KEVON RIVERS
Senior Business Development Specialist
Chicago,IL
Summary
Strategic-thinking Business Development Manager with history of transforming inefficient, underperforming operations into successful enterprises. Accomplished communicator with talent for building over-achieving teams. Dedicated to continuous improvement and achieving market-leading results.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Rehabilitation Specialist
Division Of Rehabilitation Services
Chicago, IL
02.2014 - Current
- Executed and complied with policies regarding patient admission, care and records to maintain standards of excellence for patients and families.
- Evaluated and screened patients to determine needs and provide necessary support.
- Assessed facility and equipment for repair and replacement needs to maintain quality of therapeutic care.
- Modified operational, marketing and staff resources to meet financial goals.
Senior Business Development Representative
Experian
09.2018 - 01.2021
- Providing inside sales support to our direct sales division by speaking directly with leads generated by marketing
- Building and managing a pipeline of leads through prospecting and qualifying marketing-generated leads
- Researching targeted accounts to generate potential business opportunities
- Supporting marketing campaigns by identifying new contacts within targeted accounts and markets
- Assisting marketing in gathering marketing feedback by representing ‘Voice of Customer’
- Reporting on the success of campaigns and lead generation activities
- Meeting all objectives associated with your individual training and development plan
Business Development Representative
Teletrac Navman
09.2017 - 09.2018
- Nurtured warm prospects that are not yet ready to purchase by maintaining the relationship through email and phone conversations and assessing the prospect’s pain points and drivers for the purchase decision
- Cold call and prospect for leads to companies that could benefit from Teletrac Navman solutions
- Develop and execute prospect specific engagement plans to Teletrac Navman is through the prospect’s buying cycle
- Execute on marketing campaigns that arise such as following up on email marketing
National Admissions Advisor
Colorado Technical University
03.2016 - 08.2016
- Made 50-150 cold calls to prospective students to share information and persuade them to enroll in the University
- Conducted telephone interviews and e-mail correspondence to identify student prospects to determine their educational needs, concerns, and interests
- Developed a rapport with prospective students and maintained contact with them frequently
- Evaluated monthly activity against standards and personal inquiry goals
- Responsible for developing, managing, and meeting action plans to obtain personal and departmental student population objectives
Executive Team Leader
Target
01.2015 - 09.2015
- Effectively sorted through an array of data to strategize with other executive's company's needs
- Assist with recruiting and hiring of team members
- Used key performance indicators to assist in the growth of multiple departments
- Communicated meritoriously to team leaders to achieve sales goals and maintain budget controls
Product Specialist
APPLE INC
09.2014 - 01.2015
- Responsible for greeting and selling products and services to Net Promoters that visited the Apple Store
- Shared product knowledge with customers, in order to understand their needs and ultimately make a sale
- Strong work in technology, particularly Apple products, as well as learning new products and features
- Enacted great customer experiences in any environment and invigorated by constant personal interaction
- Displayed strong communication skills that enabled me to converse as freely and comfortably with small groups as with individual customers
Community Manager
Walgreens
Rock Island, IL
09.2012 - 09.2014
- Presented trends found in analytical findings to fully understand business needs
- Provided leadership to team members by communicating tasks from the store manager
- Created excitement around new products with team members
- Trained team members on guest service and loyalty drivers
- Managed store employees successfully in fast-paced environment through proactive communication and positive feedback.
- Managed inventory control, cash control, and store opening and closing procedures.
- Reconciled daily sales transactions to balance and log day-to-day revenue.
- Completed point of sale opening and closing procedures.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - History
Augustana College
Pursuing Masters In Business Administration - Business Administration
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT 02.2022 - Current
Skills
Prospect targeting
undefinedTimeline
Pursuing Masters In Business Administration - Business Administration
Western Governors University
02.2022 - Current
Senior Business Development Representative
Experian
09.2018 - 01.2021
Business Development Representative
Teletrac Navman
09.2017 - 09.2018
National Admissions Advisor
Colorado Technical University
03.2016 - 08.2016
Executive Team Leader
Target
01.2015 - 09.2015
Product Specialist
APPLE INC
09.2014 - 01.2015
Rehabilitation Specialist
Division Of Rehabilitation Services
02.2014 - Current
Community Manager
Walgreens
09.2012 - 09.2014
Bachelor of Arts - History
Augustana College
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