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Overview
Work History
Education
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Training
Professional Highlights
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Lori Perry

Denver,CO

Summary

Highly motivated sales leader with a strategic thought process & growth mindset, motivated by achievement and recognition, and stimulated by a challenging environment. Committed to understanding my customer’s business and aligning solutions to business value. Strong executive communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated success coaching and mentoring teams to deliver high performance results and building growth mindset inclusive team cultures. History of success orchestrating complex solutions across cross functional teams to win business. Breadth of expertise - successfully selling diverse solutions across many industries & buyer personas - Strategic Advisory, Research, Consulting, Software, & IT services.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

GLE (Global Large Enterprise) Client Director

Gartner
01.2020 - Current
  • Company Overview: Strategic Advisory for High-Tech Providers (CPO, CMOs, CXO) and Global CIOs, CISOs, and CDOs.
  • Manage a team responsible for growing and retaining several strategic, high-tech accounts.
  • Responsible for developing and coaching the team toward successful execution of business outcome focused account strategy to exceed retention and growth objectives.
  • Work with the client’s executives across business units to accelerate the development and execution of their strategic plans (CEO Office, Corporate Strategy, Marketing, Product, Technology, CX), leveraging Gartner strategic advisory services.
  • Develop client engagement plans and business cases aligned to achieving business objectives.

GLE (Global Large Enterprise) Client Executive

Gartner
01.2019 - 01.2020

ALE (America’s Large Enterprise) Senior Account Executive/Client Director

Gartner
10.2014 - 01.2018

Business Development Executive

Statera
12.2012 - 10.2014
  • Company Overview: Microsoft & Salesforce Consulting, Implementation, and Services.

Area Sales Manager

Hosting.com
08.2009 - 12.2012
  • Company Overview: Managed Cloud & IT Services

Senior Account Executive

SunGard Availability Services
05.2006 - 08.2009
  • Company Overview: Managed IT Services, Disaster Recovery, Professional Services, Software.

Director Asset Management

O’Conner Group
07.2004 - 05.2006
  • Company Overview: Commercial Real Estate & Asset Management

Regional VP of Sales + 3 Additional Roles

Inflow, Inc.
01.1999 - 01.2004
  • Company Overview: Managed IT & Data Center Services
  • Held a variety of roles including: Regional Vice President, Director New Market Development, National Account Manager, Regional Account Manager

Education

BA - International Studies

University of Washington

Study Abroad Program through Northern Illinois University

Salzburg College

Skills

  • Executive communication
  • Sales leadership
  • Business strategy development
  • IT strategy development
  • Digital strategy development
  • Strategic account planning
  • Business development expertise
  • Sales coaching

Accomplishments

  • 4 x Gartner Winner’s Circle Achievement
  • 2 x Team – Gartner Winner’s Circle Achievement
  • Team Mentor - All Mentees achieved Winner’s Circle
  • 2018 – 230% Quota Achievement, #1 Client Director America’s Large Enterprise, 100% Retention
  • Selected for Gartner Leadership Academy and Champions Program
  • Club Excellence – Top Salesperson Hosting.com
  • Top New Business Salesperson & Most New Logos – Hosting.com
  • Top Professional Services Sales Rocky Mountain Region – SunGard
  • SunGard President’s Club - Top New Business Salesperson for Rocky Mountain Region
  • Top Achieving Regional Vice President Inflow
  • Top Salesperson Inflow

Training

  • Gartner Executive Communication Workshop Series
  • Gartner Ascent Program
  • Gartner’s Challenger Sales Training
  • Gartner LPP Leadership Academy
  • Value Selling Associates – Value Selling (Gartner)
  • Toastmasters
  • Negotiation Training – Hosting.com
  • Forum Strategic Opportunity Planning – SunGard
  • Forum Strategic Sales Training – SunGard
  • Spin Selling
  • Athletic Presenter – Presentation Skills Training

Professional Highlights

  • A proven top performer in both sales and sales management positions.
  • Experience working closely with “C” level executives and their direct reports across business domains to develop & execute their strategic business & technology plans.
  • Experience selling, managing, training & coaching teams on a broad range of services: Research & Advisory Services, Tools & Licensing, Consulting Services, Software Implementation and Development, Managed Services, Cloud Computing, Managed Security Services, and Disaster Recovery.
  • Experience helping executives develop their Sales, Enablement, Customer Success, Product, Marketing & CX Strategies leveraging industry best practices and buyer insights.
  • Worked with sales, customer success, project management, business & technical teams, product teams and strategic partners to create and close custom end-to-end technology solutions & executive advisory services for strategic accounts.
  • Experience working with clients to develop business cases & communicate the business value of IT.
  • Strong understanding of the digital agenda and the corresponding business priorities that are driving the investment decisions of many large and global enterprises.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

GLE (Global Large Enterprise) Client Director

Gartner
01.2020 - Current

GLE (Global Large Enterprise) Client Executive

Gartner
01.2019 - 01.2020

ALE (America’s Large Enterprise) Senior Account Executive/Client Director

Gartner
10.2014 - 01.2018

Business Development Executive

Statera
12.2012 - 10.2014

Area Sales Manager

Hosting.com
08.2009 - 12.2012

Senior Account Executive

SunGard Availability Services
05.2006 - 08.2009

Director Asset Management

O’Conner Group
07.2004 - 05.2006

Regional VP of Sales + 3 Additional Roles

Inflow, Inc.
01.1999 - 01.2004

BA - International Studies

University of Washington

Study Abroad Program through Northern Illinois University

Salzburg College
Lori Perry