As a Consultant of Business Development, I am a team-based field enablement representative accelerating customer growth, improving sales execution and positively transforming the way American Express builds and maintains relationships with Expansion Cardmembers.Delivering incremental growth opportunities and driving revenue with strategic clients with key revenue generating responsibilities including but not limited to:Engaging clients directly to set growth opportunity appointments Engaging clients to uncover and close growth opportunitiesPrioritizing and maintaining an active pipeline of opportunitiesEngaging prospects to ensure key sales objectives are metDrive internal merchant services Lead Management Educating clients on relevant tools and resources and responding to client inquiriesManaging marketing and trade show eventsMaintaining detailed client databases and prospecting listsAmerican Express Global Commercial Payments (GCP) is the leading provider of payments for corporations of all sizes globally. American Express OPEN, a key part of GCP, is the leading payment card issuer for small businesses in the United States, supporting business owners with products and services to help them run and grow their companies. www.americanexpress.comwww.open.com

As a Specialist of Business Development I am responsible for implementing and supporting the new corporate payment solution programs of middle market clients (companies with annual sales revenues between $10M and $500M) in the southeast region. Global Corporate Payments provides a range of card programs and expense management tools to help mid-size companies and large corporations around the world manage almost all the facets of their business spending - from travel and meetings, to everyday office supplies and raw materials.These solutions deliver a number of benefits to our corporate customers including increased visibility into their business spending, added control, improved efficiency and cost savings. Our card programs also help keep employees safe, secure and productive while on the road.As a leading issuer of corporate payment solutions, we serve more than 70% of the U.S. Fortune 500 and tens of thousands of mid-size companies worldwide. We continue to be recognized as an industry leader, including Best Credit Card Rewards Program for Business Travel by Business Travel magazine, Best Business Card Provider by Business Moneyfacts UK, and Most Admired Payment System by The Beat, an online business travel newsletter.Additional information about our products and services can be found at www.americanexpress.­com/corporate.

Lead team of 6 inside sales representatives/lead generators/sales support and drove initiatives and strategic activities that lead to new sales; was responsible for meeting or exceeding sales quotas and assigned strategic account objectives including increased win-rates as well as the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the sales process; profitable growth, customer retention and customer satisfaction ratings with food service management companies. Managed all aspects of proposal and sales quote process, from initial receipt to submission of the approved proposal/quote document; maintained and overseen the approval authority for all quotes created by internal sales team and sales support.

Marketed and Recruited Anesthesiologist's and CRNA's for temporary (Locum tenens) job assignments throughout the US.