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Mitchell Schafer

Lakewood,CO

Summary

Talented Business Development Executive brings high-level business, marketing and sales acumen. Drives competitive growth through proactive relationship building and pursuit of business opportunities. Savvy to industry trends, practices and customer demands. With experience in Sales, Marketing, Networking, Business Intelligence and Data Management, I aim to lead people to their best selves with my experience from work and my personal life.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Vice President of Business Development

Impact by Insight
01.2024 - Current
  • Increased leads by more than 12x, Stacking the sales pipeline and guided leads through the nourishment phase.
  • Cultivated strong relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, vendors, regulators, and partners to promote collaboration and long-term success.
  • Networked through multiple degrees of separation to reach key decision makers and partners
  • Coached leadership to improve on sales processes and communication
  • Created sales strategies and implemented those strategies between founders, the sales team and prospects.
  • Studied key words and approaches to a variety of industries, including fractional CEO's, CFO's, COO's, healthcare, restaurants, commercial real estate, and shipping.

Account Executive

Goosehead Insurance Agency
06.2023 - Current
  • Recognized as top producers during first month of employment, selling 15 policies, second in the class
  • Increased financial protection for dozens of clients, increasing their quality of life
  • Resolve issues promptly to drive satisfaction and enhance customer service by communicating with the correct service experts depending on the issue
  • Gained useful skills in the use of Salesforce, and utilized all of its prospecting, customer relations, and learning center tools
  • Attend networking events to build relationships and identify sales opportunities.

Realtor

Equity CO
02.2020 - 02.2021
  • Reviewed market research data and changed sales plans accordingly.
  • Developed and maintained relationships with clients through networking, postcards, and cold calling.
  • Presented purchase offers to sellers for consideration.

Food Server and Manager

Keg Steakhouse And Bar
08.2017 - 08.2020
  • Proactively communicated with servers to coordinate workflows and monitor service during busy shifts
  • Quickly rose to leadership position due to natural leadership and respect from my coworkers, both from back of house, front of house, and management
  • Sales grew 25% restaurant wide for peak business days from 2018-2019, when sales dwindled for neighboring restaurants in same time frame
  • Established as top 5 sellers month after month, averaging 15% above average per person

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

University of Colorado Denver
Denver, CO
05.2023

Skills

  • Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, Powerpoint,)
  • Google Drive (Sheets, Docs,)
  • AI chatbots
  • CRM's (Hubspot, Salesforce)
  • Relationship Management
  • Data-driven decision-making
  • Partnership Development
  • Industry Networking

Outside-Work Experience

Sports and exercise:

  • Started and Managed multiple teams across Basketball and Volleyball, recruiting skilled players, as well as ensuring enough players for competing each game.
  • Experience with 1-1 coaching with training, leading to a particular HS student to becoming Flag Football's defensive player of the year, as well as an all-conference basketball player
  • Lead as team captain for Football and Basketball in high school and college, leading a healthy team culture and lead the physical training side of workouts.

Interpersonal relationships:

    When it comes to leading and managing, the job never truly ends, because how you conduct yourself around those closest in your most vulnerable state, or in the tensest of situations is when one's true character is shown. Strength, determination, and composure has lead me to making large positive impacts on those around me, and that is my biggest accomplishment. Trusting in your friends competency and helping people exhibit their strengths is important for all relationships, whether that be professional or personal. 

Timeline

Vice President of Business Development

Impact by Insight
01.2024 - Current

Account Executive

Goosehead Insurance Agency
06.2023 - Current

Realtor

Equity CO
02.2020 - 02.2021

Food Server and Manager

Keg Steakhouse And Bar
08.2017 - 08.2020

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

University of Colorado Denver
Mitchell Schafer