Darren Clare

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• Growing revenue within existing account base.
• Developing new accounts.
• Exceeded sales quotas and increased profitability through effective sales strategy and business planning.
• Managed $4,000,000 in revenue

• Managing remote regional outside sales team.
• Hired, supervised, and coached new employees on sales strategies to optimize performance.
• Developed and executed sales presentations as well as both internal and external product training workshops.
• Exceeded sales quotas and increased profitability through effective sales strategy and business planning.

• National Sales Manager Sports Construction.
• Trained and managed distributer network.
• Worked cross functionally with R&D and manufacturing to develop new products.
• Skilled in the creation and implementation of VAR training sessions to improve VAR sales.
• Increased architect specification rate by 35%.
• Increased VAR sales 18% 2017 Grew direct sales by 143% 2017.

• Hired to start a Field Sports Division, created and developed a new brand Upper90.
• Set short- and long-term goals while documenting results and adjusting implementation strategies as necessary to stay on track.
• Prepared yearly budgets.
• Increased direct sales 50% Grew distributers 28% Added 10 new sales channel dealers.

• Spearheaded the creation of the companies first social media campaign.
• Delegated responsibilities to various managers to improve the efficiency of overall operations.
• Closed $275,000 agreement in first 3 months.
• Lead a team of 15 sales and programming staff.

• Developed and implemented comprehensive sales plan to achieve designated group sales objectives consistent with overall company short- and long-term objectives.
• Provided product demonstrations to share features, answer questions and overcome concerns.
• Gained 5 new customers and delivered $2,500,00 in account revenue by overseeing new account sales.

• Opened the SE region for Superlative Developed long and short-range business plans.
• Implemented innovative strategies to increase revenue, including the addition of social media strategies.
• Broke new employee record for first month revenue Set new company record first year sales.