Responsible for helping grow network television ad revenue in multiple facets. Strategically and creatively focusing on new business development, long form program revenue, sponsorship monetization, political advertising, national brand, and direct response sales.Pursuing multiple business categories inclusive of healthcare, technology, insurance, OTT, finance, entertainment, and more. Providing creative solutions for client needs aimed at mutually agreed upon KPIs. Taking a data-driven, results oriented approach to building lasting relationships at both the agency and client levels. Key agencies include: Assembly, Havas, UM, Power Media, Palisades Media, USIM, Smart Media, National Media, and Patriot Media Group.Utilizing Nielsen, comScore, and MRI research to best position the network to the advertising community.Searching for long form programming revenue from specific categories: political, topical news, health, finance, and lifestyle.

Built a leading local sales team for ION Media's growing station portfolio. Responsible for training, sales strategy, and upward revenue growth as ION continues expanding it's offerings into the top 20 DMAs. New business development, lead generation, and client solutions are all part of my daily mantra and business acumen. Maintaining strong client relationships for solution based selling as part of a Get, Keep, Grow strategy.

Responsible for multi-media ad sales at 17 Owned and Operated News Channels across multiple platforms including on-air, on-line, On-Demand, and mobile apps. Oversee inventory and sales materials to help maximize revenue growth. Help create strategy for political, direct response, and sponsorship advertising. Ideate with editorial for new programming concepts for monetization and new business development.

Helped to prospect and solicit local/regional advertiser for OOH advertising. Built sales decks, pitched and arranged meetings with key accounts.

Managed sales of new advertising technologies such as Video on Demand, RFI, navigational telescoping, Voting and PollingTraining and Product Launches● Introduced new interactive television products to more than 50 account executives, and helped thembecome well versed in front of their clients.Sales Performance● Implemented new technologies such as Video On Demand, Request for Information, Voting and Polling,and Channel Navigation which helped generate over 1M in interactive ad sales. Notable Deals● Closed a 150K package with the Weinstein Company for using our Movies on Demand platform to help promote their films for the Academy Awards.● Signed Vanguard for 200K to help them generate leads through RFI and educate viewers through a 5- minute VOD piece.● Navigated Chase to a 100K investment for the bank to use our RFI technology for the purposes of lead generation.

Responsible for selling over 60+ cable networks to major ad agencies and direct clients.Sales Accomplishments● Increased revenue each year beginning with 3 million in 2001 and peaking at 14 million in 2009.● Sold multi market CNBC "Mad Money" package to Novartis in NY, Boston, and D.C. for 100K in incremental revenue● Worked closely with the movie industry's clients and agencies as a film specialist and attracted local dollarsby executing exclusive promotions and movie screenings.● Mentor for helping train new salespeople.● Selected to the President's Council as top 10 sales professional nationwide in 2005 and 2006● Awarded highest biller Eastern region honor in 2007 and 2008

Account Manager for a three different web properties owned by Viacom - -MTV.com, VH1.com, and Sonicnet.com. Sold sponsorships on the verticals of well branded properties, as well as online radio ads on VH1 Radio. Handled, Coke, Motorola. and Loreal.

Responsible for radio sales across the NY DMA. Taking a hybrid approach to account managment, I cultivated and maintained business from both large agencies and direct clients. Sponsorship and Co-op sales were an integral part of the process and often led to the a high incidece of renewals.

National Television Ad Sales Account Executive. Responsible for selling 15 markets and multiple station affiliates. Focused on regional sponsorship sales, packaging sports, specials, and syndicated programming.