Eric Valentin Email & Phone Number

Forest Lake, Mn

Licensed Minnesota Realtor with the top real estate company in Minnesota. Specializing in residential real estate working with buyers and sellers. Over 25 years living in the North Metro of Minneapolis/St Paul, so specialized in surrounding area including the all the lakes the area offers. Excited to be part of Edina Realty which has a great culture and terrific co-workers. Love what I do every day.

Minnesota, United States

Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Senior Leader with Avolin. Responsible for direct and channel sales activities to grow Enterprise CRM, Supply Chain and IT Management Solutions at Avolin. Recruit, mentor, and lead a high performing sales organization supporting over 1,400 Avolin customers globally. Collaborate with leadership team to develop strategy to transition business from perpetual on premise solutions to SaaS platform built on AWS.Engage and nurture C-Level Executive relationships with Avolin customers and Channel Partners. A leader with focus on long-term relationships with customers, and growing the partnership with top accounts in the Avolin portfolio.In collaboration with members of the Senior Leadership team, responsible for establishing performance management systems that measure overall corporate objectives. Develop compensation plans that bring focus to sales behaviors that support the mission of Avolin.Work with marketing leadership to establish cross channel marketing programs that build the Avolin Brand and support global sales initiatives.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Vice President North America Sales and Senior Leader with Avolin. As the North American sales leader, responsible for direct and channel sales activities to grow Enterprise CRM, Supply Chain and IT Management Solutions at Avolin. Recruit, lead, and development educational initiatives, which provide stewardship and develop a high performing sales organization.With other members of the Senior Leadership team, responsible for establishing performance management systems that establish and prioritize organizational measures that support overall corporate objectives. Develop compensation plans that bring focus to sales behaviors that support the mission of Avolin.Work with marketing leadership to establish cross channel marketing programs that build the Avolin Brand and support sales initiatives.Establish and nurture peer-to-peer relationships that support key initiatives with customers and prospects.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

North American Sales Leader for Avolin specializing in Customer Relationship Management, Knowledge Management, IT Support and Supply Chain Management. Avolin is the spin-off of Aptean's Vertical Applications line of business. I was an integral part of deal team involved in the sale of the Vertical Applications Business, and transition period following the separation of the business. Reporting to the CEO, I manage sales activities for license, service and re-occurring revenue for Avolin's North American customer base. Currently leading a team of seven sales professionals focused on direct selling activities. I also lead sales activities and channel development for Avolin’s North American partner channel. My strengths include cross functional collaboration within a matrixed product and marketing organization, and hiring, training and retention of a high performing sales team. I have maintained a stable team and customer base during an active organizational transition period.Full year 2018 quota achievement of 1.7X software and 1.13X services, meeting the qualification standards for President’s Club.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

North America Sales Leader for Aptean's vertical business applications segment specializing in Customer Relationship Management, Knowledge Management, IT Support and Supply Chain Management.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Sales Management of the North American Account management team specifically focused on Aptean's CRM Product lines. Responsible for new Software and Services revenue, in addition to Customer Retention.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Responsible for managing US based CRM strategic accounts. The main areas of focus are to manage customers to find additional license opportunities for all Aptean solutions into the base, ensure the existing maintenance renewal rate is maintained and to find further Professional Services opportunities.Serve on Product Leadership team that outlines product roadmap strategy.Facilitate sales activities that includes; the sourcing of customers, maintenance of customer / prospect relationships, presentation of business solutions and strategies, facilitation of technical presentations, and closing negotiations of purchase agreements.Development and maintenance of strategic territorial and account management plans. Maintain knowledge of competitor products and solutions necessary to incorporate in strategic plans. Responsible for leveraging existing resources in an efficient and productive manner.Outline solution offerings, pricing strategies and sales methodologies necessary to effectively close sales opportunities. Responsible for assisting in regional marketing events.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Responsible for managing the US based installed base accounts. The main areas of focus are to manage customers to find additional license opportunities for all Aptean solutions into the base, ensure the existing maintenance renewal rate is maintained and to find further Professional Services opportunities for the customers.

Minneapolis, Mn

Director of Professional Services for CDC Software supporting Pivotal and Saratoga CRM. Territory includes north central US and all of Canada.

Technical Project Manager at Starkey Labs implementing Pivotal CRM, Analytics and Marketing Automation. CRM to Oracle Order Management Integration.

Program management of CRM implementation at Spinal and Biologics business unit.

Mba, Finance

December 2010 Graduate with a concentration in Finance

Bs, Business Admistration - Marketing

Activities and Societies: Delta Tau Delta FraternityBusiness Administration - Marketing