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Overview
Work History
Education
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Accomplishments
Certification
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Nan Holloway

Dallas/Ft. Worth,TX

Summary

Accomplished Sales Leader offering exceptional record of achievement over 15 plus year career. Tenacious account manager with strategic and analytical approach to solving problems, bringing in new accounts and exceeding sales goals. Enthusiastic and eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. In depth knowledge of the Cybersecurity space. Successful track record in large complex sales.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

VP of Sales

Alias Infosec
07.2022 - 11.2022
  • Coached sales associates in product specifications, sales incentives and selling techniques, significantly increasing customer satisfaction ratings.
  • Achieved sales goals and service targets by cultivating and securing new customer relationships.
  • Increased revenue by implementing effective sales strategies in sales cycle process from prospecting leads through close.
  • Researched sales opportunities and possible leads to exceed sales goals and increase profits.
  • Monitored customer buying trends, market conditions and competitor actions to adjust strategies and achieve sales goals.
  • Held weekly meetings with Account Manaagers to identify techniques to overcome sales obstacles.

Enterprise Account Manager

Mandiant
11.2021 - 04.2022
  • Asked appropriate questions to identify prospects' needs and pinpoint solutions for best fit.
  • Collaborated with customers to learn business operations and capitalize on upselling and cross-selling opportunities.
  • Generated new contacts through networking and cold calling.
  • Articulated and demonstrated product concepts and offerings to clients in easily understandable terms.
  • Demonstrated products, responded to questions, redirected concerns and overcame objections to close sales.

Executive Account Manager

Future Com LTD
01.2018 - 10.2021
  • Top performer with highest quota achievement, percentage growth increase and highest margin in GP.
  • Customer Success by building and cultivating long-term quality relationships with over (100)accounts by addressing needs and providing superior customer service.
  • 168% growth in sales through effective sales strategy and business planning.
  • Consultative sales approach to understand customer needs and recommend relevant Security and/or Networking IT Solutions.
  • Prepared and delivered presentations to C-level executives
  • Identified new targets with hunter mentality to develop new business
  • Engaged in product training, demos,and PoC's and served as Project Manager
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of 90+ IT Security & Networking solutions
  • Perseverance Award
  • Represented leading-edge products which include SAAS, cloud, load balancing, OT & IOT visibility, NDR, I/R, next-gen firewalls and endpoints, content filtering, network security, compliance readiness, disaster recovery, AV.

Contract Account Executive

Williams-Sonoma
04.2016 - 06.2017
  • Top performer for all contract grade brands

VP of Sales

EJ Hap/Weaver Manufacturing
08.2013 - 01.2016
  • Captured $500k in new sales within first 6 months.


Owner, CEO

Switch It By Nan
01.2005 - 01.2012
  • Developed concept of clear, translucent handbag organizer
  • Patent obtained on "Switch It By Nan" organizers


Institutional Account Manager

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
10.1988 - 04.1996

Promotable positions obtained through successful sales performance.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communications, Spanish

University of MN
Duluth, MN

Skills

  • Strategic account development
  • Challenge the process for better outcomes
  • Partnership development
  • Project Management
  • Avid Learner
  • Team Player

Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with new account to roadmap their Security and Network visibility that resulted in new business and revenue of $1,717,000.
  • Exceeded Sales Quota by 168% with the highest margin to earn the "Perseverance Award".
  • Top performer on sales team with exceeding quota, new accounts, total GP %, and increase in total sales.
  • Adept with a hunter mentality to bring in new accounts and opportunities resulting in a pipeline of $5 mm plus and total revenue sales of $3.2 million.

Certification

  • Sandler Training - Dallas, TX
  • Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel, Salesforce
  • Training and certifications: Cybersecurity and Networking Platforms, AWS and SAAS Based Solutions

Timeline

VP of Sales

Alias Infosec
07.2022 - 11.2022

Enterprise Account Manager

Mandiant
11.2021 - 04.2022

Executive Account Manager

Future Com LTD
01.2018 - 10.2021

Contract Account Executive

Williams-Sonoma
04.2016 - 06.2017

VP of Sales

EJ Hap/Weaver Manufacturing
08.2013 - 01.2016

Owner, CEO

Switch It By Nan
01.2005 - 01.2012

Institutional Account Manager

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
10.1988 - 04.1996

Bachelor of Arts - Communications, Spanish

University of MN
  • Sandler Training - Dallas, TX
  • Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel, Salesforce
  • Training and certifications: Cybersecurity and Networking Platforms, AWS and SAAS Based Solutions
Nan Holloway