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Garrett Wetherbee

Austin,TX

Summary

Seasoned Vice President of Sales with a background in spearheading sales strategies and leading dynamic teams. With strong leadership skills coupled with strategic vision, have consistently contributed to the growth and profitability of previous employers. Strengths include developing effective sales processes, fostering strong customer relationships, and driving team performance to exceed targets. Known for analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities that result in improved operational efficiency.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

VP of Sales, New Business Development

Pinnacle Phone Sales/Corporate Gift/Event Finder
Austin, TX
04.2020 - Current
  • Exceeded annual goals by 50%
  • Passionate about sports and sports industry
  • Planned and executed sports trips for clients around the world
  • Manage a team of 4 sales reps to complete their sales and marketing outreach goals
  • Found new clients by cold calling, emails, and Linked In, about 150 a day
  • In Professional sports team deals closed and executed six figure deals for fiscal year
  • Connected with over 200 companies to help increase their sales by converting abandoned cart leads and upselling existing customers
  • Ran the corporate gifting for 4 professional sports teams, 2 corporations, and numerous golf courses and built relationships
  • Partnered with NHL, MLB, and NBA Teams hotels, med spas, corporations, enterainment companies to provide unique and custom gifts for their events, season ticket members, fans, executives.
  • Created custom catalogs for all professional sports teams to streamline their gifting process and to increase their bottom line
  • In charge of outbound marketing to achieve sales goals for each quarter and to make sure planned and executed strategy
  • Presented presentations to show different sales strategies and gain new business
  • Developed and executed different sales strategies to increase portfolio and revenue
  • Experienced in both B2C and B2B sales
  • Helped build a sales team in the health and wellness field which averaged $250,000 in extra sales per month
  • Worked with Ring Central, Ooma, Shopify, Salesforce
  • Created a website to help corporations, golf tournaments, professional sports teams to help with their custom needs for fans, shops, season ticket holders, staff gifts, etc
  • Signed contracts with over 20 companies in 3 months.

First Assistant Golf Professional, PGA

Hidden Creek Golf Club
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
06.2015 - 03.2020
  • - Increased Titleist sales from $15,000 to $53,000 in a 5 month span
  • Increased Titleist sales by 67% from 2018 to 2019
  • Helped sell corporate groups into lodges for long weekend retreats
  • Sold out the lodges (8 guest rooms) throughout the summer and incentivized new clients by follow up and word of mouth to book repeatedly up to four times a year
  • Increased TaylorMade club sales in 2017 by 344% and another 87% in 2018
  • 2016 YTD sales: $15,199 2017 YTD sales: $67,476 2018 YTD sales: $119,284
  • Grew the Titleist account to a 70% increase from 2018 to 2019
  • Communicated and built relationships with 300 members
  • Assisted the head professional in operating and controlling the budget
  • Managed and scheduled 50 volunteers for a national tournament in 2015
  • Led a staff of fifteen individuals ranging in age from 18-75
  • Handled the inventory of the golf shop and helped increase sales to $400,000

Intern

Olympia Fields Country Club
Olympia Fields, IL
05.2014 - 10.2014
  • Conversed with over 500 members and 200 employees
  • Experienced in Event Man, Word, Excel, Publisher, and PowerPoint
  • Learned the proper way to take inventory and efficient strategies on how to increase sales
  • Comfortable in working in a large environment and in busy situations.

Intern

Tamarack Country Club
Greenwich, CT
05.2013 - 08.2013
  • Conversed with all 300 members and met all of their needs
  • Conversed with sales representatives for swaps and promotions for their equipment to increase sales by 10%
  • Re-organized the pro-shop to make it more inviting to members and to increase sales in shirts, shorts, shoes, clubs, and ladies’ apparel
  • Handled the pro-shop individually learning Fore Reservations and Event Man
  • Cleaned and organized the 75 carts.

Pro Shop Assistant

Pembroke Country Club
Pembroke, MA
03.2012 - 08.2012
  • Co-managed the pro-shop and worked cleaning and organizing 90 carts
  • Handled the money which ranged from $1,000-$10,000 daily
  • Sold inventory in the pro-shop and increased equipment sales by $600
  • Attained customer service skills.

Sales Associate

Golfology- Golf Retail Store
Hanover, MA
02.2010 - 04.2011
  • Experienced selling golf clubs, apparel, and merchandise
  • Re-gripped clubs for customers and improved profit by $400 a month
  • Generated revenue from the golf store set-up by $1000

Education

BBA -

Campbell University
12.2016

High School Diploma -

Pembroke High School
Pembroke, MA
05.2012

Skills

  • Sales and market development
  • Persuasive Selling
  • Cold-calling
  • Contract Negotiations
  • Exceeds sales goals
  • Public Speaking
  • Managed budgets
  • New market penetration
  • Brand Promotion
  • Client Development
  • Email campaigns
  • Client acquisition
  • CRM proficiency
  • Lead prospecting
  • Networking
  • Strong Communication and Sales Skills, Written & Verbal
  • Vendor Management
  • Management of Sales team
  • Market trends understanding

References

  • Christopher Council, CEO, Pinnacle, 207 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX, 78701, 210-887-8618
  • Mr. Andrew Madsen, PGA, Head Golf Professional 585-737-4063
  • Mr. Michael Zupi, TaylorMade Sales Representative, Philadelphia PGA Section (TaylorMade Golf), 724-494-6118

Certification

  • PGA Certified

Timeline

VP of Sales, New Business Development

Pinnacle Phone Sales/Corporate Gift/Event Finder
04.2020 - Current

First Assistant Golf Professional, PGA

Hidden Creek Golf Club
06.2015 - 03.2020

Intern

Olympia Fields Country Club
05.2014 - 10.2014

Intern

Tamarack Country Club
05.2013 - 08.2013

Pro Shop Assistant

Pembroke Country Club
03.2012 - 08.2012

Sales Associate

Golfology- Golf Retail Store
02.2010 - 04.2011

BBA -

Campbell University

High School Diploma -

Pembroke High School

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