Mark Sandstrom Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Greater Chicago Area

Chicago, Reno, Cheyenne

After being in advertising for so long, I had seen people's focus change from TV to Online and now to Mobile. With mobile usage rapidly growing I wanted to figure out how I could help retailers. So I started surveying the landscape to try to fill a need for retailers to bring in more foot traffic.The idea for a mobile Fintech/Adtech platform for gifting was born. I pulled together a development team and another partner to create the business plan, product concept, go-to-market plan and a funding strategy.After assembling a strategic founders group, I was able to cut the prototype development cost 90% from the market rate. I also raised seed funds to get an alpha test started.Ultimately, we were unable to roll out the test. Going through the start-up stages of a technology business provided me great insights into how to evangelize an idea and motivate others to complete work.

Greater Chicago Area

Initially hired as a project manager, I soon received a promotion to partner after making an immediate positive impact to improve construction process efficiencies. This freed up the owner to find more new business and I would evaluate properties for investment consideration.For any remodel projects, I served in a contractor role and became the liaison between the client and sub-contractors. I reduced labor and material costs by effectively managing timelines and our supply chain. This led to increased turn rates of about 20%, going from about 5 to 7 annual projects.I thoroughly enjoyed helping the owner grow his business. Opportunity ended when owner relocated out of state.

Greater Chicago Area

As someone that owned investment properties, real estate always interested me. I selected two partners and launched my own business to start building spec homes.There is nothing more detailed than building a home and I oversaw all aspects from selecting the site to the final sales. Each build was like developing a product because I had to manage timelines, improve efficiencies in the supply chain, and lower cost all while keeping the buyer top of mind so we could sell quickly.This experience allowed me to wear many hats and continuously learn. When the real estate boom crashed I am proud to say I ended the endeavor on a positive note by saving investors $500K by creating and executing and emergency solution to sell the last of our properties.

Chicago

After the sale of WPWR-UPN50, I was recruited to grow the account base with opportunities outside of the traditional advertising budgets.By forging relationships with companies like Volkswagen and Brunswick, I was able to secure sponsorships that brought in additional incremental revenues.

Chicago

Broadcast media is where I grew up in the sales world. Prior to landing at channel 50 I spent 8 years at broadcast television rep firms, selling sponsorships for some of the most iconic franchises in major league sports.After consistent performance as a sales executive I was promoted into a leadership role. I truly enjoyed mentoring and coaching my team to success. Together we out-billed our market rating and achieved a $60M revenue target.During my tenure as a sales executive I tripled my annual billing and won many "station first' deals that resulted in millions of aggregate billings.What I am most proud of is the relationships I built with clients. I loved learning about their business and figuring out ways we could help them grow.

Chicago

National Sales Representative for Westinghouse’s 5 major market television stations. In addition to my primary Chicago market, serviced Minneapolis, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Kansas City markets. Premium sports vehicles; Oakland Athletics, Bay to Breakers, San Francisco 49ers, Golden State Warriors, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Penguins, New England Patriots.