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Kathleen Tamburino

Kathleen Tamburino

Sales Representative
Boynton Beach,FL

Summary

Professional sales expert prepared for challenges of dynamic sales environment. Brings valuable experience in client acquisition and retention, consistently achieving impactful sales outcomes. Known for fostering collaborative team efforts and demonstrating adaptability to evolving market demands, while excelling in persuasive communication and strategic planning.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Realtor

Highlight Realty
10.2020 - 05.2025
  • Licensed realtor with 5+ years of residential sales and recruiting experience in the Palm Beach County and Broward County areas.
  • Recruit and interview real estate agents and brokers for our Epique Realty team.
  • Prepare documents such as representation contracts and purchase agreements.
  • Interview clients to determine what properties they seek, generating lists to meet those requirements from available properties.
  • Accompany buyers during inspections and advise them on the suitability and value of the homes based on current market conditions.
  • Promote property sales through advertisements, open houses, multiple listing services, and other online advertising platforms.
  • Advise sellers on how to make homes more appealing to potential buyers, increasing average selling prices by 16% from initial appraisals.

Sales Development Representative

Homes.com
07.2019 - 08.2021
  • Initiated, built, and nurtured relationships with clients nationwide. Engaged in conversations, listened to my client’s needs, and delivered a solution to help them win and get results.
  • Outstanding and exceptional results in sales, marked by the delivery of $500K in annual revenue.
  • Exceeded monthly defined sales goals of recurring revenue through the sales of online marketing.
  • Consulted with real estate agents and brokers who needed to brand themselves more effectively and who needed better quality leads.
  • Achieved a projected volume of B2B outbound calls to sell online marketing tools to real estate professionals.
  • Prospected business opportunities by identifying prospects and evaluating their position in the real estate industry.
  • Recommended services/add-on services to clients based on their individual needs.
  • Maintained a high level of professionalism while conducting live project demonstrations using Zoom.

Owner and Founder / LinkedIn Coach

LinkedIn Training By Kat
02.2014 - 02.2021
  • Listen carefully to the client’s goals, strengths, and accomplishments. Coach clients on how to use LinkedIn to generate leads and grow their businesses. Optimize LinkedIn profiles and résumés to rank higher in the search engine results.
  • Consulted with clients to discover how to use the power of LinkedIn to grow their business.
  • Helped clients secure a position faster at a salary they deserve.
  • Developed professional LinkedIn profiles using SEO optimization.
  • Created content that helps people to know, like and trust you.
  • Increased client’s network with LIONs and TARGETs to connect them with the right opportunities, recruiters and hiring managers.
  • Engaged client’s posts with unique and proven strategies and tools, so they can focus their efforts on developing the relationships that matter and preparing for interviews.
  • Rewrote Résumés to beat the ATS (Applicant Tracking System) every time, to ensure their application gets read by the hiring manager.
  • Branded clients uniformly across LinkedIn to get them noticed.
  • Trained clients how to find the name of the hiring manager, how to showcase their application, and follow up.
  • Trained business owners on how to improve their success metrics and increase their revenue.

Sales Representative

Cardinal Health
03.2014 - 01.2017
  • Initiated, built, and nurtured relationships with clients nationwide. Managed, sold, and serviced pharmaceutical products (generics and brands) to independent retail pharmacies, long-term care facilities, and hospitals.
  • Produced over $3,500,000 in revenue for the combined sales territory.
  • Increased sales by nearly $650,000 during my first year of employment.
  • Promoted 2 times since start of employment for meeting and exceeding sales quota.
  • Earned Salesperson of the Month 3 times within the first 2 years of employment.
  • Reclaimed dormant relationships nationwide, which increased market share by ~ 25% in year 1.
  • Proactively participated in all account oversights to ensure total customer satisfaction.

Sales Representative

Life Alert
02.2011 - 02.2014
  • Managed, sold, marketed, and serviced medical device products (pendants, fire alarms, carbon monoxide, and alert devices) to clients in their homes, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and doctors’ offices nationwide.
  • Ranked within the top 1% of the office in the first month of employment.
  • Increased sales by nearly $350,000.
  • Produced $1,000,000 in revenue for the combined sales territory.
  • Oversee phone prospecting within a lead-based market, building a contact referral base for future consultation.

