Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Selected Career Highlights
Remote
Time Zone
Community Leadership
Rare Disease Experience
Timeline
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COURTNEY REBEKAH PERKINS

Charlotte,NC

Summary

Accomplished senior sales professional with 8+ years of success in consultative outside sales, business development, territory management, and strategic account development, with a demonstrated record of exceeding revenue objectives. Generated nearly $1 million in annual revenue and achieved 356% of plan as a top-performing Account Executive. Brings a distinctive combination of proven commercial sales performance and deep engagement within the rare disease and skeletal dysplasia community. Experienced building trusted relationships with diverse stakeholders, developing new business through strategic prospecting and cold calling, educating audiences, managing complex territories, and translating customer needs into solutions. Active within the achondroplasia community with experience participating in BioMarin Rare Disease Day programming, speaking publicly on rare disease, supporting families, and developing a firsthand understanding of the patient and caregiver journey. Passionate about improving care and outcomes for individuals living with rare skeletal conditions.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

Speaker

BIG HEART LITTLE LEGS FOUNDATION
West Palm Beach, USA
01.2024 - Current
  • Present a parent perspective on living with a rare skeletal condition, the patient and caregiver experience, and the importance of community support.
  • Lead presentations and participate in Q&A with families and community members.
  • Facilitate connections to educational opportunities, community resources, and peer support.
  • Represent the rare disease community in professional and public-facing settings.

Executive Board / Celebrations Committee

SHARON ELEMENTARY PTA
Charlotte, USA
01.2024 - Current
  • Lead event planning, family engagement initiatives, communications, and community-building activities.
  • Coordinate multiple stakeholders, schedules, logistics, and event priorities.

Head, Spiritual Formation Committee

CARMEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Charlotte, USA
01.2021 - Current
  • Design and coordinate community programs, small-group activities, and volunteer engagement initiatives.
  • Manage schedules, communications, logistics, and collaboration among community stakeholders.

Rare Disease Day Participant & Community Contact

BIOMARIN
San Rafael, USA
- Current
  • Selected to participate in BioMarin Rare Disease Day programming, representing the parent perspective within the achondroplasia community.
  • Maintain ongoing engagement with BioMarin community initiatives and staff, with permission to reference this involvement.
  • Bring firsthand understanding of the patient and caregiver journey and the unique challenges families navigating rare disease may encounter.
  • Participate in professional and community initiatives focused on awareness, education, and support for individuals and families affected by skeletal dysplasia.

Local District Contributor

LITTLE PEOPLE OF AMERICA
Charlotte, USA
- Current
  • Support families affected by skeletal dysplasia, including newly diagnosed families, through education, peer connection, and resource sharing.
  • Connect caregivers with community resources, educational opportunities, and families with shared experiences.
  • Participate in approximately 5–6 community events annually, engaging with hundreds of families.
  • Serve as a trusted community liaison and resource for families navigating the challenges associated with rare skeletal conditions.
  • Coordinate family outreach and contribute to community education and support initiatives.

Sales Representative

HENDRIX BUSINESS SYSTEMS
07.2013 - 12.2014
  • Conducted client outreach, prospecting, product presentations, and relationship development within an outside sales environment.
  • Built and maintained strong client relationships through consultative support and responsive account management.
  • Identified customer needs and recommended appropriate business solutions.
  • Utilized CRM tools to manage customer information, opportunities, and ongoing account activity.

Account Executive

CANON BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
08.2010 - 03.2013
  • Generated nearly $1 million in annual revenue and achieved 356% of plan, ranking among the company's top-performing Account Executives.
  • Developed new business through strategic prospecting, cold calling, networking, and consultative relationship-building.
  • Managed a geographic sales territory while developing long-term relationships with multiple decision-makers and organizational stakeholders.
  • Conducted needs-based presentations and translated complex technology solutions into meaningful business value for customers.
  • Managed sales pipeline, forecasting, account activity, and customer relationships through Salesforce CRM.
  • Consistently exceeded activity and business-development expectations through disciplined prospecting and territory management.

Sales & Client Services

IKON / OFFICE SOLUTIONS
04.2006 - 07.2010
  • Managed client accounts and maintained strong customer relationships in a competitive business-to-business environment.
  • Coordinated service delivery and worked across internal teams to address customer needs and ensure effective execution.
  • Maintained accurate CRM records and supported ongoing account development and customer retention.
  • Developed strong skills in relationship management, customer communication, problem-solving, and account coordination.

Communications / Staff

DICKENS-MITCHENER
01.2005 - 04.2006
  • Supported client communications, event coordination, and organizational initiatives.
  • Managed multiple priorities while maintaining strong communication with clients, colleagues, and external stakeholders.

Nanny

06.2001 - 01.2005
  • Managed schedules, logistics, communications, and day-to-day coordination for private families.
  • Developed exceptional organizational, communication, problem-solving, and relationship-management skills.

