My name is Ben Hooley and I am a highly accomplished, deeply driven, creative marketing professional with a successful track record championing substantial sales and profit growth for Fortune 500 companies. I have a proven ability to initiate creative marketing and sales programs delivering immediate results. I am a respected, enthusiastic leader with proven ability to develop and implement business/product solutions, sales, marketing, and PR strategies to acquire new customers and retain existing accounts, while achieving/surpassing aggressive revenue and profit goals. I also demonstrate a strong competency in collaboration and problem solving. My professional experiences include working for Pepsi Bottling Group, Target, Best Buy and Polaris. I currently work for CITIES Market Studios, as the VP of Sales, focused on selling into Best Buy and Target. I also have consulted for companies such as 3M, Polaris, and General Mills. Furthermore, I hold an MBA in Marketing from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. My core competencies include: International Marketing, Merchandising, Product Development, Industry Analysis, Employee Leadership, Marketing Communication Planning, Brand/Product Strategy, Public Relations, Negotiations, Opportunity Identification, New Business/Product Development, Product Branding, Financial Modeling, Project Coordination, Sales Forecasting, and Marketing Strategy.