Brent Carr Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, TN, US

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

International

Submitted to by poets and writers from more than 50 countries, Musepaper explores the possibilities of a monthly writing practice, the gift of deadlines, and the novelty unleashed when we dare to write outside our comfort zones, push the envelope, ignore the crowd, and follow our Muse.Musepaper believes in the creative potential of every writer, regardless.

Knoxville, Tennessee

Books published by Sunshot Press have earned international recognition with multiple awards including: Four Pulitzer Prize NominationsFour National Book Award NominationsPEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize, ShortlistWilliam Saroyan International Prize for Writing, Shortlist (Stanford University)Nancy Pearl Book Award, FinalistJack Messenger Best Book Review.

Knoxville, TN

New Millennium Writings is an internationally recognized and highly sought-after literary award and journal. NMW is one of the longest-running literary magazines in Tennessee and has the largest circulation of any literary magazine in the state. We have launched careers by awarding more than $350,000 to writers of fiction, flash-fiction, poetry, and.

United States

• Leveraged sales and marketing background to lead fundraising efforts in the Knoxville and Tri-Cities markets that achieved record-setting results.
• Exceeded 100% of the $850,000 quota in 2011, $900,000 quota in 2012, and $1 million quota in 2013.
• Ranked #1 for overall percent over quota performance in 2012 and 2013 out of 17 locations.
• Produced highest grossing Lock-Up Event ($120,000) and largest Shamrock Account increase ($90,000).
• Achieved #1 ranking for prospecting, cold calling, and securing most new logos in the district.
• In 2012, I was the on-air talent, co-hosting the live television segments of the MDA Telethon.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

• For local musicians, Metis's platform bridged the gap between open mic performances and selling albums to fans. We removed the barriers to entry and empowered the artist to create their own mini-record label.
• Built a live music web platform called openURmic.com
• Assembled rock star team of four co-founders
• Presented in venture capital competition
• Expanded into three states within one year

Tallahassee, Florida Area Hired, Supervised And Trained 55+ Employees

• Directed and improved operations of four high-volume quick-serve restaurant franchises located in Florida.Served on the Board of the TCBY Franchisee Association as Director of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.I was.
• Hired, trained, and directly supervised 55+ employees
• Lowered cost of goods sold from 28.7% to 27.2% of revenue
• Implemented new POS hardware/software and training program
• Spearheaded four facility renovation projects
• Cut labor cost by an average of 1.5%

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

• Achieved and exceeded 100% of monthly goals

Nashville, Texas, Kansas City, And Michigan

• The president of The Southwestern Company admits that selling books door-to-door is "incredibly hard, frustrating work," and not for everyone.
• Recipient of Gold Seal Award for top sales performance
• Earned Mexico trip for exceptional sales performance
• Strategically cold called on over 5,000 households
• Managed, motivated, and trained salespeople in outside sales
• Completed all accounting, scheduling, ordering, and delivery of product

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

• The Daily Beacon, The University of Tennessee's editorially independent student newspaper.
• Achieved and exceeded 100% of monthly sales goals
• Increased client base by 30% through cold calls
• Persuaded account base of 50 regional clients to increase ad budgets
• Created sales presentations, campaigns, and marketing strategiesConsistently achieved and exceeded my sales goals, all while a full-time student at The University of Tennessee.The year after I graduated from UT, The.