Performance-oriented Senior Sales Leader offering an exceptional record of achievement over a 10-year career. Extensive knowledge of vendor sales/marketing leader challenges. A passionate and positive candidate who is highly talented at relationship-building-based sales partnerships and capitalizing on revenue opportunities. Will bring a fresh perspective to selling sponsorships into the Evanta portfolio.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Program Manager
Evanta, A Gartner Company
08.2019 - Current
2023: #1 program manager at Evanta in mobilizer-assisted sales, over $500K.
Exceeded sales targets in 2022: 109% Winner's Circle Achiever, CY: 115%, FwY: 126%, $1.2M+ in personal sales & mobilizer influence.
Exceeded sales targets in 2021: 130% Winner's Circle Achiever, CY: 166%, FwY: 100%, $830K+ in personal sales & mobilizer influence.
Drove the largest AWS spend contracted in the history of Evanta resulting in $992K+ in 2021.
2020: achieved 97% of TY sales goal.
Prospected, vetted, and qualified new business leads; led sales calls with CEOs, sales and marketing professionals to sell Evanta sponsorships.
Consistently identifying new business opportunities and creating actionable solutions and trainings with the sales teams.
Lead sales collaboration project in 2022 that resulted my team in being #1 in mobilizer efforts for Evanta.
Collaborated with cross-brand CXO sales teams' by joining monthly meetings to discuss vendor outreach strategy & steamlining communication channels.
Assisted in the onboarding process for new program managers and led trainings on sales mobilization efforts.
Senior Account Executive
Yelp
09.2017 - 08.2019
2018: #1 Top remote account executive for the year.
Cold calling 100+ small-medium sized local businesses daily, with goals to pitch and close on the Yelp ad platform.
Advanced in Leadership Development Program in the tenth month; the average for this program is 2 years.
Prepping sales calls by analyzing client account data via Salesforce, establishing partnerships with key decision-makers and qualifying by a consultative sale.
Delivered tailored solutions based on individual client needs by thoroughly understanding their business objectives and pain points.
Led product demonstrations via phone call showcasing company offerings.
Analyzed competitor activities and adjusted sales tactics accordingly to maintain a competitive edge in the market.
Sales Center Manager
Lasik Vision Institute
07.2014 - 09.2017
2015-2017: Top 10 in center sales, competing with 80 locations nationwide.
Managed a team of sales associates, technicians, optometrists & ophthalmologists and led the daily operations resulting in improved revenue generation and higher customer retention rates.
Promoted to sales manager within 3 months.
Provided ongoing training and mentorship for sales staff by organizing regular meetings to review progress towards KPIs and share best practices.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Biology
University of Nebraska At Omaha
Omaha, NE
05.2014
Skills
Extensive Evanta Product Knowledge
New Business Development, Prospecting
Sales Enablement
Sales, Territory Funnel Management
CRM Proficiency: PowerBI, Phoenix, Inside Gartner
Relationship Selling
Upselling
Strategic Selling
Objection Handling
Consultative Sales
Accomplishments
2x Gartner Winner's Circle. Evanta Club 110 Winner. Yelp Presidents Club Recipient. Full Ride Academic Collegiate Scholarships.