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Work History
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Rusty Hotz

Rusty Hotz

Sales Account Specialist
Lafayette,L.A.

Summary

I am a highly motivated and results-driven sales and marketing professional with extensive experience in account management, advertising sales, and business ownership. I have a proven track record of building strong customer relationships, closing challenging sales, and delivering exceptional results.
My career highlights include being the number one salesman in the U.S. out of 9,600 employees at Yellow Book USA, and successfully running my own Kirby vacuum cleaner distributorship. My expertise includes cold calling, sales training, closing sales, managing and running a business. With a background in business and marketing from The University of Southern Mississippi I am seeking a long-term career with a reputable company where I can utilize my skills to achieve success.

Work History

Account Specialist at

Allied Petroleum Corporation
Lafayette
  • I bought and sold oil and gas royalty.
  • I generated leads from cold-calling prospective clients.
  • I demonstrated strong organizational skills while managing multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • I identified customer needs by asking questions and advised them on their best solutions.

Account Executive at

Yellow Book USA
Lafayette
  • I sold phone book and online advertising
  • I became the number one salesman in the nation out of 9,600 employees and earned many awards during my successful employment
  • I worked extremely hard to be the best salesman and won many contests, bonuses and rewards as a result of my dedicated work ethics

Owner of

R.B. Enterprise
Lafayette
  • I ran a successful Kirby Vacuum Cleaner Distributorship
  • I recruited and trained new salesman to sell Kirby vacuum cleaners door to door while managing and running a successful small business enterprise
  • I became prolific in cold calling while mastering the art of closing
  • I was very successful and I enjoyed the rewards of my hard work

Salesman/Field Supervisor at

Bell Kirby Co
Lafayette
  • I sold vacuums door to door
  • I opened doors and closed sales
  • I earned numerous trips around the world, many contests, and the highest award as a, Gold Digger, where I sold 33 vacuums in a month twice, 12 vacuums in one house, and 264 vacuums in a year.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Business, Marketing

The University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS
12-1998

Skills

  • Sales strategy
  • Closing techniques
  • Lead generation
  • Employee training
  • Effective communication
  • Time management
  • Problem solving
  • Negotiation skills
  • Customer relationship building
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Strategic planning
  • Self-motivation
  • Lead prospecting

Accomplishments

  • Yellow Book USA: Number one salesman in the nation; Salesman Of The Month numerous times; Salesman of the Year; Highest revenue increase; highest closing percentage; highest new business dollar amount; highest number of new business sales; Closing percentage: 75% of all sales; President's Club-The highest honor in Yellow Book.
  • The Kirby Company, Sales world records: Most sales in a house (8), in a day (12), in a month (33), and in a year (246); Gold Digger Award-selling at least 30 vacuum cleaners in a month. (4 Times), Golden Circle of Achievement Award-Highest honor in Kirby, (2 Times)

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Account Specialist at

Allied Petroleum Corporation

Account Executive at

Yellow Book USA

Owner of

R.B. Enterprise

Salesman/Field Supervisor at

Bell Kirby Co

Some College (No Degree) - Business, Marketing

The University of Southern Mississippi
Rusty HotzSales Account Specialist