rep and coordinated licensing with city authorities.๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Organized team competitions, sporting events, and conducted daily sales training to boost morale and skills.๐ฅ ๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ: Led the office in personal sales with 120 installed and funded accounts while managing team operations.๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ-๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ: Our sales office was #1 in the company, generating over $22 million in revenue and setting the stage for a future Inc. 500 company.๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐:โข ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Played a key role in building a strong sales team by recruiting top talent and ensuring thorough hiring processes.โข ๐ค๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Implemented strategies to enhance sales quality and overall team performance.โข ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Ensured optimal sales coverage by mapping out areas and handling licensing preparations.๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐:As Assistant Manager, I significantly contributed to the recruitment, training, and performance of a top-producing sales team. My leadership and sales achievements were instrumental in driving over $22 million in revenue and establishing a foundation for future growth and success.
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Sales RepresentativeFirstline Security Oct 2002 - Oct 2003๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ | ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐In this role, I conducted door-to-door presentations to sign homeowners up for monitored alarm systems on a 3-year contract. ๐๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ป๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ธ๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ด, ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ 10+ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ, ๐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ข ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ฃ. ๐๐ถ๐ต ๐ ๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ธ๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ต. ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐:๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐: Despite a challenging start with zero accounts sold in the first two weeks, I persisted and significantly improved my performance.๐ฅ ๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ: Successfully installed and funded 99 accounts by the end of the summer, becoming one of the top 5 sales reps in the office.๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐: Earned over $25,000, which helped pay for my college education.๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐:โข ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Overcame initial setbacks and near termination by staying committed and continuously improving my sales techniques.โข ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ: Achieved a high level of success through dedication and hard work, setting a strong example for peers.โข ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Met and exceeded personal sales targets, contributing to the overall success of the team. ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐:As a Door-to-Door Sales Representative, I learned how to be extremely resilient through a lot of objections and rejection and ultimately created a highly successful sales season. My persistence paid off, resulting in 100 installed accounts and substantial earnings that funded my college education.
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๐Ben Ward Education Details
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California State University-San BernardinoIndustrial And Organizational Psychology
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