Ariste Wright Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Los Angeles, California, US

Managing support team for direct-to-consumer custom dental guard start-up company. Ensuring customer satisfaction, develop clear metrics across all KPIs to ensure strong performance management, develop the standard work processes to ensure the team is fully trained, reducing disputes and designing programs to grow sales.

Acquired bankrupt food truck company and acting as a sole proprietor have quickly turned the business profitable. Focus has been on sales development, customer service, cost containment, unparalleled client retention, employee hiring & retention, account management, booking, event catering, marketing services, cultivating hundreds of food truck businesses.

Business Development for top gourmet food truck franchise. Provided booking information, catering options, excellent customer service and lead growth of product throughout Southern California for the largest gourmet food truck company in the US.

Valley Village, CA, US

New business/sales development & administration for meeting and event planning/production company. Brought in multiple new accounts and carefully managed client expectations in event production.

One of the top producing salespeople; biggest gains came from all new accounts and the packaged sales of available products (in-magazine ads, digital, direct marketing services, events, etc.).

Oakland, California, US

Top national revenue producer for digital and mobile programs, securing 35 new accounts in one year, focused on core educational and academic clients as well as financial services, tech companies related to educational software/applications, etc.

While raising two children, stayed active in business by overseeing their school’s annual Fundraising Gala and recruiting, motivating and managing a team of 30+ volunteer parents. Smashed previous fundraising records 250% by introducing innovative strategies and sales techniques to attract high-value donors/donations. Engaged local and national businesses.

Represented all Tribune Corporation properties (Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Newsday, Baltimore Sun & Sun Sentinel, KTLA, WGN) across all mediums selling cross-platform advertising programs to national advertisers in various categories.

Midwest Sales Manager for THE WEEK Magazine, a smart newsweekly for decision-makers, politicos & C-Level readers. Partnered the magazine with Event Marketing opportunities across the country. Maintained full responsibility for creating and managing sales initiatives that boosted revenue levels by 70%. New clients included Travel (American Airlines).

Mclean, VA, US

Successful packaging of USA TODAY and USATODAY.com to a variety of advertisers, including Anheuser Busch.

Held various sales positions at the #1 newspaper in the Midwest (Chicago Tribune) including inside sales (call center experience) and outside sales from 1989-1996 and won several sales awards. Moved to Los Angeles to the #1 newspaper Los Angeles Times handling major automotive accounts, growing territory to stellar success from 1996-2000. Consistently.