John Mitchell Email & Phone Number

Tampa, Florida, United States

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Started a highly successful mobile, high-end clothing business that has grown from zero customers to start with to 200+ customers and has produced on average $250,000 to $275,000 in sales annually. • Use strong communication skills and knowledge of current trends while working with clients to identify their particular clothing-based needs, completing alterations to ensure the proper fit in a timely manner.• Deliver an exceptional level of service and a positive customer experience designed to increase levels of satisfaction and client loyalty.

Tampa, Fl

• Drive increases in the individual sales of men’s clothing, working to build a pipeline of clients to enable the need for a second store in the New Tampa area. Key achievements while in the position has included:- Produced results that exceeded 1st quarter goals by 200% and 2nd quarter goals by 100%.- Surpasses the average store per customer ticket metric 3 consecutive months. - Delivered results that produced $60,000+ in new customer sales in addition to selling on average $40,000 per month.

Tampa, Fl

• Assembled and developed staff, taking a proactive approach to coaching and training to drive increases in both individual and team performance. • Utilized strong communication skills, in-depth product knowledge and a persuasive nature to sell product benefits and the company’s value proposition to top clients.• Managed 2 separate budgets, working in a manner that ensured the continued profitability of the customer base. Key achievements while in the position included:- Produced results that increased sales by 32% in 2006 and the current dollar volume by 15% while in the position. - Successfully upgraded a key account by 40%, which represented $80,000.- Recognized as 1 of only 16 to sell a performance management system and 1 of 5 to sell more than one performance management system.- Closed 3 new customers and sold $235,000+ in new business.

Tampa, Fl

• Led in the hiring and performance management of all staff within the defined region while managing a team of 8 to 10 sales representatives and 2 customer service representatives.• Took a proactive approach to training and development to drive increases in both individual and team performance. • Maintained profitable relationships banks and partnership accounts, maintaining open lines of communication to ensure satisfaction. • Developed new accounts and partnership through cold-calling campaigns and diverse networking efforts. Key achievements while in the position included:- Successfully expanded the region by growing the number of referral partnerships, producing results that grew the region each year including a 16% in growth year-over-year from $1.9M to $2.2M. - Implemented strategy that recued controllable expenses over the 3.5-year period, including reducing expenses in the 2nd year by $14,000 while increasing sales by $110,000. - Hired and trained a representative that was promoted to a Regional Manager position and a representative ranked #14 out of 300 nationwide, an improvement from #30 the prior year. - Developed 3 representatives ranked in the top 100 nationwide in 2004 including the #4 representative in payroll nationwide and the #1 representative for percentage of payroll.- Selected new representatives that were all ranked in the top 3 in their sales class. - Produced results that exceeded the regions new dollar goal in 2004 while receiving bonus each quarter for staying on or below the company expectations in remakes of customer products. - Led a region which won a Holiday Card selling contest and signed the most successful referral plus pilot program bank in the company.