John Bade Email & Phone Number

Waltham, Ma, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Sharp Decisions has been a trusted global ally for over three decades, championing workforce enablement and expert project management. Our pioneering V.E.T.S.™ Program embodies our commitment to talent development. Serving diverse sectors from Financial Services to Healthcare, we craft strategies tailored to each business's unique challenges. While deeply rooted in tradition, we embrace the promise of AI and Web 3.0. At Sharp Decisions, our dedication goes beyond simple consultancy; we forge lasting partnerships and enduring value.

Zurich, Zurich, Ch

I help I.T. and ENGINEERING departments achieve their goals through various forms of consultation (CLOUD, INFRASTRUCTURE, FIELD/DISPATCH, CYBER SECURITY, AGILE/LEAN SIX) as well as staff augmentation and upskilling. Projects and pipelines are always changing. I’m sure you’ve got a bunch of projects that are either behind schedule, over-budget, and your livelihood depends on these project getting across the finish line. Lets connect and see if Modis can help!

Responsible for training, managing, and leading a sales team of 15 for AT&T and DirecTV.• Regional Top Performer – Top Gun Award 2017-Q1• Managed team of 15 sales executives• 4th Highest grossing team in the United States - $14,000 average weekly revenue

Burbank, Ca, Us

Responsible for managing, growing, and retaining top 20 pharmaceutical and micro-tech accounts in Western United States totaling $3.38 million in annual revenue• Achieved an 100% retention rate for FY15, FY16, and FY17 • Renewed $2.65 million of existing business in first 8 months in the territory• Awarded FY16 Key Account Manager of the year for Direct Sales, selling over $374,000• Grew assigned accounts by 11% or more for 7 of 8 fiscal quarters• Handled every facet of contract negotiation from proposal creation to negotiation• Renewed 100% of customers while maintaining 95% of original revenue

Burbank, Ca, Us

Generated new business researching potential customers and prospects while growing assigned sales territory• President's Club FY13 & FY14• Grew topline revenue by 40% year over prior from FY13 to FY14• Beat FY13 sales projections by 23%• Responsible for strategic and tactical aspects of identifying, initiating appointments, presenting and closing over 295 new accounts over a 2 year period• Grew territory 55% since taking over for the previous sales professional• Skilled in all aspects of scheduling, selling, ordering and installing accounts while exceeding customers satisfaction

Tasked with responsibility of managing and executing sales and marketing. Responsibilities included branding, business-to-business sales and strategic partnerships, social media implementation, and marketing research and execution• Renegotiated wholesale purchase prices which increased profit margins by 15% in Month 1• Constructed a business plan which was presented to multiple venture capitalists• Created a strategic partnership with TroopsDirect resulting in a $2,000 donation in Month 2• Created custom Twitter and Facebook Pages using Photoshop that increased brand awareness • Utilized TweetDeck to identify and capture potential customers that led to over 1,000 follows by Month 2• Increased sales by 215% by the end of Month 4

Responsible for all operations including business-to-business sales, marketing, budgeting, pricing, and strategy. GoCampusWide.com, the expanded version of IULiving.com, advertised off-campus housing at Indiana University, University of Florida, University of Georgia, and University of Kentucky • Hired and instructed multiple independent contractors for the purposes of web development and maintenance• Received over 4,000 hits to GoCampusWide.com after the first social media marketing campaign• Conducted marketing research for each of the four campuses served, implementing marketing strategies unique to each university• Participated in housing fairs at University of Florida and Indiana University that increased sales 23% and increased web traffic from students by 1,200%• Led over 630 business presentations to potential clients with a 38% conversion rate from prospect to client

Created a service to connect students and property owners in Bloomington, Indiana. IULiving.com was expanded in 2008 to serve University of Georgia, University of Kentucky, and University of Florida.