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Erick Estrada

Erick Estrada

Canton

Summary

With over 20 years of success in leveraging sales skills and territory management, consistently developing new business opportunities. Proven leader excelling at managing and improving cross-functional team performance, ensuring seamless collaboration. Self-marketing abilities and skilled negotiation tactics command the full sales cycle, resulting in year-over-year revenue growth. Known for building lasting relationships with clients by consistently delivering on promises, earning a distinguished career highlighted by multiple awards for record-breaking performances.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Regional Vice President (Franchise Sales)

Choice Hotels International
01.2021 - Current
  • Successfully awarded over 150 franchise deals during my tenure at Choice Hotels
  • Presidents Club Award Winner 8 out of 9 years while employed with Choice Hotels
  • Salesman of the Year for my brands 6 out of those 8 years
  • Surpassed quota by 114%-2014, 141%-2015, 116%-2016, 135%-2017, 132%-2018, 100%-2022, 133%-2023, 100%-2024
  • Most recently developed Comfort, Sleep Inn, Radisson and Ascend franchises in the southeast of the United States including the Caribbean

Vice President (Sales Manager)

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
08.2019 - 01.2021

Earned Presidents Club Award, in 2019, by helping 4 of 6 directors achieve company goals

  • Managed a franchise development team of 6 individuals (Directors) in 10 to 14 states throughout the Midwest and most recently Southeast
  • Provided weekly, monthly, and quarterly team forecasts in a timely manner to executive team
  • Offered solutions and suggestions on how to make better corporate internal processes to improve efficiency; including but not limited to the following (PIP submissions, approval process, using Salesforce, sales training and compensation)
  • Coached seasoned directors and trained new directors on how to effectively prospect, manage initial contact, qualify, build rapport, sell the value of our brands and value of our services, negotiate, and close deals
  • Assisted my directors in closing deals, while helping overcome client and corporate concerns and challenges

Sales Representative

Henry Schein
01.2008 - 01.2014
  • Company Overview: Medical Software & Equipment Sales
  • Contributed over $2.5M in sales each year while employed by HSD
  • Doubled and increased Tech Central (computer network) market share in the Atlanta area year over year
  • Recruited to and transferred to Nashville territory from Atlanta to work in the middle Tennessee territory
  • Performed sales demonstrations of software and equipment to practitioners in effort to provide digital imaging solutions
  • Medical Software & Equipment Sales

Education

BS - Business: Finance

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, PA
08.1988 - 06.1992

Skills

  • Staff leadership
  • Strategic Decision-making
  • Operational planning
  • Operations management

Training

  • Tom Hopkins Sales Training
  • Solutions Selling Sales Training
  • World Class Sales Training
  • Pro-Active Sales Training

Timeline

Regional Vice President (Franchise Sales)

Choice Hotels International
01.2021 - Current

Vice President (Sales Manager)

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
08.2019 - 01.2021

Sales Representative

Henry Schein
01.2008 - 01.2014

BS - Business: Finance

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
08.1988 - 06.1992
Erick Estrada