Jeff Helbling
Orange,CA
Summary
I'm a driven, focused, entrepreneur spirited sales rep with a lot of sales experience. I've had some formal sales training. I know how to cold call, make friends, follow up, and make sales. I can build a rapport with a prospect easily, and make sales.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Independent Sun shades sales for Patio's to homeowners
10.2019
- I created this job from an idea
- I figured out, taught myself how to install, found a wholesaler, wrote my own ads, took all incoming calls, and set my own appointments
- At this point i've been in hundreds of homes
- I've made friends with all customers, and have sold and installed over 6,000 Sun shades
- Ive since figured out how to make my own shades that i sell now
- I like this job a lot
- I like being out and about
- But it does drop off a lot each fall until Spring
- In the long-run, id like to work with and be apart of a company.
Retail, showroom sales
Patio Outlet
07.2017 - 03.2020
- Patio outlet manufactured high-end custom made patio furniture
- Average ticket for furniture would range $8k to $25k
- I did well
- I again made friends with customers
- A friend Chris owned the business and building, he had been in business 35 years
- He was selling the building and did so in 2020
- I fortunately new a year prior sooner or later he'd sell and close and i got lucky and started messing with Sun shades.
Retail Auto sales
Renick Cadillac
01.2014 - 06.2017
- I did well
- This was a small shop
- There was only four sales people
- I was regularly top salesman for the month
- The Renicks sold the franchise
- The store is no longer there.
Retail Auto sales
Selman Chevrolet
09.2013 - 06.2017
- I did well
- Out of 20 sales people i was regularly was in the top 5 for sales each month
- After while I really got tired
- I left to go to more traditional work hours at Patio Outlet.
Retail floor sales of vehicles
Berts Mega Mall
12.2010 - 01.2014
- I worked in retail floor sales of vehicles
- Honda, Yamaha, Polaris, etc, all brands
- I did well
- Bert's was an account of mine for my magazine
- I regularly sold 30+ units a month a month and easily made friends with customers.
Publisher, GM, sales, distribution
Big Time Publishing, Inc, DBA Connection Magazines
02.2000 - 08.2010
- This was my company
- I was Publisher, GM, sales, distribution, all that goes into a Magazine Co
- Upon leaving Auto Trader Magazines i created the Cycle, Boat & RV Connection Magazine
- The first publication was 16 pages and went out to 100 stores
- I built the company to five full time employees and the publication grew to168 pages, distributed in 2200 stores
- 2005 revenue was just over $600k in sales
- Publishing changed due to the internet, were lucky we made it through most of 2011 before we had to close.
Outside sales rep
Orange County Auto Trader magazines
01.1992 - 01.2000
- I thrived at this position
- I worked my territory of Auto, RV, Boat, & Motorcycle dealers for advertising sales well.I cold called, followed up, made friends with customers, and more than doubled my territory
- I was salesman of the year 3 years
- We were bought by Trader Publishing in 1999
- I left at the end of the that year to pursue my own publication.
Education
General Studies -
Western High School
Marketing courses, Advertising course -
Cypress College
Cypress, Ca.Real Estate & Insurance licensing studies -
RAD-T certificate -
Skills
- Customer follow-up
- Meeting sales targets
- Product presentation
- Stock replenishment
- Building rapport
- Upselling strategies
Mailingaddress
P.O Box 2542, Orange, Ca., 92859
Timeline
Independent Sun shades sales for Patio's to homeowners
10.2019
Retail, showroom sales
Patio Outlet
07.2017 - 03.2020
Retail Auto sales
Renick Cadillac
01.2014 - 06.2017
Retail Auto sales
Selman Chevrolet
09.2013 - 06.2017
Retail floor sales of vehicles
Berts Mega Mall
12.2010 - 01.2014
Publisher, GM, sales, distribution
Big Time Publishing, Inc, DBA Connection Magazines
02.2000 - 08.2010
Outside sales rep
Orange County Auto Trader magazines
01.1992 - 01.2000
General Studies -
Western High School
Marketing courses, Advertising course -
Cypress College