Patricia Laystrom Email & Phone Number

I have expertise with innovative start-ups and early-stage organizations in the educational management and education technology industries. Recognized for closing complex sales, effective leadership, strategic account management, and building and leading highly accountable, high-performance teams, I am passionate about working with organizations that have a positive social impact on the people they serve. > Leadership: Tenacious, passionate and mission-led entrepreneur; guide organizations through high-growth stages and organizational design changes; provide consistent, supportive, and reflective leadership.> Business Development: Drive industry-leading sales, corporate affairs, and proposal teams through complex relationships, applications, and contracts. Direct marketing activities to support sales and customer experience. Identify and implement innovative win/win solutions. Educate and inform policymakers and stakeholders advocating for industry changes while building opportunities and choices for educators, parents, and students.> Sales: Deliver on sales objectives, from introduction into the marketplace to leading sales teams; inspire others to achieve. Consistently meet or exceed targets and often referred to as ‘the rainmaker’. Negotiate contracts, realizing margin and revenue requirements for organizations. Develop go-to-market strategies.> Customer Experience: Advocate for improved customer journeys, influencing executive teams to individual contributors, mobilizing employees, and reorienting company culture. Develop strategic planning tools, capturing data and metrics to demonstrate improvements in customer experience outcomes.I am currently taking some time to follow a dream of full time rv'ing. We are traveling around this beautiful country and Canada for the indefinite future. You can follow us on IG or FB @5thwheelwanderlust. Always enjoy the journey!

Listed skills include Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Distance Learning, Blended Learning, and 7 others.

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  Indiana University Bloomington

  Education