A dynamic business leader and sales/marketing professional offers a track record of success in driving innovative product development, customer acquisition, and consultative/solutions sales strategies that reach and engage a wide-range of audiences. Conceives and promotes tier one advertising and marketing plans, empowering small to mid-size companies to capture new customers and increase revenue/sales in highly competitive markets. Demonstrates success in planning and executing product launches, penetrating new markets, and enabling territory growth through consultative sales techniques and natural sales ability. Excels in hiring, training, and developing team members while building relationships with strategic partners. Experience includes managing multi-state territories, building a customer base from the ground up to ensure profitable growth over time. CORE STRENGTHS: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT CUSTOMER RELATIONS / SERVICE NEGOTIATIONS STRATEGIC PLANNING MARKETING TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT TEAM LEADERSHIP STARTUP SOLUTIONS SELLINGCONSULTATIVE SALES PROJECT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MARKETING EVENT PLANNINGSELECT CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• Designed and promoted a new advertising concept for untapped markets, selling custom restaurant table tops with company logos and business cards to small, mid-sized, and large local businesses; grew the business from the ground up, serving clients in Texas, Florida, Arizona, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.• Created, developed content, and launched a promotional website, www.minutemarketing.net, to highlight the company’s products, services, and the benefits of advertising on restaurant tabletops. • Called on distributors in five states while building a client base from the ground up, securing hundreds of small business accounts, driving referral and repeat business, and traveling on-site to multiple locations to provide exceptional service to individually-owned and multi-site businesses.