Kara Connell Email & Phone Number

-Goal-driven and innovative sales professional with over 8 years experience in business development and account management in over 40 cities and 150 accounts.-Established track record in account development and growth resulting in 60% increase in revenue year over year.-Proven sales performer who excels at working independently, with minimal supervision, as well as contributing and collaborating as a productive team member.-Customer focused communicator, with proven ability to develop rapport and build strong relationships, resulting in 100% account retention over the last 8 years.-Knowledge-hungry, self-starter; eager to assimilate product knowledge and committed to helping people through pharmaceuticals.-Energetic leader with demonstrated ability to obtain appointments, deliver high-impact sales presentations, and secure customer loyalty.Specialties: Self Motivated Entreprenuer Ability to understand and convey complex informationRevenue GrowthExceeding Sales Objectives Sales Closing SkillsAggressive Sales Strategy Customer ServiceTeam Building Interpersonal & Organizational skills Increase market shareTime management skills Customer satisfactionBusiness to Business Sales \Competitive market intelligenceCustomer retentionPersuasion skills

• Director Of Business Development

  Webby Dance Company

  Jun 2000 - Present

  Successfully secured and maintain over 100 accounts and 1500 customers increasing sales $150K in the last 6 years.Developed creative and effective marketing strategies to increase revenue resulting in 100+ new customers year after year.Oversee, sales, training and education of product in highly competitive niche market to ensure quality control increase market share.Deliver formal sales presentations to committees, board members and directors to demonstrate the relevance… Show more Successfully secured and maintain over 100 accounts and 1500 customers increasing sales $150K in the last 6 years.Developed creative and effective marketing strategies to increase revenue resulting in 100+ new customers year after year.Oversee, sales, training and education of product in highly competitive niche market to ensure quality control increase market share.Deliver formal sales presentations to committees, board members and directors to demonstrate the relevance and importance of promoting our product to their client base.Develop aggressive long and short-range business strategies with clients to increase sales and share revenue.Celebrated member of company’s advisory board. Representing team member’s interests to parent corporation on sales, branding, marketing, product development and business expansion. Show less

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  California State University, Fullerton

  Child And Adolescent Development