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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Created and drove strategic brand marketing initiatives, crafting personas, customer-centric compelling campaigns, playbooks and selling materials that elevated brand awareness, trial, and adoption. Leveraged consumer insights and category data to innovate collaboratively with external R&D, delivering superior product experiences that enhanced revenue and profitability. Stewarded A&P budgets effectively building orchestrating ATL and BTL activations with Communications, Creative, and Agency partners to achieve company and supplier objectives. Owned the P&L and forecast performance, ensuring financial accountability and strategic alignment.

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Collaborated with top-tier distributors, leading sales force education and driving achievement of mutual KPIs. Established brand and pricing standards, developed effective marketing campaigns, sales materials, and managed A&P budgets for a portfolio consisting of 20 brands across all spirit categories. Spearheaded the innovation, marketing, and sales management of KINKY Liqueur, the nation's leading vodka-based liqueur, generating hundreds of millions in revenue through strategic internal and external partnerships.

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Honed my experience in premium and luxury spirits, overseeing strategic brand activation's for iconic brands like Captain Morgan, Crown Royal and Jose Cuervo in the on-trade, and Bailey's, Bullet, Johnnie Walker, and Smirnoff in the off-trade. Developed a deep understanding of consumer psycho graphics, utilizing AIO variables and VALS to optimize resource allocation. Recruited, trained, and lead high-performing sales team.

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Achieved Gallo’s business objectives year over year by double digits successfully launching multiple new fine wine brands and creating stronger relations with the top customers across the state in and out of my divisions.Improved two district managers and their teams wine knowledge, selling, and presentations skills increasing our revenue. Worked closely with the regional and California Gallo management team to develop winning brand activations.

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Increased business volume year over year by double digits exceeding Gallo’s sales plans in top chain accounts through developing and executing a SMART market sales plan.Recruited and trained new salespersons on Gallo’s industry leading products, brand standards and sales skills.

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Led and trained sales team’s product knowledge, sales and territory management skills achieving sales objectives and growing relations with 170+ customers.

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Successfully executed Gallo’s sales objectives and implementing creative thinking and entrepreneurial and a competitive mindset to grow two territories by double digits earning Rookie of The Year and Sales Representative of The Year.