Ben Lewis
Ozark,United States
Summary
I am a happily married man to my wife Christy, we have 3 beautiful children that we love so much and have recently become grandparents to our sweet little granddaughter. We love our community and we love our church and we strive to do all we can for anyone in need.
As far as business experience goes, I am experienced in sales and account management in various different fields. I enjoy the sales process, managing the customers needs and expectations, and delivering the desired results. The competition aspect is a key to sales for me, in every position I have held I have received numerous awards and recognition as a top performer and that is something I value. I am self motivated and driven to be the best and do the best I can not just for my company but for my customers.
My wife and I also own a DJ and Inflatable Bounce House company and we love making sure our customers events are super fun and meet and exceed expectations. I also manage and coach our children's school/travel baseball, softball, and basketball clubs. Both of these involve a great deal of personal relations, marketing, scheduling, and planning. I would love to elaborate on any of this, please feel free to reach out. Thank you for your time.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
B2B Sales and New Business Development
Staples Advantage
06.2014 - 11.2023
- Staples is the world's largest office products company
- My job is to identify businesses that are ordering office supplies, facility supplies, breakroom supplies, technology, and marketing pieces, set them up with an account, show them a significant savings, streamline their ordering process, and help them in any way needed.
- Maintained extensive knowledge of company products and services to provide top-notch expertise to customers.
- Developed business pipeline using cold and warm techniques.
- Expanded business through effective network development, identifying new, and prospective clients.
- Utilized knowledge of industry trends to develop value-added solutions and approaches for target audiences.
DJ / Marketing
Up Next Entertainment
01.2007 - Current
- We provide DJ, Karaoke, Inflatables, and other event services for the Southwest, Missouri region
- We specialize in birthdays, weddings, and school functions
- I am also responsible for the networking, and marketing portion which includes the web and social marketing and development and origination of marketing materials.
Account Executive
Ricoh Americas Corporation
10.2010 - 10.2013
- I assist business owners in discovering the most effective means of printing, scanning, copying, and faxing solutions for their businesses
- My main territory is Springfield, Missouri
- My main focus is maintaining my current clients, developing new clients, and finding needs in the area of office technology.
- Built and strengthened relationships with new and existing accounts to drive revenue growth.
- Qualified leads, built relationships and executed sales strategies to drive new business.
- Executed successful sales strategies to convert leads into customers.
Agency Owner
American National Property and Casualty
12.2007 - 10.2010
- Specializing in the financial services field in handling your auto, home, motorcycle, and life insurance, mortgage, investments, and merchant card processing
- We started this company and grew it from the ground up gaining a great number of new customers and policies as it relates to the insurance field.
- Assessed customer needs and developed individualized solutions to reach customer satisfaction.
- Designed strategic marketing and advertising campaigns to enhance agency development in market.
Sales Associate
United Bilt Homes
06.2006 - 10.2007
- Responsible for the sale and finance of new construction homes
- Along with these responsibilities came the prospecting and home design aspects of the job
- I covered a 100 mile radius to Springfield and was responsible for using many different techniques of generating new prospects.
Sales / Sales Supervisor
Fairfield Resorts
10.1997 - 05.2006
- My primary role at this company was to train, develop, motivate, and maintain a team of up to 32 representatives to sell three day two night vacations for the purpose of soliciting timeshare sales.
- Supervised staff successfully, utilizing effective communication and dynamic interpersonal skills.
- Worked jointly with team members to assist with closing sales, cross-selling and upselling of products and services.
- Effectively coached team members to reach weekly and monthly sales goals.
- Analyzed sales data to set quotas and assess potential areas of growth.
- Offered hands-on assistance to customers, assessing needs, and maintaining current knowledge of consumer preferences.
- Coached employees and trained on methods for handling various aspects of sales, complicated issues, and difficult customers.
Education
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Ozark Technical Community College
Springfield, MO01.2015
High School Diploma -
Kickapoo High School
Springfield01.1998
Skills
- Sales
- Account Management
- B2B
- Social Media Marketing
- Lead Prospecting
- Business Relationship Management
- Lead Development
- Closing Talents
- Market Research
- Account Development
- Customer Relationship Management
- Staff Training
- Salesforce
- Lead Generation
Accomplishments
- Up Next Entertainment - We own one of the areas premier DJ and Inflatable companies and have been in business for almost 15 years!
- Staples Business Advantage - I was awarded Regional MVP, Rookie Of The Year, multiple monthly Team MVP's, and a perennial Top 10 in sales.
- Ricoh - Multiple monthly Top Rep awards
- UBH - Quickstart Award and multiple monthly Top Territory Closer awards.
- Fairfield Resorts - One of the youngest promoted to Sales Supervisor, Rookie of the Year, and Top Sales Supervisor 4 out of the 5 years that I held the role.
Free Time
In my spare time I enjoy coaching, managing, marketing, and scheduling for our local travel baseball and softball clubs in Chadwick. I also coach our PeeWee basketball team.
Affiliations
President | Chadwick R-1 School District School Board
Stage Host | James River Church Early Childhood
Timeline
B2B Sales and New Business Development
Staples Advantage
06.2014 - 11.2023
Account Executive
Ricoh Americas Corporation
10.2010 - 10.2013
Agency Owner
American National Property and Casualty
12.2007 - 10.2010
DJ / Marketing
Up Next Entertainment
01.2007 - Current
Sales Associate
United Bilt Homes
06.2006 - 10.2007
Sales / Sales Supervisor
Fairfield Resorts
10.1997 - 05.2006
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Ozark Technical Community College
High School Diploma -
Kickapoo High School
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