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Bentonville, Ar

- Developed hospitality/travel packages as national campaigns for marketing initiatives in the U.S. and Canada including promotional campaigns for professional sports teams, national automotive and national pizza franchises. Establish new direct sales channels, focus marketing / business development strategy, and develop new product planning models. • Generated $278K in gross revenue in 2011 by closing an exclusive Rosen Plaza Walt Disney World package.• Increased gross sales by 14% (Nov. /Dec. 2009 vs. Nov. / Dec. 2008) for Hungry Howies Pizza franchise with 44 locations. Launched a regional campaign through multiple distributon channels including Sams’ Club as well as corporate events.

Detroit, Mi

Promoted into the position to lead the turnaround of an underperforming region by spearheading a professional recruitment initiative. Leadership accountability for 15-20 personnel. Conduct sales and training meetings. Work with account executives to maintain/increase pipeline deals. Multi-state territory. Facilitate lead generation to sales offices. • Successfully led the turnaround of an underperforming region and transformed it into a top-performing region within a six-month period of time. Drove a professional recruitment strategy to identify and hire 20 of the top industry managers. Doubled new accounts signed and trained and mentored each new hire. • Slashed the cost of new account acquisition by 19%. Improved closing rate of 23% by scouting telemarketing venues to bid on projects. Increased deals from 1 to 1.5 per week and improved sales by 14%.

Detroit, Mi

Recruited to develop products for the direct sales offices and expand to supply offices outside of state. Performed a full range of sales prospecting, qualifying, needs assessment, data gathering, and presentation to executive management. Revitalize dormant and lost accounts, and penetrate new target markets. Supervised staff while reporting to the President. • Led the nation year over year for new client acquisition and increases in gross sales revenue for eight out of nine years.• Increased gross sales by 13% from 2003 – 2006 driving $12.73M in new revenue. • Generated $3.5M in revenue during the life of the campaign. Sold in excess of 100,000 Resort/Disney packages nationwide.