Stephanie Bennett Email & Phone Number

Denver, Colorado, United States

Senior Sales Manager for the Limelight Denver

Denver Metropolitan Area

As a Partnerships Development Manager at CareerWise Colorado, I applied my skills and knowledge to support the growth and sustainability of a youth apprenticeship system that prepares students for the future of work.Responsible for developing and executing strategies for lead generation, lead qualification, opportunity exploration, and contract negotiation with potential and existing business partners. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure high-quality customer service and satisfaction, as well as alignment with the organization's mission and vision. Through relationship building and a diligent focus, I secured and renewed multiple job offers for students across various industries and sectors throughout the state.

Denver, Colorado

Consistently met aggressive sales goals by leveraging interpersonal communication skills and product knowledge to cultivate and secure new customer relationships. Proactively managed each customer program in partnership with events and resort management teams to provide an exceptional customer experience and cultivate loyalty, boosting customer satisfaction ratings by 20%.Connected with prospects through varied approaches including trades shows, formal presentations, cold calling, networking and customized in-person site visits and familiarization trips. Captured and completed sales with customer-savvy quotes, proposals and contract management strategies. Liaised with customers, management and events team to better understand customer needs, recommend appropriate solutions and accomplish shared objectives. Owned all aspects of sales planning, development and account management for Colorado and Western United States territory. Encouraged cross-selling of additional products and services through relationship-building and acquired understanding of customer business needs.

Denver, Colorado

Met and exceeded annual performance goals of $1.9 million in annual group revenue while managing the largest producing account for the resort. Actively solicited new business through hosted customer events, one-on-one customer interactions and industry eventsManaged all contract negotiations to maximize profits for hotel and exceed customer expectations. Managed internal customer relationships to maximize customer experience, fill need times and manage overall hotel mix. Assertively and creatively negotiated to close business and managed accounts effectively for repeat business. Collaborated with leadership team to achieve sales goals and meet corporate initiativesPartnered with Regional Vail Resorts team, Marriott International Area Sales Team and Global Sales Organization to leverage resources to increase exposure of Vail Marriott Mountain Resort and increase business.

Greater Denver Area

Developed new and existing group business with local corporate, association and government markets while maximizing revenue for 12 Vail Resorts/RockResorts hotel stakeholders. Strategically cross-sold and promoted lodging and ski-resort products and services for 5 major ski resorts including: Vail, Beaver Creek, Keystone, Breckenridge and Jackson Hole, WY