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Rachel Sonenshine

Rachel Sonenshine

Atlanta,GA

Summary

With over two decades in sales and sales leadership, Rachel has exhibited a proven track record of success in developing & executing effective sales strategies, fostering & guiding sales teams, all while achieving substantial revenue growth. Rachel is passionate about delivering value for clients and their customers, enhancing sales teams' efficiencies, and building sustainable long-term partnerships across client organizations.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Founder & President

Straight Up Sales Consulting
01.2022 - Current
  • Develop and execute comprehensive sales strategies to drive revenue growth and market expansion for B2B clients with ARR between $2M-50M
  • Provide expert guidance and consultation on sales training programs, enhancing sales teams' effectiveness and productivity
  • Create and implement go-to-market strategies that drive increased market share and customer acquisition
  • Identify and capitalize on new business opportunities, leading to revenue diversification and enhanced profitability
  • Provide strategic guidance and mentorship to sales teams, fostering a high-performance culture and driving individual and team success
  • 1:1 executive sales coaching, with most clients coming from Reddit
  • Certified as a Women's Business Enterprise & Women Owned Small Business by The Greater Women's Business Council
  • Clients include: Reddit, Drop, Prizeout, Skylight Studios, Omlie, GoodFynd

Senior Vice President, National Merchant Partnerships

Banyan
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Company Overview: Global infrastructure company for item-level receipt data, enabling its partners to enrich their transactions to create incredible experiences for their customers
  • Lead and built merchant sales team that brought on over a dozen national and regional merchants in the first year of the company
  • Led GTM strategy for retail, QSR and travel categories
  • Spearheaded product and commercial strategy for Banyan Confirm, a data service that achieved product market fit within 6-months of ideation
  • 7th employee hired

Senior Vice President, Retail Advertising Partnerships

Cardlytics
01.2014 - 01.2021
  • Member of team that took company public in 2018
  • Oversaw $90 million+ in annual billings across Retail industry
  • Developed and managed a team of nine Sales Directors & a Vice President
  • Consistent year over year growth, hitting aggressive goals 90%+ of the time
  • Developed go to market strategy across all products
  • Built & maintained strategic relationships across top retailers including Wal-Mart, Lowe's, Advance Auto Parts, Big Lots, Michael's, & Petsmart
  • Led cross-functional efforts across Media Strategy, Account Management, Campaign Operations, Analytics, Marketing and Finance, and Product to ensure client needs were exceeded
  • Turned data and insights into stories and value that led to higher, longer term contracts
  • Created content for annual sales meetings, attended by 100+ people
  • Sole woman on sales executive team

Vice President, National Advertising Partnerships

Cardlytics
01.2014 - 01.2021
  • Oversaw $60 million in annual billings across national retailers (big box and specialty) and travel companies
  • Developed and managed six Senior Sales Directors and Sales Planner across 90 accounts
  • Negotiated high-value contracts that maximized profitability while mitigating risks for the organization.
  • Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.

Senior Sales Director, National Advertising Partnerships

Cardlytics
01.2014 - 01.2021
  • Responsible for prospecting and managing sales growth across national retailers and travel companies
  • Top producer in the company both years in the role, exceeding quota every year
  • Quota was more than double the next largest quota in the company
  • Selected 'Sales MVP' in 2015
  • Selected 'Rookie of the year' in 2014
  • Voted 'Best Sales Pitch' at National Sales Meeting two years in a row
  • Managed key account relationships with consistent communication, fostering trust and loyalty among clients.
  • Delivered engaging presentations at industry events, showcasing the company''s products and services while generating leads for future business opportunities.

