Mike Buchenauer Email & Phone Number

Aurora, IL, US

Austin, Texas, US

Springfield, IL, US

Helping educators protect what they have today and prepare for a successful tomorrow. We offer tailored offerings including special rates and benefits for educators. Responsible to market, educate, and build a team of agents to sell auto, property, supplemental and life products.

Boston, US

I know you want affordable choices when it comes to insurance. I do all the comparison shopping for you, quoting trusted national and regional insurance partners with products that cover your family, income and assets like a home, car, boat or jewelry. I'm here to guide you through the complex process of finding the right insurance coverage.

Uncasville, Connecticut, US

• Cold called self-generated leads interested in protecting their family with life insurance and mortgage protection policies. Understanding and uncovering the “why” a client is purchasing protection, conducting.
• Grown agency from zero clients to over 90 representing more than $150,000 of premium.
• Conducted phone screenings, zoom presentations and in-home presentations.
• Developed and ran lead generation marketing campaigns.

• Created and executed operational plan to grow new K-8 digital Read-a-thon and Bookfair market share. Utilized Hubspot for effective sales pipeline management and marketing workflows. Set clear performance objectives.
• Growth from $0 to $300,000+ in sales within 5 months, focused on librarians within public, private and charter schools.
• Provided data-driven insights on Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and standardized business metrics.
• Led and reviewed the end-to-end execution of growth planning process to include headcount, utilization, and goal planning.
• Worked with General Manager to forecast demand by specialty by using data to predict where we need market penetration.
• Established and implemented phased market penetration from 5 states to all 50 states, US territories and International Schools in Asia.

Northbrook, IL, US

• Oversaw daily operations, managing budgets, and setting performance objectives. Recruited, trained, and supported 6 general managers across 18 states conducting regular performance appraisals. Developed and implemented.
• Led and mentored a team of six Network Managers, covering 18 states along with improving roadside rescue response times with both tow truck companies and Good Hands Rescue Network of crowd sourced rescuers.
• Involved in directing and coordinating the operational planning and merger of two business units (GHRN & Traditional Tow).
• Coordinated and moderated an Allstate Roadside Services 5-member Senior Leadership discussion panel (COO, EVP, and 3 Directors) broadcast company-wide on Allstate TV.
• Successfully minimized shipping costs by developing a retail partnership with Advance Auto Parts saving Allstate Roadside Division $2M within four months.

Northbrook, IL, US

• Led Network Managers covering 12 states recruiting candidates using a crowd sourced solution to improve response times to help stranded motorists, growing single owner businesses, rescuer engagement practices.
• Decreased shipping costs by developing a retail option with Advance Auto parts; resulting in $2MM savings in 9 months while partnering with Advance Auto Parts.
• Decreased travel expenses by 58% designing virtual presentations. Partnered with BrainShark.
• Delivered increased market penetration rates by leading an Early Engagement Task Team leading to 18% retention rate and increase of 71% Customer Satisfaction.
• Decreased customer wait times by nearly 300%.
• Used Salesforce to monitor and record all field activities.

Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire, GB

• Designed and implemented B2B strategic plan leading a 6-member team to exceed enterprise sales targets. Cultivated lasting C-Suite relationships to grow customer loyalty of automated employee engagement software..
• Performed extensive employee engagement analysis and presented key findings with CEO’S, COO’S, CMO’S, CFO’S, HR Directors and Entrepreneurial Owners.
• Increased SaaS sales revenue $2.65M through presentations and increased discussions at multiple levels.
• Surpassed new client target by 68% while overseeing strategic direction of the assessment, selection, onboarding, implementation, and retention of clients.

Chicago, IL, US

• Oversaw 12-member K12 team across 28 states and 3 Canadian provinces while being an active contributor selling authoritative reference materials into K12 libraries, classrooms and public libraries. Promoted online.
• Designed and implemented state adoptions in NV, OR, MI and OH, exceeded goal by $2.9M.
• Trained consultative selling though Action Selling.
• Turned around Central Region from last to #1 producing region for four straight quarters.

Bloomington, MN, US

• Oversaw K12 SaaS curriculum sales team identifying, contacting and closing schools, school districts, correctional facilities, state adoptions and home school programs for credit, credit recovery and credit.
• Developed new employee training course, guidelines and Action Selling consultative selling.
• Attained #1 region between EdOptions, Plato Learning and Archipelago Learning, over $14M.
• Supported field team by presenting to district administration and staff; led district-wide implementations.
• Conducted professional development with staff and students representing over $30M in annual sales.

• Leading school fundraising company specializing in full-service magazine sales in the K-12 market.
• Managed sales of 6 regional offices, with 12 direct reports across 18 states with 200+ FT/PT employees generating $38MM in revenue.
• Trained consultative sales best practices.
• Conducted motivational presentations to principals, parent groups and entire student populations.
• Negotiated creative multi-year contracts.
• Designed territory accountability standards and tracking capabilities.

Leading school fundraising company specializing in full-service magazine sales in the K-12 market. Oversaw the development of an initial territory before moving and developing the Illinois territory. Grew new Illinois territory to over 50 employees generating over $1.2 million in revenue, compared to a company average of less than $300,000, the largest.