Internationally experienced Director of Sales and Marketing professional with 20+ years of demonstrated success in B2C and B2B Markets. Proven track record of exceeding sales targets, building and maintaining client relationships, and leading teams to achieve business objectives.My success story began from an early age growing up and looking up to my father, an entrepreneur, I always knew I would follow in his foot steps and take on as many challenges and opportunities as I can. From humble beginnings, I took on multiple part-time jobs until I started a business from home, which quickly grew into a couple of spaces at local flea markets that only opened on the weekends in the Greater Toronto Area which focused on seasonal trends. During the week, I completed my education and set my sights on higher goals to move on to 'Dubai' an ultra luxury destination. My appeal was for something new and exciting, a career in the luxurious hospitality sector is where I started. My first role was in Marketing as a Management Trainee in Abu Dhabi for 18-months, which was accelerated for an opportunity to open and experience a pre-opening operation for a 5-star resort in Oman. Following 2-years and looking for change, I was promoted and positioned to Dubai as a Director of Marketing and Communications, a title I was very proud of achieving.My dreams were coming true before my eyes, during my professional career I found the woman of my dreams and had a child. Following much thought about our careers both professionally and personally, we eventually decided to return home to Toronto, where I was originally based. The belief was to provide my son a better life surrounded with family.Returning back wasn't as easy as I would have thought, it did take some time for me to finally land a Sales and Marketing role with a Material Handling company based in the GTA. Shortly after starting in my new role, the global pandemic was declared and nothing was the same since. My sales and marketing skill set was quickly utilized to grow equipment sales exponentially, meeting customers virtually was the new norm and closing equipment sales online allowed us to achieve incredible results. Some of the takeaways I will continue and forever cherish are the people I have met, the transferrable skills that I have acquired and the memories I will never forget.“You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.” – Michael Jordan