Sales / Client Relations

HENDRICK LEXUS
05.2001 - 02.2003
  • Developed customer relationships through sales, product knowledge, personalized service, and ongoing client communication.
  • Built strong interpersonal and customer-service skills in a high-touch sales environment.

Sales / Customer Service

TARGET
10.1997 - 01.2001
  • Provided customer service and sales support in a high-volume retail environment.
  • Developed foundational skills in communication, customer engagement, and relationship building.

Education

B.A. - Organizational Communications

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE

Diploma -

INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL

Skills

  • Consultative & Solution-Based Selling
  • Territory & Account Management
  • New Business Development
  • Strategic Prospecting & Cold Calling
  • Complex Relationship Management
  • Business Planning & Pipeline Development
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Customer & Provider Education
  • Referral Network Development
  • Strategic Relationship Building
  • Sales Presentations
  • Salesforce CRM
  • Revenue & Goal Achievement
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Public Speaking
  • Microsoft Office

Selected Career Highlights

  • 356% of sales plan as a top-performing Canon Business Solutions Account Executive.
  • Generated nearly $1 million in annual revenue through consultative outside sales.
  • 8+ years of successful B2B outside sales, business development, account management, and territory management experience.
  • Proven ability to build new business through prospecting, cold calling, networking, and strategic relationship development.
  • Extensive experience managing complex customer relationships and multiple decision-makers.
  • Experienced public speaker and community representative within the rare disease and skeletal dysplasia community.
  • Selected participant in BioMarin Rare Disease Day programming.
  • Active contributor within the achondroplasia community with firsthand understanding of the patient and caregiver journey.
  • Experienced working directly with families, facilitating resources, educating community members, and building trusted relationships.

Remote

True

Time Zone

Eastern Time Zone

Community Leadership

  • SHARON ELEMENTARY PTA, Executive Board / Celebrations Committee, 01/01/24, Present, Charlotte, NC, Lead event planning, family engagement initiatives, communications, and community-building activities., Coordinate multiple stakeholders, schedules, logistics, and event priorities.
  • CARMEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Head, Spiritual Formation Committee, 01/01/21, Present, Charlotte, NC, Design and coordinate community programs, small-group activities, and volunteer engagement initiatives., Manage schedules, communications, logistics, and collaboration among community stakeholders.

Rare Disease Experience

  • BIOMARIN, Rare Disease Day Participant & Community Contact, San Rafael, CA, Selected to participate in BioMarin Rare Disease Day programming, representing the parent perspective within the achondroplasia community., Maintain ongoing engagement with BioMarin community initiatives and staff, with permission to reference this involvement., Bring firsthand understanding of the patient and caregiver journey and the unique challenges families navigating rare disease may encounter., Participate in professional and community initiatives focused on awareness, education, and support for individuals and families affected by skeletal dysplasia.
  • LITTLE PEOPLE OF AMERICA, Local District Contributor, Charlotte, NC, Support families affected by skeletal dysplasia, including newly diagnosed families, through education, peer connection, and resource sharing., Connect caregivers with community resources, educational opportunities, and families with shared experiences., Participate in approximately 5–6 community events annually, engaging with hundreds of families., Serve as a trusted community liaison and resource for families navigating the challenges associated with rare skeletal conditions., Coordinate family outreach and contribute to community education and support initiatives.
  • BIG HEART LITTLE LEGS FOUNDATION, Speaker, 01/01/24, Present, West Palm Beach, FL, Present a parent perspective on living with a rare skeletal condition, the patient and caregiver experience, and the importance of community support., Lead presentations and participate in Q&A with families and community members., Facilitate connections to educational opportunities, community resources, and peer support., Represent the rare disease community in professional and public-facing settings.

Timeline

Speaker

BIG HEART LITTLE LEGS FOUNDATION
01.2024 - Current

Executive Board / Celebrations Committee

SHARON ELEMENTARY PTA
01.2024 - Current

Head, Spiritual Formation Committee

CARMEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
01.2021 - Current

Sales Representative

HENDRIX BUSINESS SYSTEMS
07.2013 - 12.2014

Account Executive

CANON BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
08.2010 - 03.2013

Sales & Client Services

IKON / OFFICE SOLUTIONS
04.2006 - 07.2010

Communications / Staff

DICKENS-MITCHENER
01.2005 - 04.2006

Nanny

06.2001 - 01.2005

Sales / Client Relations

HENDRICK LEXUS
05.2001 - 02.2003

Sales / Customer Service

TARGET
10.1997 - 01.2001

Local District Contributor

LITTLE PEOPLE OF AMERICA
- Current

Rare Disease Day Participant & Community Contact

BIOMARIN
- Current

B.A. - Organizational Communications

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE

Diploma -

INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL
COURTNEY REBEKAH PERKINS