Nikole L. Jeffery
Sales, Marketing, & Personal Development Specialist
Chicago,IL
Summary
Earns an impressive R.O.I. for any company who invests in me as their employee. I'm hired for ability to produce exponential sales/profits, positive mindset, ability to lead by example, & creative strategic ideas.
- >Built hybrid Channel Professional beauty Distribution startup into multi-million $$ company w/in 4 years & limited resources
- >7+ top Sales Awards including 3- Million Dollar consulting years
- >15 +years experience in leadership, exceeding company targets/goals either individually, or in group settings w/o having to be micromanaged, or creating more work for other leadership
- >Continuing Education-Earned 10 different Sales certifications w/in last 8 years
- >Created, formatted, & implemented personal training & motivational programs/classes for customers starting in 2016 to present
- >Held Management /Leadership roles @ ALL jobs with 1st role starting @ age 16
- >Customers & Employers Describe me as a positive and motivating believer, solution driven, honest, integral, funny, with loads of tenacity
- >Teaching style is relatable, dynamic, fun, direct & engaging
- >Superior strength in Emotional Intelligence, Information gathering, Problem Solving, and Advising
- >Accomplished great success in Product launch, Promotion sales, & Positioning strategy
- >Vastly skilled in all Management levels, HR, Customer Service/Retention, Marketing/ Advertising, Payroll, Accounting procedures, P&Ls, & Teaching sales Dialogue
- >Strong ability to prioritize/multi-task all while achieving high levels of achievement: An early example of this, is financing my college education, working full time, & receiving Dean's List academic excellence honors each year
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
10
10
Certifications
10
10
Best of Sales Awards
3
3
Million Dollar Sales Club
Work History
Freelance-Sales/Business Trainer/Sales/Marketing
NLJ Consulting
Chicago, IL
09.2021 - Current
- Individualized Leadership Planning & Coaching
- Creates & Executes morning Motivational presentations for personal development growth for all company staff
- Coaches Dialogue training including: phone etiquette, steps of service, rescheduling, and personal branding
- Specializes in Leadership Strategizing including recruiting/hiring standards, service continuity, & promotion campaigns
- Develops & advises on implementation of performance improvement strategies for employees to streamline production output, & create consistent guest experiences
- Advises improvements for current promotions & generates ideas for future product launches & sell-through plans
- Uplifts company moral with in-person morning personal development seminars, which directly increases sales numbers
- Helps create & facilitate fun team building exercises
- Specializes in creating innovative clever, satirical kitschy sometimes risque style Instagram Stories & Ads that incorporate humor, irony, music, & pop culture references appealing to vast demos- My Motto- "Laughter is the American way, to sell anything." (copyrighted)
- Supported owners in program onboarding, facilitating business planning and overseeing successful launch preparation.
- Identified workflow deficiencies, formulating and implementing operational improvements at network level to improve individual owner experience.
Chicago/Midwest National Sales Director
Cool Beauty Consulting & Distribution (CBC)
Louisville , KY
04.2014 - 03.2020
- Exponentially increased Midwest/Chicago territory sales by 900%-1400% from start to finish of employment
- 60-70% of total company sales revenue were derived by my territory
- Million Dollar Sales consultant within 3 years of employment
- Specialized in Creative Resource Strategizing - Strong ability to consistently pull "Rabbits out of Hats" on tight financial constraints in highly competitive Chicago markets, all while competing against Corporate Funded Brands
- Earned commission/Income was used as "Dream" example of earning potential by owners for recruiting new sales consultants to company
- Responsible for helping new Distributor win 4 Top distribution sales awards
- Worked daily with company V.P., creating highly valuable ideas for promotion strategy, internal structure, & company consistency systems
- Worked independently in non office setting creating daily structure, daily success systems, setting up all daily sales appointments, creating sales dialogue, sales classes, & some promotion/sell-through materials for marketing campaigns
- Spoke on national sales & distribution panels giving sales success ideas to consultants all over the country
- Integral Revenue generated by territory supplied salaries for new sales hires, leadership, & key internal staff members, allowing company time to grow non profiting markets
- Only consultant to consistently grow & remain profitable every year of employment
- Top sales in Marketing Promotions & Holiday Campaigns every year of employment
- 1st consultant willing to faithfully sign onto unknown, new-to-market distributor & became most loyal sales contributor
- Stellar industry reputation & sales numbers aided in CBC acquiring new distribution channels that expanded brand portfolios & profits
- Secured attendance of over 100 individuals for special company/ New brand presentation introducing Company & new brand to Chicago Market
- Trained CBC company staff w/ motivational class(s) at quarterly Sales Meetings
- Set Company Best Sales day Record
- Created sales classes like "Personality Types," which became taught & utilized company wide & continues to be taught to this day
- Highest education sales for numerous months & years for in & out of state classes
- Independently responsible for selling, facilitating, & coordinating special education events in multiple states
- Proudly treated and cared for CBC & accounts as if they were personal businesses
- Earned Top USA Sales 7 years in row for CBC & Multiple brand partners
- Highest company customer retention rate mutiple years/months
Sales Consultant
Professional Salon Concepts
Joliet , Illinois
- 200%-333% total increase in Chicago territory sales from start to finish of employment, while being new to industry, to Chicago, & to job position
