Constant Contact
Brent Ragan
Sales And Business Development Executive
Kihei,HI
Summary
Brent is in the business of guiding companies in their quest to increase sales, brand awareness, quality, and customer satisfaction. Brent promotes the business paradigm that focuses on inspiration, clarity, empowerment, and abundance. Brent has over 23 years of experience driving growth and development strategies in hospitality, advertising, real estate, and software.
Brent has increased revenues from 35% - 100% in the first year for many clients and generated multiple 7-figure revenue streams for them.
Enthusiastic, savvy communicator, and quick learner who thrives in working directly with CEOs to collaborate in building and running their companies, forging lasting, profitable partnerships using advanced business development, organizational and marketing efforts.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certificates
Work History
Sales Director, Business Development
BR Consulting Services, Inc.
Kihei, HI
03.1998 - Current
- Defined strategies for business development and new market launches for broad set of industries.
- Integrated new media and web advertising initiatives into client's marketing strategies to enhance brand awareness.
- Rich expertise in business development, sales, and marketing in, hospitality, hotels, luxury, vacation rentals, real estate, high tech and startup environments.
- Generated 35% - 100% increase in client accounts through implementation of effective market strategies across major search engine platforms and joint venture partnerships.
- Produced multiple 7-figure revenue results for clients through global marketing strategies.
- Established marketing channels and business relationships for new hospitality and vacation rental properties.
- Increased company growth through collaboration with sales and marketing departments.
- Steered social media and Internet marketing initiatives, producing video and blog content to establish robust online presence.
- Showcased talent for organizational development and building sales teams. Performed variety of public speaking engagements.
- Developed, maintained and operated company's web presence, developing original text and image content for company website and design and email promotions.
- Hired and managed employees to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols.
- Increased revenue by implementing effective sales strategies in sales cycle process from prospecting leads through close.
Sales Director, Business Development
Euphoric Retreats
Kihei, HI
06.2014 - 03.2020
- Established key relationships with luxury property owners, retreat centers and marketing channels for luxury vacation rental industry.
- Created website and marketing systems for renting over 3,200 luxury villas and retreat centers globally.
- Specialized in group sales and managed all aspects of sales process from initial contact, writing contracts, closing, reservations and assisting guests with activities and communications with concierge and property management.
Sales & Marketing Manager
Wailea Inn
Kihei, HI
05.2014 - 03.2020
- Created all marketing systems and setup up multi-channel distribution strategies to over 400,000 travel agents and online travel sites worldwide. Booked reservations, followed up with guests, stayed in constant communications with owner, accounting and property manager.
- Increased occupancy and sales by over 35% in first year.
Business Development Consultant
Lumeria Maui
Makawao, HI
12.2012 - 05.2014
- Built successful relationships for this luxury retreat center with large variety of groups globally, bringing in revenue from various market channels for group sales. Results were so successful that owner was able to sell this property and business with over 80% profit within short period from original acquisition.
- Repeated this marketing, sales and business development for new property, Wailea Inn, listed above.
Education
Certification - Business
Cardone University
Miami, FL 01.2021 - Current
Certification - Real Estate
Excellence in Education, Maui Real Estate School
Maui, HI 02.2022 - 03.2022
Certification - Business, Branding & Marketing
Quattro University
City Of Los Angeles, CA 08.2008 - 09.2010
Certification - Real Estate Investing And Business
Nouveau Riche University
Phoenix, AZ 08.2004 - 05.2008
Some College (No Degree) - Business Law & Marketing
Daytona Beach Community College
Daytona Beach, FL 09.1978 - 05.1980
Some College (No Degree) - Business Law & Marketing
Indiana University Kokomo
Kokomo, IN 09.1977 - 08.1978
High School Diploma -
Haworth High School
Kokomo, IN 08.1973 - 06.1977
Skills
Lead Generation
Social media
Creative and innovative
Sales expertise
CRM
Sales training and leadership
Strong Communication Skills
Marketing
Meetings
Office 365
Communicate Effectively
Prospect targeting
Relationship building and rapport
Software
Hubspot, CRM & Marketing
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Acrobat
Microsoft, Office, Powerpoint, Excel, Word
Salesforce
RezOvation- Web-based Innkeeper Software
Social Media
ClicFunnels
Timeline
Certification - Real Estate
Excellence in Education, Maui Real Estate School
02.2022 - 03.2022
Certification - Business
Cardone University
01.2021 - Current
Sales Director, Business Development
Euphoric Retreats
06.2014 - 03.2020
Sales & Marketing Manager
Wailea Inn
05.2014 - 03.2020
Business Development Consultant
Lumeria Maui
12.2012 - 05.2014
Certification - Business, Branding & Marketing
Quattro University
08.2008 - 09.2010
Certification - Real Estate Investing And Business
Nouveau Riche University
08.2004 - 05.2008
Sales Director, Business Development
BR Consulting Services, Inc.
03.1998 - Current
Some College (No Degree) - Business Law & Marketing
Daytona Beach Community College
09.1978 - 05.1980
Some College (No Degree) - Business Law & Marketing
Indiana University Kokomo
09.1977 - 08.1978
High School Diploma -
Haworth High School
08.1973 - 06.1977
Certification
Licensed Real Estate Agent - Hawaii