Account Executive I Business Development I Corporate Sales
Greater San Diego Area
The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball organization with a well-documented successful sales organization. During my tenure at the Padres we were ranked #1 by SportsBusiness Journal and IntelliShop in 2011 and 2012 for customer sales experience. We went through numerous “Legends Sales and Marketing Training”, “Dale Carnegie Training” and “Team Marketing & Business Operations Training” sessions with an emphasis is commercial and corporate clients. In 2012 the Padres were the first front office in North America to introduce truly customizable Memberships for varying types of client experiences: Business, Social, Family, and Fanatic.► Account Executive focused on selling New Memberships, Luxury Suites, and Group Experiences to SMB and Enterprise Accounts► Promoted to Senior Account Executive and Team Lead of Business Development department in April, 2013► Led Business Development department in 2013 in premium inventory, group inventory, and new revenue totaling over $400,000 hitting all 4 short term sales goals and 2 stretch goals earning a #1 individual ranking► Prospected and created relationships with C-Level Executives of prominent San Diego businesses. Clients included: (MetLife, DLA Piper, MedImpact, CareFusion, Teradata, AutoTrader, Gensler, Vical, ADP, ACI, Curriculum, Super Shuttle, Santarus, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Belfor, Verimatrix, Latitude 33, SD Marriott Marina, Sound-Eklin, Ingenium, Xpedient, Hajoca, Henkels & McCoy, Retirement Benefits Group, Pacers, nliven, GovX, Aspire IRB, Horizon Capital, High Moon Studios, Red Hawk Fire and Security)► Initiated and directed innovative staff sales campaigns (Starbuck’s Campaign, $300 Campaign, SDBJ Award Campaign) exceeding all return on investment goals► Voted by leadership and peers to represent Business Development in bi-monthly Culture Committee meetings► Interviewed, trained, and mentored incoming sales staff in company sales processes, strategy and culture