J. Garrett Schmitt is a founding member of VBCExhibitHall.com and has over 20 years experience in account management and business development. Garrett is in charge of vendor relations as well as procuring, editing and promoting the educational material on the site. He holds a BBA in Marketing from the University of Georgia, and has experience working with a variety of medical groups and ACOs to maximize reimbursement opportunities by developing marketing strategies and promoting their organizations to commercial payers. He has also participated in managed care contract negotiations, PCMH implementation, and consulting.

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J. Garrett Schmitt has over 18 years experience in account management and client relations. He holds an MBA and also has had extensive training in NCQA’s PCMH program. Mr. Schmitt is a founding member of Reliance Consulting Group serves as consultant and data analyst for the company, specializing in the development and customization of analytic tools for use by independent provider groups and ACO clients alike. He is also experienced with commercial payer contract negotiation and has been instrumental in facilitating new FFS and value based agreements with accountable care organizations and individual medical practices in multiple states. His background is available on LinkedIn and the Reliance website.

Helped organize continuing education programs for oncology specialists

Generated $800k annual revenue: New Business DevelopmentMaintained a database of over a thousand clients in a regional, multi-state territory Achieved multiple rankings on quarterly Tennessee Top Performers listConsistently achieved top 10% client retention ratings among all Tennessee enrollment representativesReceived multiple accolades regarding client feedback in monthly newsletters Sourced new business through cold calls, trade shows, job fairs, and various marketing opportunitiesHosted leadership training & sales strategy sessions for existing employees and new hires

Represented a Fortune 200 company with annual revenue of $9.5 billion in 2008 Served as primary contact to a multi-state territory of Lowe's retail storesTrained management and sales staff on increasing sales-volume via cross-merchandising initiativesMonitored sales trends in stores and used SWOT analysis techniques to identify areas of opportunityGenerated best-practice presentations for use in employee training sessions using MS Office applications Organized and facilitated staff training classes for new-store orientations

Worked as independent contractor to generate leads via cold calling, marketing, and networkingNegotiated 4 million dollars in sales over a two year periodDeveloped market analysis projections for potential clients using MLS and Govt. data sources"2004 & 2005 Million Dollar Club" Athens Board of Realtors"2004 & 2005Multi-Million Dollar Producer" ERA Real Estate