Rob Thomas Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Canada Area

As a consultant to one of Canada's top nation-wide recruiting firms I specialize in finding top tier talent in Sales & Marketing for Calgary and surrounding areas. I have over 12 years of professional sales and business development experience as well as more than a decade of communications/marketing experience in the National Hockey League (NHL) and.

Calgary, Canada Area

Responsible for overall recruiting of staff for all three clubs as well as successful onboarding of new hires.Lead and implemented communications and marketing strategies for developing all aspects of sales, attrition, hiring and employee communications.Successfully grew revenue at flagship club by 75% in one year and set franchise record for pre-sales.

Edmonton, Canada Area

Created NHL game notes through the National Hockey League server; printed and distributed the notes to the media and hockey operations; compiled current stats, press clippings and other pertinent information; managed the game night staff volunteers; acted as a point of contact for the media in the press box.Advised senior management and hockey staff on.

Calgary, Canada Area

Acted as spokesperson for Calgary Stampede in relation to entertainment events as well as wrote feature stories and article pitches for in-house newsletter.Proactively created and distributed press releases highlighting important details in conjunction with marketing and promotions.Worked with Media Relations Manager to plan and coordinate media events and.

Calgary, Canada Area

Primarily "hunted" for new business accounts from small to medium sized corporations.Serviced key accounts in my geographical area ensuring we went above and beyond their expectations as well as promptly addressing any concerns or questions.Responsible for coaching team in field marketing, sales and promotional activities through various initiatives.Gained.

Calgary, Canada Area

Performed the Media Relations Manager’s full-time duties when called upon. This included creating NHL game notes through the National Hockey League server’s Lotus Notes; printing and distributing the notes to the media and hockey operations; compiling current stats, press clippings and other pertinent information; managing the game night staff volunteers.

Calgary, Canada Area

Recruited, trained and managed sales staff of 5-7.Led company in sales for 2005 as well as set record for most sales in May (105).Provided superior customer service to clients as well as trained them personally.