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Derrick McGown

Ellicott City,Maryland

Summary

Customer Success Manager with over a decade of experience establishing, managing, and growing relationships with diverse clientele ranging in size and complexity. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure services excellence, identify new business opportunities, and drive top retention rates. Serve as trusted advisor, consultant, mentor, and leader - playing instrumental roles in new and existing revenue growth. Service-centric and equipped with impressive background excelling in B2B roles within SaaS platforms.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Enrollment

EXECUTIVE CAREER UPGRADES
, MD
10.2022 - 03.2023

Delivered high-ticket consulting, team building, orientation, and leadership of 12-member team dedicated to customer success.

Key Highlights:

  • Effectively addressed needs of diverse C-level clientele by cultivating productive relationships - facilitating assessment and targeting of career goals.
  • Served key roles in 90+ professionals securing ideal positions.

Account Executive

CHURNZERO
, MD
03.2022 - 11.2022

Identified and targeted new business opportunities focused on SaaS industry - including start-ups - facilitating development of customer success functionalities.

Key Highlights:

  • Collaborated with Customer Success leaders in streamlining operations, growing talented teams, and maximizing ROI.
  • Selected to serve as trusted mentor and SME to new and junior team members.
  • Successfully built $1M+ pipeline.

Account Executive

MOTIVE
, MD
09.2021 - 03.2022

Teamed with key decision-makers to identify business opportunities and define strategies to surpass sales objectives.

Key Highlights:

  • Built productive $1M+ sales pipeline via cold-calling, canvassing, and referrals - exceeding quota of $300K annually throughout tenure.
  • Revived dormant accounts by re-establishing relationships with key decision-makers.

Senior Account Executive

ROSETTA STONE
, MD
01.2019 - 09.2021

Work closely with diverse customer base of corporate, government, and non-profit entities with commitment to services excellence and satisfaction.

Key Highlights:

  • Boosted revenues by $200K annually while maintaining impressive 98% contract renewal rate.
  • Grew portfolio of profitable accounts through strategic prospecting and targeting of new business opportunities.
  • Successfully solved unique challenges for G2000 companies in Mid-Atlantic territory - playing instrumental roles in customer success.
  • Secured new and grew existing accounts with US Federal Government agencies, including Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Labor (DOL), and Department of Defense (DOD).
  • Honored with MVP Award for exceptional performance in sales, client retention, and new business growth.

Account Manager: Federal Government/Public Sector

ROSETTA STONE
03.2017 - 01.2019

Continuously grew and maintained quality relationships with customers in government, corporate, and non-profit sectors.

Key Highlights:

  • Contributed to customers' bottom line value with establishment of growth opportunities.
  • Retained 90% of existing book of business annually while creating upsell pipeline.
  • Received Rosetta Stone Performance Award for exceeding sales and business retention goals.

Business Development Representative

ACROLINX
Berlin, Germany
10.2016 - 03.2017

Liaised with potential clients to assess needs, develop attractive proposals, and deliver tailored services.

Key Highlights:

  • Established and improved business pipeline with application of best cold and warm techniques.
  • Strategically networked to develop productive lists of prospects.
  • Commended for continuously surpassing cold calling goals weekly.

Senior Client Manager: Federal Government

ROSETTA STONE
Harrisonburg, VA
01.2012 - 09.2016

Managed over $2M worth of company enterprise client relationships in the Federal Government/Public Sector.

Key Highlights:

  • Optimized client journey by working collaboratively to address individual needs.
  • Enhanced business relationships with implementation of consultative approach.
  • Continuously achieved top sales and ROI by partnering with team members.
  • Achieved +90% renewal rate year over year.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - History

Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, VA

Skills

  • Customer Relationships
  • Accounts Onboarding
  • Project Planning
  • Success Measurement
  • Voice of Customer
  • Stakeholder Relations
  • Churn Control
  • Business Expansion & Retention
  • B2B Sales
  • Government, Non-Profit, & Corporate Accounts
  • Cold Calling & Prospecting
  • CRM Systems
  • Documentation & Reporting
  • Upselling & Cross-Selling
  • Customer Education & Support
  • Research & Data Analysis
  • Project Management
  • Team Building & Leadership

Affiliations

Neuro-Emotional Persuasion Questioning (NEPQ) Certified

Timeline

Director of Enrollment

EXECUTIVE CAREER UPGRADES
10.2022 - 03.2023

Account Executive

CHURNZERO
03.2022 - 11.2022

Account Executive

MOTIVE
09.2021 - 03.2022

Senior Account Executive

ROSETTA STONE
01.2019 - 09.2021

Account Manager: Federal Government/Public Sector

ROSETTA STONE
03.2017 - 01.2019

Business Development Representative

ACROLINX
10.2016 - 03.2017

Senior Client Manager: Federal Government

ROSETTA STONE
01.2012 - 09.2016

Bachelor of Arts - History

Bridgewater College