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MICHAEL GERALD-JOHN

Houston,TX

Summary

Enterprise business development and client partnership professional with a track record of driving multimillion-dollar revenue growth and expanding high-value client portfolios across insurance, facilities services, and healthcare sectors. Skilled at engaging C-suite stakeholders, managing full account lifecycles, and leveraging CRM-driven insights to forecast pipeline and scale long-term strategic partnerships.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Life Insurance Broker

North American Senior Benefits
Houston, TX
10.2017 - Current

$8,500+ weekly submitted premium | 78% close ratio | $500K+ annual premium client portfolio

  • Conduct B2B and door-to-door (D2D) prospecting to develop new business opportunities with retail businesses, community partners, and local organizations.
  • Advise clients on life insurance solutions including Term Life, Whole Life, Indexed Universal Life (IUL), and Final Expense policies.
  • Build and maintain a consistent sales pipeline through prospecting, referrals, retail partnerships, and CRM-driven relationship management.
  • Support agent onboarding, mentorship, and sales training, contributing to agency growth and improved production.
  • Assist in preparing and responding to RFP opportunities for Employee Life Benefits programs, supporting institutional client acquisition.

Business Development Executive

Marsden South LLC
Houston, TX
11.2023 - 12.2024

$6M+ in new commercial contracts secured | Class A & B real estate, industrial, and retail sector growth | Expanded pipeline through RFP engagement

  • Engaged property managers and retail businesses to solicit RFP opportunities, expanding the commercial services pipeline.
  • Managed end-to-end sales lifecycle including prospecting, proposal development, contract negotiation, and client onboarding.
  • Built relationships with enterprise clients and commercial real estate stakeholders to secure long-term service agreements.
  • Utilized Salesforce and ZoomInfo to manage pipeline health, forecasting, and opportunity prioritization

Senior Sales Executive

Medical Diagnostics Laboratories
Houston, TX
11.2018 - 02.2022
  • Consistently exceed annual territory sales targets, driving new business development within a healthcare territory.
  • Increased sales 20% within 6 months through consultative solutions delivered to physicians and healthcare administrators.
  • Achieve an 85% close rate by identifying client needs, developing tailored strategies, and negotiating contracts.

Education

Executive MBA - Business Development

Prairie View A&M University

Skills

  • Strategic Account Management
  • Enterprise & Consultative Selling
  • Client Life-cycle Ownership
  • Revenue Expansion & Retention
  • Pipeline Forecasting & CRM (Salesforce, ZoomInfo)
  • Executive-Level Communication
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration

Timeline

Business Development Executive

Marsden South LLC
11.2023 - 12.2024

Senior Sales Executive

Medical Diagnostics Laboratories
11.2018 - 02.2022

Life Insurance Broker

North American Senior Benefits
10.2017 - Current

Executive MBA - Business Development

Prairie View A&M University