Ben Breese
Boston
Summary
Strategic sales leader with over a decade of experience scaling sales teams into multimillion-dollar revenue streams. Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams, forge blue-chip partnerships, and drive data-led growth across auto insurance, finance, and home services.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
VP of Sales and Business Development
WhaleMaven
04.2023 - Current
- Built and scaled a high-performing marketing agency from scratch across auto insurance, home services, and finance verticals.
- Grew monthly profit to $500K-$750K per month. I lead a 15-person team overseeing sales reps, account managers, and integrations.
- Launched and optimized top-performing campaigns for clients, including State Farm, Netflix, Uber, and Farmers.Auto insurance.
- Secured strategic placements with publishers like Forbes, U.S. News, Money Talks News, and Finder.com.
- Developed strategic sales plans to enhance market presence and revenue growth.
- Collaborated with marketing teams to create impactful promotional campaigns.
Head of Affiliate Partnerships
Tony Robbins
08.2022 - 02.2023
- Achieved 672% YoY growth over four consecutive months.
- Developed internal infrastructure for scaling direct affiliate relationships.
- Role ended due to company-wide restructuring and layoffs.
Head of publisher sales.
Remote Year
03.2020 - 08.2022
- Designed and launched successful affiliate marketing program strategies.
- Coordinated marketing strategies to promote new titles and increase visibility.
- Recruited and managed high-converting publisher partners.
- Optimized landing pages and directed day-to-day affiliate operations.
- Managed the full sales cycle, and account management for all new partners.
- Led team meetings to discuss project updates and deadlines.
- Mentored junior staff on best practices in publishing processes.
Senior Account Executive
Stealth Lab Media
09.2017 - 02.2020
- Consulted affiliate partners and sold marketing solutions for a diverse client portfolio.
- Focused on revenue share payouts and strategic placements.
- Cultivated strong client relationships through regular communication and personalized service.
- Developed tailored proposals addressing client needs and market trends.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline account management processes.
- Conducted market research to identify new business opportunities and client segments.
Senior Account Executive
Yelp
New York
02.2015 - 09.2017
- Cultivated strong client relationships through regular communication and personalized service.
- Developed tailored proposals addressing client needs and market trends.
- Sold CPC and CPM campaigns to National clients.
- Consistently a top performer, and I was promoted three times
Senior Brand Partnerships Affiliate Manager
TripAdvisor
02.2013 - 08.2017
- Managed national hotel chains add spend with TripAdvisor cpc campaigns.
- Drove revenue via revenue-share and performance-based partnerships.
- Optimized communication channels for effective partner engagement.
- Established relationships with key clients, while maintaining existing customer base.
- Developed sales plans, goals, strategies and objectives to achieve team goals and revenue objectives.
Education
B.S. - Marketing
University of Massachusetts Lowell
01.2013
B.S. - Business
Anna Maria College
01.2011
Skills
- Affiliate Strategy
- Lead Generation
- CPL/CPA Optimization
- Partner Recruitment
- Everflow
- HasOffers
- Funnel Optimization
- Publisher Management
- Data Analytics
- Strategic Negotiation
- Market analysis
- Client relationship management
- Sales strategy
- Campaign optimization
- Account management
- Market research
- Customer relationships
Websites
Timeline
VP of Sales and Business Development
WhaleMaven
04.2023 - Current
Head of Affiliate Partnerships
Tony Robbins
08.2022 - 02.2023
Head of publisher sales.
Remote Year
03.2020 - 08.2022
Senior Account Executive
Stealth Lab Media
09.2017 - 02.2020
Senior Account Executive
Yelp
02.2015 - 09.2017
Senior Brand Partnerships Affiliate Manager
TripAdvisor
02.2013 - 08.2017
B.S. - Marketing
University of Massachusetts Lowell
B.S. - Business
Anna Maria College
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