Lifelong learner. New chapter at elev8.io consulting with serial entrepreneur Gary Garth in his new digital marketing agency and growth accelerator for addictions treatment centers. Doing book coaching and editing, content creation, blog writing and business strategy. An exciting multi-faceted startup experience preparing to scale.Book coach and editor of The Zero to 100 Million Sales Blueprint (400 pages) linked below. Editor of a 90-page guide for parents on addictions treatment. Have written 100s of blog posts. Co-author of a 180 page book on housing.Volunteered at an addictions treatment center in the Dominican Republic as lay counselor and healing drum circle facilitator for 3 winters. Deep first-hand understanding of people struggling with addictions.I've transitioned from residential treatment center counselor for teens, writer and musician to educator, researcher and educational technology manager. Over 20 years excelling as a software sales executive, marketing evangelist and international partner manager.An experienced sales professional, I've outperformed, exceeding quotas of $US1.2 million. I’ve evangelized and sold high-value ($250,000- $2million+) enterprise software solutions to early-adopter customers and enabled partners in a variety of North American vertical markets and internationally (Europe, Latin America and Asia) by actively listening to understand my customers’ core needs and building profitable relationships that add value.In the biotech startup space, as an investor myself, I sold early-stage angel investments for PlantForm, a disruptive Canadian company that grows life-saving drugs in tobacco plants. Core Competencies: Motivational Leadership and Coaching, Book coaching and editing, Blog writing, Active Listening, Communication, Accessibility, Presentation, Qualification, Solution Sales, Business Development, Negotiation, Closing, SAAS Sales, Lean Startup, Intercultural Communication, Collateral Writing, Research and Analysis, Market Positioning, Field Marketing, Product Marketing, Product Management, Web Content Creation, Project Management, Partner Management, Native English, Fluent French & Spanish, Basic Brazilian Portuguese, Jazz and Latin Drumming