Isaac Straus
Scottsdale,AZ
Summary
Versatile Managing Director with proven abilities across all levels of organizational management. Talented in developing partnerships, overseeing personnel and developing tactical plans to meet strategic goals. Proven leader with significant background in Starting and funding businesses and generating income to diversify their funds.
Skilled Business Development leader offering 10 years of experience in leading operations and enhancing revenue. Bringing expertise in client acquisition and contract negotiation, along with excellent interpersonal communication, relationship-building and team leadership abilities. Results-driven and proactive with demonstrated record of accomplishment in meeting and exceeding sales and revenue objectives.
Focused with demonstrated talent in organizing work, establishing priorities and delegating tasks to meet service delivery requirements. Skilled in communicating to meet performance and productivity requirements while ensuring compliance with policies and regulations. Proven knowledge, expertise in training and leadership courses.
Talented Business Development Executive brings high-level business, marketing and sales acumen. Drives competitive growth through proactive relationship building and pursuit of business opportunities.
Savvy to industry trends, practices and customer demands.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Business Development
Gold Water Equity
Scottsdale, AZ
08.2017 - Current
- Negotiated, prepared and signed contracts with clients.
- Identified and pursued valuable business opportunities to generate new company revenue and improve bottom line profit.
- Established, initiated and optimized business development strategies based on company targets, product specifications, market data and budget factors.
- Leveraged industry trends and competitive analysis to improve customer relationship building.
- Incorporated product changes into marketing messages to drive customer engagement and maximize profits.
- Developed short-term and long-term sales objectives and strategic plans to meet market needs.
- Led change and transformation across business areas to deliver benefits and align company resources.
- Created strategic and tactical sales initiatives for forward planning to meet key objectives.
- Created vision and provided leadership for targeting larger prospects.
- Planned marketing initiatives and leveraged referral networks to promote business development.
- Enhanced marketing exposure through successful website content management and direct correspondence with potential clients.
- Investigated and addressed business development challenges to proactively mitigate problems.
Founder Director of Marketing and Sales
G.E.M Foundation
Boca Raton, FL
02.2010 - Current
- Created organization's mission and vision statements for use by employees.
- Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.
- Conducted target market research to scope out industry competition and identify advantageous trends.
- Created and monitored promotional approaches to increase sales and profit levels.
- Studied market to determine optimal pricing of goods and services and to capitalize on emerging opportunities.
- Established, optimized and enforced business policies to maintain consistency and high-quality standards across industry operations.
- Cultivated forward-thinking, inclusive and performance-oriented business culture to lead industry in innovation and push progress.
- Negotiated terms of business acquisitions to increase business base, solidify market presence and diversify offerings.
- Drove implementation of new market expansion to propel business forward and adapt to market changes.
- Aligned organizational objectives with company mission, increasing revenue, profit and business growth by collaboratively developing integrated strategies.
- Developed innovative sales and marketing strategies to facilitate business expansion.
- Shaped solutions and approaches by leveraging trends in customer marketplaces and industries.
- Furthered brand awareness through Social Media and utilization of Other Social Networks
- Maintained P&L and shouldered corporate fiscal responsibility, resulting in Building opportunity in the Market Place with strategic business advantages through custom products with highley ranked Funding Options
- Increased business profits 100% by streamlining processes and trimming unnecessary positions.
Education
GED -
Real Estate School - Private Business
Fargo, NDSkills
- Sales Training
- Process Improvement
- Networking Events
- Customer Complaint Resolution
- Microsoft Office
- Budgeting and Expenditures
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- Market Research
- Performance Evaluations
- Deal Structuring
- Business Development
- Sales Presentation
- Client Consultations
- New Business Opportunities
- Prospect Targeting
- Revenue Forecasting
- Quarterly Reviews
- Consultative Selling Techniques
- Workforce Management
- Tradeshow Events
- Training and Development
- Sales and Marketing
Accomplishments
- Recipient of 2010 & 2015 New Business Excellence Award for most new accounts.
- Ranked as a top performer, averaging 30% above sales quota each month.
- Increased customer base by 50% by expanding market and negotiating terms.
- Achieved higher sales by completing Training with accuracy and efficiency Awarded Certificate of Excellence.
Affiliations
We are members of a highly exclusive investment club for accredited investors offering Gold Shares and shares of other metals that we use in Gold Water Equity to give exposure to our own investors etc.
Vast and broad network of investors and business owners as well as HNW and UHNW individuals.
Certification
- CSP - Certified Sales Professional
- Certificated Income Consultant
- Gold Water Trading Academy Educator
- Real Estate License
- Insurance License for Property and Casualty
Timeline
Director of Business Development
Gold Water Equity
08.2017 - Current
Founder Director of Marketing and Sales
G.E.M Foundation
02.2010 - Current
GED -
Real Estate School - Private Business