Senior Account Executive, National Sales Organization

Google Inc.
01.2010 - 01.2014
  • Strategic, consultative, and conceptual seller focused on Big Box Retail clients such as The Home Depot, Lowe's, JCPenney, Office Depot, and HSN
  • Met or exceed quota every single quarter
  • Challenged with selling Google's suite of ad-based properties including Search, Display, YouTube, and Mobile
  • Excitedly took on accounts with some very strained and challenging relationships and successfully turned them around
  • Worked closely with high-level clients and their agencies to develop online video and content creation strategies (THD, Lowe's) and others to use video as a way to rebrand (RadioShack, JCPenney, HSN)

Director, Strategic Accounts, Tier 1 Business

WebMD
01.2009 - 01.2010
  • 1:1 selling relationship to the company's largest advertising partner, Eli Lilly
  • Worked closely with brand managers across the company's entire portfolio to develop solutions that drove increased awareness, intent, action, and doctor discussions, ultimately resulting in sales

Team Sales Manager & Account Executive, National Sales Organization

Google Inc.
01.2005 - 01.2009

Dual-role as leading revenue-driver and manager to collaborative team of seven employees focusing on the Pharmaceutical industry

  • Developed and maintained close relationships with direct clients at all levels and key leaders in their advertising agencies
  • Fostered senior client commitment to digital marketing via strategic executive summits, paving the way for monthly 'lunch and learn' programs with previously guarded brand teams to drive practical integration

Account Manager, National Sales Organization

Google Inc.
01.2005 - 01.2009
  • Multi-faceted role responsible for managing and growing existing Search business and advertising agency relationships across 30 accounts
  • Trusted consultant in day-to-day contact with key advertising agency personnel to ensure effective and efficient campaign performance
  • Consistently exceeded aggressive quarterly upsell goals via innovative thinking and relationship building
  • Strong understanding of complicated digital systems with ability to explain them with ease

Print Supervisor, Pfizer

Carat USA, Inc.
01.2003 - 01.2005
  • Lead print expert negotiating rates and packages to align with the media objectives of 15 Pfizer brands
  • Planned, negotiated, presented, and executed effective and cohesive print plans for budgets upwards of $80MM annually

Media & Print Planner

BBDO/OMD New York
01.2000 - 01.2003
  • Key player on media team constructing, negotiating, executing, and evaluating plans for national advertisers with annual budgets in excess of $100MM

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration And Management - Marketing

The George Washington University, School of Business
Washington DC
05.2000

Skills

Sales Leadership and Management

  • Team builder, coach and mentor
  • Performance manager
  • Strategic thinker and planner
  • Data-informed problem solver

Sales Expertise

  • Strong and passionate relationship builder
  • Effective negotiator and closer
  • Compelling storyteller
  • Ability to transform raw data into valuable insights

Community Affiliation

  • Current board member of Atlanta Women's Foundation
  • Former President and founding member of Jack and Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation Executive Leadership Council
  • Active member of the Atlanta Women's Collective
  • Active member in the Female Founder Collective
  • Alumni LEAD Atlanta, Class of 2012

Funfacts

  • Commissioner of all female Fantasy Football League for the last 21 years
  • Avid runner and Peloton rider that hates every minute of it
  • Die-hard Mets fan (condolences welcome!)
  • Favorite cocktail is a vodka gimlet
  • Mom to a hilarious 25 year old girl that lives in an 11 year old's body :)

Timeline

Founder & President

Straight Up Sales Consulting
01.2022 - Current

Senior Vice President, National Merchant Partnerships

Banyan
01.2021 - 01.2022

Senior Vice President, Retail Advertising Partnerships

Cardlytics
01.2014 - 01.2021

Vice President, National Advertising Partnerships

Cardlytics
01.2014 - 01.2021

Senior Sales Director, National Advertising Partnerships

Cardlytics
01.2014 - 01.2021

Senior Account Executive, National Sales Organization

Google Inc.
01.2010 - 01.2014

Director, Strategic Accounts, Tier 1 Business

WebMD
01.2009 - 01.2010

Team Sales Manager & Account Executive, National Sales Organization

Google Inc.
01.2005 - 01.2009

Account Manager, National Sales Organization

Google Inc.
01.2005 - 01.2009

Print Supervisor, Pfizer

Carat USA, Inc.
01.2003 - 01.2005

Media & Print Planner

BBDO/OMD New York
01.2000 - 01.2003

Bachelor of Business Administration And Management - Marketing

The George Washington University, School of Business
Rachel Sonenshine