- Won Paul Mitchell Haircare Systems most introductory packages sold contest
- Responsible for training new sales consultants by exemplifying best practices
- Consistently exceeded & hit monthly Sales goals through successful sales promotions, dialogue coaching, and product knowledge classes
- Strong ability to identify customer opportunities that were not readily apparent, while offering valued solutions
- Created detailed sales presentations to communicate product features and market data
Licensed Sales Agent (Leasing Sales)
Lighthouse Property Management
Grand Rapids, MI
- Monthly Top performer with an average of 5-8 weekly lease closings & numerous new owner property acquisitions during a recession
- Highly successful commission based independent contractor by creating my own schedule, appointments, tours, showings, & lease closings
- Fielded numerous daily calls to find qualified tenants for owner's properties
General Manager & Banquet Sales Manager
Main Street Pub
Allendale, Michigan
- Went from Banquet Manager to G.M., within 3 years at busiest of 8 independent restaurant chains
- Responsible for weekly scheduling of 35-45 employees including bar, service, and banquet staff
- Reformatted and updated operating HR procedures including hiring, employee packets, service ratings, recruiting, & training procedures for more proficient staff development & retention rate
- Helped Reduce weekly labor costs in B.O.H by 2-3% throughout seasonal highs and lows
- Reduced service bottlenecks by continually coaching staff on cohesive dining experiences
- Selectively hired the correct staff which resulted in competent and committed employment
- Acquired new Banquet business by introducing company to industry trade shows, bridal magazines, and other advertising outlets
- Effectively organized and executed all weddings, company parties, & other banquet event specifications from start to finish including: room layout, setup, breakdown, food and beverage service arrangements, hiring, scheduling, invoicing, and accounts receivables
- Obtained new clients through word of mouth advertising, & by happy event attendees
- Event success lead to numerous repeat reservations for booked on the spot for the next year
- Executed tasting menus & helped guests decide proper pricing tiers for their event
Assistant Day Manager/Night Manager
The Coffee Beanery LTD
Grand Rapids, MI
- Accidentally hired as a minor due to advanced mental majority
- Received monthly customer service bonuses, along with annual sales bonuses due cheerful attitude, ability to sell store merchandise, lead teammates, and increase repeat guests/ overall sales
- Promoted to nightly shift manager by age 16
- Oversaw daily operations including: staff training, opening, closing, cleanliness procedures, cash flow, and inventory management
- Able to successfully multi-task work/High School- Worked 18-22 hours per week, while playing sports, getting the lead in school comedy play, & graduating with honors at highly competitive & prestigious School
- Designed seasonal store displays to increase merchandise sales
- In charge of employees who had more work experience & were in college
- Prepared nightly deposits by accurately counting cash, closing registers, & securing deposits in vault
Education
Associate of Arts - Business Administration & Hospitality Management
Grand Valley University
Michigan Master of Sales Certificate - Selling Skills And Sales Procedures
Grant Cardone Training University-
10.2018
Skills
- Public Speaking/Morale Motivation
- Adapts & Adjusts to various Personalities & Environments
- "Roll w/ the Punches" Attitude
- Visionary "What if" style Brain
- "Out of the Box" strategizer/solutionist
- Reliability & Consistency
- Active Listener, who knows when to Contribute
- Humor & Relatability
- Group Collaboration & Conflict Resolution
- Savvy Analytical Brain
- Strength in belief of Company Mission, while seeing positives in learning situations
- Procedural Planning
- Team Building & Empathy
- Career Advising skills
- Satiric social media Advertisements, musicality
Accomplishments
- Million Dollar Sales Club Sales- 2019, 2018, 2017
- Top Company Sales- 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 part of 2020 (Pre lockdown)- CBC
- Top Company Sales Record- 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014
- Top Sales Day- Company Record- CBC
- Awarded -Top National/Global Sales Eufora International- 2019, 2018, 2017
- Awarded -Top Sales in USA- Original & Mineral Professional (O&M)-2016
- Awarded Dean's List Academic Distinction Honors- All Years of College
- Awarded H.S. Medal of Academic Excellence (in Best of State school)
- Won Lead in HS comedic play about Romeo & Juliet
Additional Information
- Willing to relocate for right opportunity
Certification
- Dale Carnegie- Sales Training Certification-12 week certification- 3 hours once a month for 1 year
- Fierce Conversations Training Certification Workshop- (Susan Scott)- Achieving Success through Productive & Intentional Conversations-California
- Advanced Sales Training Academy- Eufora International- Project top 48 national sales consultants 2017, 2018, 2019- California
- Eufora Vision Quest Business Conference Wellness Training (San Diego)- 3 day Training
- Grant Cardone Sales University - Advanced Sales Certificate-Completed 25 weekly sales tests @ 100% for 2 months
- Grant Cardone Sales University - Intermediate Sales Certificate-Completed 25 weekly sales tests @ 100% accuracy for 2 months
- Grant Cardone Beginning Sales Certificate- Completed 25 weekly sales tests @ 100% accuracy for 2 months
Timeline
Freelance-Sales/Business Trainer/Sales/Marketing
NLJ Consulting
09.2021 - Current
Chicago/Midwest National Sales Director
Cool Beauty Consulting & Distribution (CBC)
04.2014 - 03.2020
Associate of Arts - Business Administration & Hospitality Management
Grand Valley University
Master of Sales Certificate - Selling Skills And Sales Procedures
Grant Cardone Training University-
Sales Consultant
Professional Salon Concepts
Licensed Sales Agent (Leasing Sales)
Lighthouse Property Management
General Manager & Banquet Sales Manager
Main Street Pub
Assistant Day Manager/Night Manager
The Coffee Beanery LTD
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