Salesforce
Joseph Finestead
Bucyrus,KS
Summary
Business professional with an accomplished background in sales. Proficient in negotiating deals and growing new product sales. Talented in persuasion and customer relationship management. Cultivates, nurtures and maintains long-term customer relationships to boost sales and grow brand visibility.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Inside Sales
Spring Venture Group
1 2020 - 4 2023
- I was an Inside Sales Agent at SVG for 3 years with the latter two years being under the Medicare Advantage side of the company, SmartMatch Insurance Agency
- In this role I performed daily sales calls consisting of speaking with clients, assessing their current situation and advising them on potential improvements that could be made to their Medicare coverage (or changes that they deemed necessary)
- We offered a variety of different insurance products, primarily consisting of Medicare Supplement, Medicare Advantage, as well as dental, vision and hearing plans etc… (I mainly dealt with Medicare Advantage but was licensed for all of it)
- I would personally help them enroll/change their coverage if available to them and in their best interests to do so
- I was licensed and appointed with several different insurance carriers in the majority of U.S states so I was able to help a wide range of people
- All sales were conducted over the phone and through electronic applications
- I had plenty of success in this role and at one point even made it into the company's 'Presidents Club' in 2021-2022, consisting of the top 10 agents in the company for the calendar year
General Laborer
1-800-GOT-JUNK?
07.2019 - 09.2019
- Collected various items from a handful of different job sites a day that customers needed taken care of
- A number of times a week would have to offload the full trucks at a dump/landfill site
- Consolidated trucks, swept the truck yard and performed any other laborious tasks that needed finished at a given time.
Food Server
On The Border Mexican Grill and Cantina
08.2017 - 03.2019
- Created orders, documented special requests and discussed needs with kitchen personnel to meet customer specifications and to maximize satisfaction
- Enhanced operational efficiency by using slow periods to restock employee and customer supplies.
Commercial Cleaner
Midwest Clean LLC
05.2014 - 07.2017
- Swept, vacuumed, mopped and buffed floors
- Maintained clean, neat and professional work environments for customers
- Disposed of trash and recyclables each day to avoid waste buildup
- Stripped and refinished hard surface floors to maintain quality condition and appearance.
Line Associate
Waterway Gas & Wash Company
01.2014 - 08.2014
- Wiped down customer vehicles after exiting the wash
- Vacuumed inside of vehicle
- Attended to specific customer needs relating to the cleanliness of the vehicles
- Assisted co-workers and managers when necessary to ensure customer satisfaction.
Concrete Laborer
C W Concrete, Inc
04.2012 - 08.2012
- Completed physically demanding tasks such as building the footings for basement structures and setting up the wall foundations for the concrete to be poured
- Shoveled materials such as dirt, gravel and asphalt
- Any other miscellaneous tasks that needed completion.
Education
Bachelor in Business Administration -
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KSSkills
Inside sales (3 years)
Medicare (3 years)
Relationship management (3 years)
Salesforce Software (3 years)
Warm Calling (3 years)
Pipeline Development (3 years)
Additional
Relocation: Willing to relocate
Software
Workday
Tableau
Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, Etc
Google Drive - Docs, Sheets
Timeline
General Laborer
1-800-GOT-JUNK?
07.2019 - 09.2019
Food Server
On The Border Mexican Grill and Cantina
08.2017 - 03.2019
Commercial Cleaner
Midwest Clean LLC
05.2014 - 07.2017
Line Associate
Waterway Gas & Wash Company
01.2014 - 08.2014
Concrete Laborer
C W Concrete, Inc
04.2012 - 08.2012
Inside Sales
Spring Venture Group
1 2020 - 4 2023
Bachelor in Business Administration -
The University of Kansas