Regional Market Manager | Hibu (formerly Yellowbook USA)
Austin, TX - March 2011 - March 2013
- Successfully led the Central Texas Region sales operations during a tumultuous period of transition. This involved coaching and developing sales & leadership teams, devising sales strategies & channels, budgeting, revenue forecasts, and overseeing the restructuring of business from print to digital/SAAS.
- Increased Digital business to 26.3% of total revenue in 2 years, exceeding expectation of 18% in 3 years. Created sales channels and strategies to mitigate decline in print revenue to achieve +4% gain on -7% objective
- Presidents Club Winner
General Sales Manager | Yellowbook USA
Austin-New Braunfels-San Antonio, TX - December 2005 - March 2011
- Tasked to transition Central TX Transwestern Publishing acquisition region experiencing lowest performance numbers and highest turnover rates. Asked not only to manage operations of region, involving sales training, new product management, collections, counseling on performance, creating compensation models, recruiting, and developing leadership but also to create completely new sales culture.
- Increased region net revenues from 4.5M to 12.8M in 3 years. • Awarded for achieving companies highest net increase in relaunch markets and best turn around region in company • Promoted 5 managers, 36 reps
- Promoted • President Club Winner
Area General Sales Manager | Yellowbook USA
Rockford, IL-Buffalo Grove, IL-Madison, WI - March 2003 - December 2005
- Grew region from 16.4M to 25+ M in revenue • Awarded for Net Growth, New Business, Cross Sell
- Earned place on "Top Team" the companies top 22 sales leaders
- Responsible for 3 offices, 3 RM, 14 DSM, 125 Reps • Promoted 4 managers and 27 reps.
- Promoted • President Club Winner
Regional Sales Manager | Yellowbook USA
Schaumburg, IL & Buffalo Grove, IL - March 2001 - March 2003
- Managed team of 4 District Sales Managers and 45 reps. • Promoted 2 DSMs and 11 reps. • Achieved 20+% same-store growth all 3 years.
- Promoted • President Club Winner
Director-Initial Sales Training | Yellowbook USA
Schaumburg, IL - November 1999 - March 2001
- •Developed and implemented Initial Sales Training program for Midwest Region. • Hired, coached, trained, and developed over 400 sales representatives
- Promoted • President Club Winner
District Sales Manager | Yellow Page One / Yellowbook USA
January 1997 - January 1999
- Managed and led 18 reps to be the #1 sales team and the team most awarded for Net gain & New Business • Achieved 129% to Net gain & 134% to New Business Objective. • Excelled at sales management functions while simultaneously 110% Net Growth on over 300K personal sales
- Promoted •President Club Winner
Sales Representative| Yellow Page One
February 1995 - February 1996
- Achieved at least top 3 ranking in every category- Net Gain, Total Dollars sold, New Accounts, % Increase within 3 months and stayed at top throughout tenure as rep.• Promoted • Chairman's Circle