Ron Drake Email & Phone Number

Warwick, Ri, Us

United States

Utah, United States

- Laid off due to downsizing -

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Massachusetts, United States

• First hire for this company: I successfuly built out and lead the sales team alongside the owner• Oversaw a small team of reps and implemented training/best practices in order to generate pipeline and increase revenue• Identi ed and closed on opportunities to establish corporate partnerships• Generated new business leads via cold calling, email campaigns, local trade shows/events

Successfully sold the company for a profit in April of 2022 after building an autonomous e-commerce store and coaching platform. • Responsible for SEO initiatives, qualifying leads, and converting quali ed leads into revenue• Utilized several cold outreach methods such as: cold calling, e-mails, social media outreach, and door knocking local businesses• Once established - managed accounts and relationships with local businesses• Established relationships with supplier and manufacturers to ensure the best possible pricing in order to minimize operational costs• Established, negotiated, and managed nationwide wholesale accounts with small and medium sized companies• Sucessfully broke into a small percentage of the European market and established lasting relationships within the industry

- Position eliminated due to COVID -• Successfully lead the team to Top Performing Sales Team of 2019 and 2020• Consistently ranked as top salesperson month over month during the duration of my career• Worked alongside senior management to ensure smooth day to day store operations• Oversaw and implemented sales training practices and on oor coaching when appropriate to help improve and regulate metrics• Generated new clients through trade shows, community outreach, and word of mouth by providing top-tier customer service

Rehired as store manager and promoted to Senior Manager• Started as a part time sales associate in 2015 and worked my way up to becoming one of the youngest District Managers• Successfuly took the district from -25% to +125% on the year in my fi rst 6 months by reducing shrink and implementing best sales practices• Successfuly promoted the most full time reps to management in all of 2019 • Trained managers on how to best interview, onboard, and train new hires• Established monthly and quarterly goals and metrics for each store• Lead by example