Bret Bushey Email & Phone Number

⭐️Who I Am:Sales leader with over 20 years of experience driving exponential sales growth, market expansion, and innovation. My expertise lies in solution selling, strategic planning, and building strong relationships with customers and partners. I thrive in collaborative environments, aligning cross-functional teams to achieve shared goals and exceed KPIs.⭐️What I Offer:* Visionary Leadership: A proven track record of developing and executing strategies that drive transformative growth and market penetration.* Customer-Centric Approach: A talent for understanding customer needs and developing tailored solutions that enhance satisfaction and loyalty.* Innovative Problem-Solving: A history of inventing and patenting products that become top sellers, with a keen eye for identifying new opportunities.⭐️Key Achievements:* Expanded customer base by 99%, reducing vulnerability through diversification and securing a 80% repeat sales rate* Built strategic alliances with industry leaders to open new markets and revenue streams* Invented and patented multiple top-selling product lines, generating 60% of total sales* Developed and implemented sales training programs, yielding immediate and sustained sales growth* Collaborated on the launch of a successful e-commerce platform, enhancing digital sales and customer accessibility⭐️My Value Proposition:With my unique blend of strategic vision, customer focus, and innovative problem-solving, I can make a significant contribution to any team. I am confident in my ability to drive exponential growth, deepen customer relationships, and identify new business opportunities.

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  Vice President

  Expanded Technologies Corp.

  1996 - Present

  Spearhead sales and business development initiatives, transforming a retail-focused operation into a thriving enterprise. Leverage innovative product development, strategic partnerships, and exceptional customer service to achieve unprecedented growth and market penetration.⭐️Expanded customer base 99%, reducing company vulnerability by diversifying from 5–10 private-label clients to a solid, stable network of distributors, buying groups, and customers (80% repeat sales rate).• Foster strategic alliances with industry-leading companies to open markets / new revenue streams.• Orchestrate participation in 4–5 trade shows annually, capturing 100+ leads per event and securing 5 new distributors in a single 2-day period.⭐️Invented and patented (with CEO) multiple product lines which became company's highest-grossing offerings, consistently generating millions in revenue (representing 60% of total sales).⭐️Built and manage nationwide network of 10 independent sales groups, significantly expanding brand visibility, market reach, and sales coverage.• Developed and implemented sales training programs and incentives program for network, resulting in immediate spikes in sales following each session and 15% year-over-year sales growth• Negotiated vendor rates with 3 major buying groups, representing hundreds of distributors and optimizing pricing strategies.⭐️Collaborated with marketing company on design and launch an e-commerce platform, product catalog, and price guide, driving digital sales and improving customer accessibility.⭐️Employ CRM systems and data-driven strategic sales forecasting and branding methods, monitoring market trends and competitor activity to enhance pipeline management and decision making.Began with company in commission sales, earning promotion to sales rep after 2 years, then sales manager and currently vice president of sales.

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  Gateway Technical College

  Sales / Marketing / Business Studies