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Joshua Shepherd

Garland,USA

Summary

To tell you a little bit about me i've been doing sales for 3 years off and on for myself as well as other companies, mainly working with startups and helping them grow their company. more recently my Motivate change to more long term sales background and having passion for attending to customer needs to maintain strong relationships, Enthusiastic about promoting products and driving revenue growth. History transforming mediocre territories into successful enterprises.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Outside Sales Representative

Welink communications
Frisco, TX
01.2023 - 04.2024
  • Generated sales by prospecting, negotiating contracts and closing.
  • Negotiated prices and set up contracts to finalize sales agreements.
  • Educated customers on product features and technical details to highlight benefits.
  • Demonstrated products to potential customers and answered questions to close sales.
  • Used excellent verbal skills to engage customers in conversation and effectively determine needs and requirements.

Door to Door Sales

Just Energy
02.2023 - 08.2023
  • Learned and implemented consultative selling skills to identify opportunities, overcome objections and close sales
  • Traveled by foot or automobile to different neighborhoods going door to door to generate sales
  • Completed documentation smoothly to finalize sales
  • Meeting and exceeding sales quota every day.

Insurance Sales

American Income Life
02.2021 - 12.2022
  • Handling 100+ outbound calls a day to warm leads as well as live transfers
  • Prospecting for new business by putting in a huge effort for collecting referrals
  • Setting appointments to pinpoint prospective client's needs, financial goals, and resources
  • Developing a coordinated protection plan for immediate coverage
  • Cross-selling and upselling additional company products to existing clients
  • Very high attention to detail as everything has to be very accurate in the underwriting process
  • Strong computer skills are essential, must be able to use Excel for data and organization purposes as well as being able to put a PowerPoint together for presentations
  • Excellent leadership abilities.

Recruiting and Sales

NTG
01.2020 - 01.2021
  • Deliver recruiting expertise and seamless support to diverse industry clients in acquiring top talent
  • 100+ outbound calls to potential clients
  • Lead the full recruitment life-cycle, from sourcing strategies, talent recruitment, and acquisition to interview preparation, offer negotiation, and onboarding
  • Increase hiring in niche areas through networking and recruitment activities
  • Extensive knowledge with CRM and using Excel for data collection as well as putting together PowerPoint for new hire presentation, and using Microsoft Word to type up study and information guide for coworkers as well as clients.

Wafer Fab Operator

Texas Instruments
12.2017 - 01.2019
  • Responsible for the accurate and compliant manufacturing of various silicone products, utilizing a variety of automated and semi-automated equipment and processes
  • Became skilled in multiple areas and forming a close working relationship with management, technicians, engineers, process technicians, trainers, and operators
  • Load and unload wet hoods while assisting other teammates on different wet hoods
  • Load and unload furnaces
  • Adhered to Fab safety and cleanliness guidelines
  • Accurately communicated tool and lot status to colleagues on the ensuing shift.

Education

Diploma -

Richardson High School
02.2015

Skills

  • Account Management
  • Microsoft Office
  • Sales and Customer Service
  • Time-management
  • Prospecting and Cultivating
  • Sales closing
  • Customer Service-Oriented

Timeline

Door to Door Sales

Just Energy
02.2023 - 08.2023

Outside Sales Representative

Welink communications
01.2023 - 04.2024

Insurance Sales

American Income Life
02.2021 - 12.2022

Recruiting and Sales

NTG
01.2020 - 01.2021

Wafer Fab Operator

Texas Instruments
12.2017 - 01.2019

Diploma -

Richardson High School
Joshua Shepherd