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Minneapolis, Mn, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Leading Wireless and Retail partnerships by expanding AKKO's electronics protection footprint.

St Paul, Minnesota, Us

The Lowlands is a premier destination catering to weddings, meeting space, and special events.

Belmont, Ca, Us

Led global mobile/wireless sales efforts, helping B-Stock partners capture the highest resale value for their wireless devices.

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

Owned the sales and strategy of a large Consumer Product Channel, leading (7) National Account Managers and (6) Market Managers who managed indirect dealer and national retail client relationships, encompassing over 6500 retail locations. ➥ My team successfully sold in client growth strategies that led to consistent QoQ sales increases, exceeding annual subscriber targets and generating billions in annual revenue. ➥ Built and maintained C-Level relationships with our Fortune 25 client's largest Indirect sales partners, gaining buy-in and implementing strategies to increase product attachment rates.➥ Enhanced and grew client HQ and field relationships, partnering to exceed monthly sales targets through field training, leadership engagement, and weekly strategy calls.➥ Successful sales growth enabled the expansion of our team by adding 6 Market Managers, promoting 3 team members, and recruiting/hiring 3 National Account Managers.➥ Developed and maintained profit generating relationships through measurable contributions exceeding internal, client, and Verizon sales expectations.➥ Successfully coached and mentored team members implementing up-to-date promotion & compensation structures to effectively enhance department value.➥ Directed internal enhancement initiative training over 30K+ employees and executives introducing new training modules to expand team building and expound on culture-based customer service.➥ Implemented sales strategies for all products and services throughout 6,500 retail locations while developing marketing plans to generate revenue.➥ Partnered with cross-functional teams to develop go-to-market and training strategies to support our sales initiatives, utilized by over 30K sales representatives across the United States.➥ Consistently developed and coached team, facilitating regularly attaining and surpassing quarterly sales targets.

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

Managed large indirect accounts in collaborative relationships with C-level executives including VPs and Directors to drive revenue and enhance brand awareness through measurable growth strategies.➥ Recognized as Top Ranked Executive for 5 consecutive years of operation due to exceeding quarterly percentage goals.➥ Owned the sales strategy for Verizon’s largest indirect dealer, consisting of 1500 retail locations, earning #1 in quota attainment in 2016-2018.➥ Executive consultative approaches and strategies to assist internal operations with revenue generating practices ➥ Constructed growth roadmaps utilizing vision statement management to properly create a sustainable foundation for the indirect channel sector.➥ Exercised cross-functional leadership, partnering with data analytics and training departments to introduce selling strategies while assuming responsibility for all pilot initiatives and market penetration projects.➥ Successfully executed software application launch through tech support internal partnerships implementing in-store product displays to properly collect data and analyze improvement research.➥ Hosted growth-driven events and promotions cultivating buyer engagement resulting in over 200+ attendees for a guided facility tour in Nashville, TN.

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

Built the Asurion Indirect dealer program from scratch in 2014, creating sales, marketing, and training tools to enable massive top-line revenue growth for Verizon and its dealer partners. The channel increased sales from a 5% feature attach rate to over 65% in five years, while growing from a team of 2, to 14 in the same time span.➥ Due to relationship-building abilities, owned the client relationship for Verizon Wireless' largest retailers, consisting of over 6500 retail locations, leading to continuous MOM growth for 27 consecutive months.➥ Regularly achieved sales targets, holding the #1 ranking among peers for product attachment rate, product mix, and app registration for over three years, finishing over 120% to goal from 2014-2016.➥ Managed C-level relationships with dealer-client and own the Verizon sales and marketing relationships in North Central and Great Lakes Markets.

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

Led a new product initiative for Asurion's Rescue Link home electronics warranty program (now known as Asurion Home+), defining the strategy, structure, and road map. Partnered with marketing, analytics, and program teams to pilot and launch our sales initiatives. • Tasked to lead a pilot program within a wireless client’s Indirect channel, leading to a successful expansion across the country.• Implemented training plans and developed initiatives to raise awareness of product value and capabilities, including marketing and pitch decks, building training modules on LMS platforms, and creating trade show materials.• Developed competitive analysis to enhance and strengthen our product, enabling an entrance to new industries.• Solely owned the sales and business development functions of the product.

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

Owned the client relationship in a 5-state territory, calling on 85 retail locations to build awareness and increase sales of a wireless insurance product.➥ Consistently exceeded all quarterly sales metrics.➥ Built an incredible client partnership, cultivating relationships that have continued to build value over the span of 10+ years.➥ Started the role from the bottom up, building the strategy to be successful in a new account management role.

Us

Regional Account Manager for this large Master Agent, owning dealer / re seller relationships across a 5-state territory.➥ Built the territory from scratch, signing dealers to sell Verizon devices through our Master Retailer program➥ Exceeded sales expectations each month➥ Pivotal in the launch and success of the Authorized Partner program that eventually led to over 400 locations being opened.

Dallas, Tx, Us

President's Club recipient - 2002Consistently exceeded monthly sales goals.Top sales person in the Northeast each quarter.

Mba, Master Of Business Administration

B.S. Degree, Hotel, Restaurant And Tourism Management