Blake  Edwards

Blake Edwards Email and Phone Number

Director of Revenue Operations @ DLRdmv®
Frisco, TX, US
Blake Edwards's Location
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States, United States
About Blake Edwards

At Thryv, my ability to lead a dedicated Sales Enablement, Operations, Analytics, and Coaching team has been pivotal in streamlining our sales processes and establishing a robust tech stack for our SaaS business. Our efforts have certified over a thousand reps and provided continuous improvement for our team.My recent focus on integrating systems like Salesforce and Salesloft has significantly enhanced our SaaS representatives' efficiency, allowing them to concentrate on priority #1, our customers. I am a member of our GTM committee planning "plays" for increased results using a high propensity-to-buy model. In partnering with the marketing team, we've optimized our strategies to improve the customer acquisition cost and lifetime value ratio, a testament to our collaborative and results-driven approach.

Blake Edwards's Current Company Details
DLRdmv®

Dlrdmv®

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Director of Revenue Operations
Frisco, TX, US
Blake Edwards Work Experience Details
  • Dlrdmv®
    Director Of Revenue Operations
    Dlrdmv®
    Frisco, Tx, Us
  • Thryv
    Senior Manager Revenue Operations & Enablement
    Thryv Sep 2021 - Present
    Dallas, Texas, Us
    Leading a skilled division of Sales Enablement, Operations, Analytics, and Effectiveness Coaches to help in all aspects that will add to growing the revenue of our SaaS business. We have rolled out a new Sales call process across our entire company with all client-facing employees and led a team of coaches to carry ongoing education. We have certified 1000+ reps and continue to coach underperforming reps towards improvement. We rolled out and own the tech stack that our entire company uses when interacting with our clients to ensure that we are running a scalable and repeatable process. (Salesloft, Slack, Intercom, Qlik, Distribution Engine) With the systems and processes we created and own in partnership with our outstanding Sales Leaders our SDR team has seen a 107% increase in YoY conversion rate from '21 to '23 and our Software Sales team has seen a 65% increase in YoY sales made in the same time. In the first 3 months of working with our Local sales partners, we saw a 19% increase in conversion rate MoM (Jan '23 to March '23).
  • Thryv
    Head Of Inbound Sales Enablement
    Thryv Jun 2019 - Oct 2021
    Dallas, Texas, Us
    Responsible for ensuring that all systems our teams use are in sync with each other enabling our SaaS reps to focus on daily tasks. Owning or assisting with tools like Salesforce, Salesloft, Distribution Engine, 8x8, Qlik, Intercom, Slack, Zoom, Teams, File maker, etc. Assisted with developing the Sales call process and transitioning to a SaaS sales team, and helped with ongoing coaching, development, and education. Work directly with marketing department to help drive in the best CAC:LTV with feedback and results from the sales team.
  • Thryv
    International Training Manager
    Thryv Dec 2018 - Jun 2019
    Dallas, Texas, Us
    Handled all training classes and continued education between offices home and abroad. Lead all virtual company wide training broadcasts when we had changes to our products, processes, and systems. i also ran special project trainings as we migrated systems traveling to over 40 locations in between 2018 and 2019.
  • Thryv
    Regional Education Trainer
    Thryv Aug 2017 - Jun 2019
    Dallas, Texas, Us
    Helped to create, customize, and enhance curriculum for all training classes inside and outside as well as developed an ongoing education curriculum. Lead training classes for groups as small as 5 and large as company wide seminars.
  • Thryv
    District Sales Manager- Mail Manager
    Thryv Jan 2014 - Aug 2017
    Dallas, Texas, Us
    One of two managers to start and lead a new channel of Mail and Retention consultants, which later led to a channel of over 100 reps and 12 managers.Helped drive channel to positive growth finishing #1 over all for 2 consecutive years, contributing with a team net gain average of 5.7% growth (2014) and 6.6% growth (2015) leading in New Business acquirement both years. 7x Manager of the Month and 4x Manager of the Quarter.Managed all canvass activities including canvass planning, reporting, documentation and personnel issues.Developed and trained new sales representatives, screened, interviewed and recommended qualified individuals for hire; worked with the division trainer to design and implement individual development plans; coached sales representatives to achieve goals.
  • Thryv
    District Sales Manager
    Thryv Jan 2014 - Jun 2014
    Dallas, Texas, Us
    Led a team of Telephone Marketing Consultants from -6% to a 0.1% growth in a 6 month period by coaching and motivating. Led the West Telephone Region in New Business and Performance Indicators (KPI's) by imparting past sales success, knowledge and confidence in sales representatives' potential.Led the Omaha Telephone 1 Division in Net Gain and Digital Net Gain by focusing on growing digital revenue and keeping it at the forefront of conversations. Managed all canvass activities including canvass planning, reporting, documentation and personnel issues. Developed and trained sales representatives; screened, interviewed and recommended qualified individuals for hire; worked with the division trainer to design and implement individual development plans; coached sales representatives to achieve goals.
  • Thryv
    Marketing Consultant
    Thryv Aug 2012 - Dec 2013
    Dallas, Texas, Us
    #2 Marketing Consultant on Performance Ranking Report (PRR) out of over 300 reps in the Telephone Region before leaving to sales management. Created print, online display awareness, search engine marketing and search engine optimization campaigns for new and existing customers while obtaining 107% to total sales objective and winning our Annual DCA Award Trip (Top 7% of all sales reps). 7x Circle of Champions award winner (6 monthly, 1 Quarterly) 1x MVP sales rep. Earned the title of Emerging Leader in first year of employment and help mentor new reps as well as peers in the field. Prospected and acquired new business partnerships by uncovering needs and introducing print and digital marketing solutions, obtaining over 100 new sales and hitting 240% of new sales objectives.Provided consulting and customer service for over 400 assigned revenue clients with 90% recurring rate.

Blake Edwards Education Details

  • Metropolitan Community College-Blue River
    Metropolitan Community College-Blue River
    General Studies
  • Blue Springs South High School
    Blue Springs South High School

Frequently Asked Questions about Blake Edwards

What company does Blake Edwards work for?

Blake Edwards works for Dlrdmv®

What is Blake Edwards's role at the current company?

Blake Edwards's current role is Director of Revenue Operations.

What schools did Blake Edwards attend?

Blake Edwards attended Metropolitan Community College-Blue River, Blue Springs South High School.

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