Ryan Stanton Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga

I have been with this company since its inception, starting as one of the first employees and the first Sales Representative. I have been growing as the company has. Now as General Manager, I am responsible for our sales, forecasting, budgeting, brand acquisitions, staffing, supplier relationships, inventory management, reporting and daily operations. I hire, develop, coach, and supervise 24 employees across our Sales, Administrative, Warehousing, and Delivery teams, as well as manage relationships with over 100 suppliers and more than 1300 customer accounts across Georgia. I personally established and expanded our brand presence in the key Atlanta market and throughout the state during my tenure.Selected Achievements:• Introduced our portfolio of brands into Atlanta market by securing key relationships with on- and off-premises accounts. • Achieved remarkable results as territory sales manager, hitting and surpassing annual goals year after year, leading to consistent promotions and additional responsibilities.• Provided expertise and leadership in the support of staffs’ pursuit of growth within the On-Premises sector, increasing account base and revenue by over 30%.. • Successfully guided the company to new heights by acquiring and maintaining new sales representatives, creating new territories, and increasing the coverage and bandwidth of companies reach, instigating broad growth across both On-Premises & Off-Premises sectors. • Oversaw all new brand acquisitions and new products, ensuring effective integration into the Ultimate portfolio by sustaining the same focus on brand quality.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

In this position, I oversaw hiring and performance management for the location, ensuring adherence to company standards and service delivery expectations. I developed work schedules based on forecasts and trends; led both Front-of-House (FOH) and Back-of-House (BOH) operations; and negotiated agreements with vendors, suppliers, and distributors. Selected Achievements:• Co-founded the business and oversaw the site launch from concept, branding, and construction to recruiting, training, and leading team upon opening. • Served in additional roles as Beverage Manager and Head Bartender, expanding my knowledge of wine and spirits. • Consulted with customers on the planning and execution of private events.

Sacramento, California, United States

While the bulk of my career has been in wine/beverage sales, I started out in direct sales and marketing solutions. I launched this firm and managed daily operations, including recruiting, training, and leading a team of nearly 30 across Sales, Marketing, Business Development, and other functions. I built key partnerships with customers; facilitated daily sales meetings; administered our operating budget; and secured financing to maintain business operations. I was able to launch this successful business by leveraging my experience in sales and marketing from my previous tenure with Black Diamond Marketing, utilizing a door-to-door sales model to promote B2B direct marketing solutions.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

This was my first sales job. It was cold calling 101, learning the ins and outs of introducing yourself, pitching a short story, and closing a sale of a product or service. This position entailed going door to door in residential and business atmospheres. Black Diamond Marketing introduced me to businesses known as DS-MAX and Cydcor. I excelled in this environment quickly, and enjoyed the enthusiasm and excitement of working hard and being rewarded in a commission sales model. I quickly became a top producer, and earned the roll of leader within a couple of months. From there I was appointed recruits to spend the day with to show them the business and how to earn money. Retaining those recruits, and building your own team was the pathway to your own office and company which I eventually attained.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

As soon as I enrolled at Connecticut School of Broadcasting, I applied for this internship at a brand new Sports Talk Radio Station. I learned radio from the floor up from answering phone calls, running the board and taking live shows to break and bringing them back on air. I was then moved to a sound roll, and provided a media pass to attend all major sports practices and events for the Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons and all local universities to attain player sound and interviews for the radio station. I eventually worked my way up to Program Producer and organized show topics while tracking down and scheduling guests for the shows I was producing. I worked my way to doing On Air spots on the weekend by doing Sports Updates 20 & 50 min past each hour before I decided to embark on a career in sales. I met terrific people and learned a lot about myself, built self confidence, and learned how to conduct myself as a professional.

Associate'S Degree, Business/Commerce, General

Diploma, Live Broadcasting & Commercial Recording