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Chicago, Illinois, United States

*Enterprise Account Executive within the Workforce Skills division (Credly, TalentLens & Faethem) of Pearson.Maximized relationships with closed deals for 11 months post-sale for potential expansion opportunities into new solution. Generated new business pipeline through customized and personalized outreach to decision makers to become top 25% performer. Presented to HR, Learning & Development, and Marketing leaders to uncover potential for implementing SaaS suite of solutions.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

*Pearson Acquired Credly in February 2022.*Account Executive within the Workforce Skills division (Credly, TalentLens & Faethem) of Pearson.Earned promotion to sell new product offering after just 11 months in role. Accelerated pipeline growth with strategic LinkedIn messaging, cold calling, and email outreach: 70+ contact touchpoints a day. Closed $250K in new business sales for SaaS product in Higher Education vertical to become top 33% performer on my team.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Managed entire sales process for all verticals. Closed over $100K in new business sales. Leveraged relationships with HR/Talent Acquisition leaders to understand their interviewing process and discover if SaaS solutions could improve it.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Generated 25-40 qualified leads per quarter. Consistently the top performing BDR on the team while performing hybrid role. Collaborated with Enterprise Account Executives to develop messaging and strategies to generate new business opportunities and secure meetings. Managed the entire sales process for Higher Education vertical.

Greater Chicago Area

Generated leads and managed a pipeline within my book of business through Salesforce CRM. Developed relationships with companies with up to 300 locations utilizing both phone and email outreach. Revived dormant accounts by re-establishing relationships with key decision-makers. Brainstormed with the Marketing team frequently to develop email campaigns to targeted industries or companies in my book of business.

Chicago, Illinois

Achieved 119% to quota and generated 30-40 qualified leads per month on average. Strategically planned targeted prospect lists, call strategies, and messaging with Account Executives. Aided in forming the Business Development/Account Executive process as a part of the first group of BDR’s in the company.

Chicago, Illinois

Consistently ranked as a top 25% monthly performer on my team. Made 80-90 new business contacts per day and managed pipeline within my territory through Salesforce CRM. Implemented advertising solutions by working with new clients to update business listing and call to action.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Cold called University of Illinois alumni to raise donations for various fundraising campaigns. Handled more than 300 outbound calls daily to update alumni records and to update alumni on progress of students and current events on campus. Collaborated with team members to accomplish fundraising goals.

Generated leads by prospecting through LinkedIn. Discovered essential preliminary information that aids in the sales process. Gained valuable experience with calling potential clients and communicating with them.

Naperville, Il

Cold called potential clients in an effort to increase the agent's client base and assisted in the agent's effort to expand his business.

Aurora, Il

Provided customer service by aiding customers in locating products in the store. Utilized selling skills by suggesting different products to customers. Generated special orders for customers and confirmed that their orders arrived on time. Answered the telephone, providing customers with the information they requested accurately.

Naperville, Il

Taught 4-6 year old children how to play different sports effectively and efficiently. Critiqued the children on how they were playing the different sports. Communicated with the children's parents on what was taught in the learning sessions.

Bachelor'S Degree, Major In Communication (Specialization In Organizational Comm.), Minor In Global Markets And Society

Activities and Societies: Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, Illinois Sales and Marketing Association

Business Administration