Jon S. Email & Phone Number

Pasadena, Ca, Us

Seattle, Washington, Us

• Proactively managed team of 1-3 Assistant Directors to meet and exceed goals• Implemented and coordinated new Referral process at local and national level to create new self-generated marketing, raising team-wide referral rate over 100%• Developed cross-functional teams including academics, career services, accounting and financial services. Served as the only admissions rep on key CRM, accreditation and student outreach initiatives• On top of management duties, ranked highest in admissions across all major tracked metrics in 2018

Coached potential students on admissions procedures, career/life choices and problem solving. Focussed on building relationships with students and their families to give them exceptional service and ensure that they can confidently take the next step toward a brighter creative future.• Selected in top 1 percent of staff nationally to participate in Leadership Development program in 2013. One of only a handful nationwide to receive promotion after the training was completed• Averaged 80+ outbound calls daily including initial outreach, follow up and ongoing account management

Lynnwood, Wa, Us

• Covered a wide range of sports, including previews, on-deadline game coverage and in-depth features• Cultivated long-standing relationships with local high school coaches and senior school staff• Managed social media, live chats and other Internet engagement Previous Credits include: LA TImes and Arizona Daily Star . Extensive work with the Tacoma News Tribune and Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Sales Director for Human Capital Research Firm,working with prospective clients to determine needs for talent management, succession planning, leadership development, Human Capital Management strategy and measuring high performance alignment. Help organizations link business outcomes, like profit, margin and market share, to HCM strategies and tactics. Prospected and called on VP-level executives and partnered with staff to coordinate on-site and virtual meetings via WebEx

Rochester, Ny, Us

Marketed and sold 401(k) and section 125 plans to small businesses ranging from one to a few hundred employees. Managed a territory from North Seattle to Bellingham with over 1500 Paychex payroll clients. Duties include cold calling and closing business owners, followed by presenting and enrolling their employees in benefit programs. Networked with referral sources in CPA community, with financial advisors and within Paychex varied sales forces.

Olean, Ny, Us

Sole owner and manager of direct sales offices in Beaverton, Ore. and later Lynnwood, Wash. Recruited and trained hundreds of sales reps from initial interview to 3-day group training seminar to advanced training and weekly team development meetings. Responsible for comprehensive advertising, budgets, schedules, local brand awareness and daily motivation/ training of sales team.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Custom Concentration In Leadership And Management

Bofa, Communications, Journalism

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