I am an accomplished Director of Sales with over two decades of experience driving multi-million-dollar sales revenue in Agriculture, Manufacturing, Construction, OEM, and MRO environments. I possess a unique blend of expertise that combines an understanding of customer requirements, innovative thinking, inspirational leadership, and effective team management.My earliest childhood memories were of spending hours alongside my father at his thriving marine, used car, and motorcycle dealership. This experience provided me with a front-row view of successful business management while igniting an entrepreneurial spirit and cultivating the ability to relate to a wide variety of people.During my high school and college years, I participated in competitive basketball and earned the role of team captain in my sophomore year of college. As a reputable high school basketball coach, I was approached in 2019 to lead a 17U basketball team. I expected a team of top-tier AAU athletes. Instead, I quickly learned that this team was a group of jaded young men facing challenging home situations that were impacting their academic and athletic performance.Ultimately, I earned their trust, resulting in a winning season. I committed to helping these young men secure basketball scholarships, on the condition that they choose a college major and actively research it. Through my encouragement, all 5 starters received scholarships and, more importantly, pursued higher education.In the past ten years, I was promoted 6 times to leadership positions with increased influence and responsibility, and in October 2022 I launched a start-up division from concept to development while expanding into international industrial markets with projected new sales revenue of $4.2M in 2023. My strong grasp of customer requirements, industry trends, and solid mechanical aptitude have led to providing valuable insights to the product development team. These insights, in turn, have played a pivotal role in successfully creating and launching several new products.I’m fortunate to have had a father who mentored me and modeled through example. His inspiration and compassion would ultimately lead to me helping those young men succeed against all odds and would later be the foundation for my career success. Today, I lean heavily on those life experiences to inspire my teams while teaching resilience, teamwork, and optimism; and giving a hand up to those in need."The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.” ~John Maxwell