Account Executive

Peachtree Settlement Funding
03.2008 - 01.2011
  • Responsible for maintaining one million dollars of current business and coordinating all functions between the client and the internal departments of the company. A career averaging consistent percentage increases year after year, contributing to nearly 1 million dollars in sales and profits.
  • Increased quarterly revenues to $750,000 in the first year.
  • Reclaimed dormant relationships nationwide, which increased market share by 15% in year 1 and an additional 5% in year 2.
  • Successfully negotiated contracts resulting in $385,000 annual cost savings.
  • Generated $10,000 - $25,000 in monthly cash flow, averaging $15,000 - $20,000 a month in monthly commissions.

Business Education Teacher

Norman Thomas High School
09.2001 - 06.2007
  • Lead teacher for Desktop Publishing, Microsoft Office, Keyboarding and Fashion Marketing. Taught students the essentials needed to enter the business world. Worked with students of diverse backgrounds and varying degrees of experience with computer applications, individually and in small and large groups.
  • 98% of my students successfully passed my classes.
  • Completed Microsoft Office and Adobe InDesign certification classes.
  • Taught adult Education on the weekends.

Education

Master of Science - Secondary Education, Business

Dowling College
Oakdale, NY

Bachelor of Science - Business Economics, Finance

SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY

Skills

  • Strategic Marketing and Sales Promotion
  • New Account Acquisition
  • Customer Service
  • Consultative Sales Techniques
  • Account and Revenue Growth
  • Business Development
  • Recruiting
  • Relationship Building
  • Networking Skills
  • Team Leadership and Building
  • Inside and Outside Sales
  • Negotiation
  • Closing Skills
  • Multi-tasking Skills
  • Written and verbal communication skills
  • Presentation and Public Speaking Skills
  • Organizational Skills
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Problem-Solving Skills
  • Time Management Skills
  • Detail-Oriented
  • Training and Coaching Skills
  • Goal Setting
  • Marketing and Strategy
  • Social Media Marketing
  • LinkedIn Lead Generation
  • LinkedIn Sales Navigator
  • ChatGPT
  • HubSpot
  • Google Docs
  • Salesforce
  • G Suite
  • Relationship building
  • Motivated team player
  • Problem-solving
  • Customer Service-oriented

Accomplishments

    • 2022 - 2023 – Represented 5 buyers and 1 seller with a total of $1,611,000 in sales, Highlight Realty

    • 2020 - 2021 – Ranked in the top 10 in webinar sales and webinar lead conversions (out of 130+ sales reps) in both core products as well as SEO and Social Media management products, Homes.com

    • 2020 - 2021 – Ranked in the top 20 in core product sales (out of 130+ sales reps), Homes.com

    • 2016 - Level II promotion, Cardinal Health quota 173%

    • 2015 - Ranked #9/32 representatives at Cardinal Health, Cardinal Health All-Star, National Contest Winner

    • 2014 - Area Market Share Growth Contest Winner, Top Super Team at Cardinal Health, All-Star, ranked #12/34

    • 2013 - Ranked #2/49 representatives at Life Alert, Life Alert All-Star, National Contest Winner

    • 2011 - Ranked #10 during my first month of employment, Life Alert 216% quota attainment

Certification

  • Florida Real Estate License - October 2020 - Present
  • NYC Teaching Certification, Secondary Education, 2001 - Present

Timeline

Realtor

Highlight Realty
10.2020 - 05.2025

Sales Development Representative

Homes.com
07.2019 - 08.2021

Sales Representative

Cardinal Health
03.2014 - 01.2017

Owner and Founder / LinkedIn Coach

LinkedIn Training By Kat
02.2014 - 02.2021

Sales Representative

Life Alert
02.2011 - 02.2014

Account Executive

Peachtree Settlement Funding
03.2008 - 01.2011

Business Education Teacher

Norman Thomas High School
09.2001 - 06.2007

Bachelor of Science - Business Economics, Finance

SUNY Oneonta

Master of Science - Secondary Education, Business

Dowling College