Jay Webster Email & Phone Number

Travelers Rest, South Carolina, United States

Greater Chicago Area

-Developed the initial grant, distributed press releases, and built awareness of emerging new technology concept that received $35,000 in monetary awards from Health Resources and Services Administration.-Lead writer on grant proposals and fundraising appeal campaigns that have collectively raised over $25,000+ in revenues.-Lead contributor to grant.

Greater Chicago Area

• Responsible for sourcing, screening, interviewing and testing candidates while building candidate relationships with financial and accounting professionals. Collaborate to deliver experienced, efficient, and effective.
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Greater Chicago Area

Engaged C-Level technology executives at Fortune 1000 companies through cold calling and referrals to promote value of attending executive-level strategic networking summits. Generated and grew prospective client base through extensive research and consistent monitoring of market trends, networking sites, and news/press releases, as well as understanding.

Greater Chicago Area

• Solicited donations by phone and in-person for a not-for-profit organization. Address objections and concerns, presenting benefits to donors. Conducted in depth research to evaluate organizations appropriate for grant.
• Developed improved sense of organization needs and market opportunities by researching and writing grants.Grants written resulted in funding that directly benefited existing organization programs and services.

• Generated leads using online resources and lists. Prospected executive-level clients in the defense, energy, and utility industries to promote business intelligence conferences. Managed a complex sales cycle that.
• Ranked in top 10 for conference sales in North America for 2010.
• Played a key role on a team that introduced a best-selling new product that targeted defense contractors and military officers.
• Recruited clients who became speakers on future programs.
• Frequently recognized by clients for ability to understand complex industries.
• Demonstrated flexibility in learning a broad product line and offering clients options that closed sales.

Promoted to Senior Sales Executive after acheiving sales targets within three months of employment.

Recruited and scheduled guests for a morning radio program. Conducted research for investigative interviews on issues of local impact.

Provided coverage of the Wisconsin State Legislature in Madison, WI for various regional print media outlets.-Reported on public hearings and reactions from regional legislators in the readerships of The Ashland Daily Press and The Janesville Gazette.-Contributor to Wisconsin farming publication The Country Today.-Contributed research assistance and.

B.A., English Language And Literature/Letters

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