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Ryan Griffin

Chicago,IL

Summary

Strategic and client-focused professional with 12+ years of experience building long-term enterprise partnerships, driving customer adoption, and delivering exceptional client experiences. Recognized for strong empathy, executive-level communication skills, and a proven ability to understand client business goals and translate them into measurable outcomes. Adept at cross-functional collaboration, onboarding, and proactive account management to ensure retention, growth, and customer success.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Enterprise Sales Executive

Convene
Chicago, IL
05.2024 - Current
  • Serve as trusted advisor to a portfolio of enterprise clients generating $18M+ annual revenue, focusing on long-term relationship health and alignment with strategic objectives.
  • Partner with client stakeholders to identify business challenges and deliver tailored solutions, ensuring adoption and measurable impact.
  • Lead client activations, onboarding webinars, and executive presentations to drive engagement and educate customer teams.
  • Proactively resolve issues and champion customer needs, achieving a 98% Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) score.
  • Achieve an average of 120% over sales targets, consistently surpassing quota in every quarter from 2022 to 2025.
  • Mentor and train new team members to strengthen client-facing capabilities across the organization.
  • Collaborate with the marketing team to support the seamless rollout of client resources for specific product offerings and campaigns

Senior Sales Executive

Convene
Chicago, IL
02.2022 - 05.2024
  • Managed full customer lifecycle, from initial engagement through expansion and retention, generating over $11M annual revenue while maintaining client satisfaction.
  • Revived and re-engaged lapsed enterprise accounts to active partnerships, creating ongoing recurring revenue streams.
  • Delivered tailored client trainings and product demonstrations, strengthening adoption and long-term value.
  • Partnered with internal teams (legal, revenue management, marketing) to ensure seamless customer experience.

Director of Sales - Complex Venues

Encore Event Technologies
Chicago, IL
04.2019 - 02.2022
  • Oversaw client account management and a sales team responsible for $5M+ annual revenue.
  • Increased client event satisfaction scores from 67% to 93% within six months by implementing new service standards and proactive account management practices.
  • Built long-range client relationship pipelines and multi-year account strategies to ensure repeat business.
  • Developed internal account management best practices and CRM strategies to improve client engagement and retention.

Sales Manager

Encore Event Technologies
Chicago, IL
02.2014 - 04.2019
  • Managed $3M+ annual portfolio of corporate and hospitality clients.
  • Delivered high-impact client presentations and simplified technical information to drive adoption of event solutions.
  • Trained and mentored Sales Coordinators for successful promotion into client-facing roles.

Sales Coordinator

Encore Event Technologies
Chicago, IL
09.2013 - 02.2014

Supported multiple account managers with client discovery, pipeline management, and event execution.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Media Communications

Judson University
Elgin, IL

Associate of Arts -

McHenry County College
Crystal Lake

Skills

  • Customer Success & Retention
  • Enterprise Account Management
  • Client Onboarding & Training
  • Stakeholder Engagement (C-Suite & Senior Leadership)
  • Strategic Planning & Business Reviews
  • Consultative Problem Solving
  • Cross-Functional Team Collaboration
  • Customer Advocacy
  • Executive Presentations
  • Salesforce & HubSpot CRM
  • Customer Journey Optimization

Accomplishments

  • “Stand Out Award 2024,” Convene – Recognized company-wide for mentorship and client advocacy, helping drive a 98% CSAT score and accelerating enterprise account growth.
  • Colleague of the Quarter (Q2 2023), Convene – Partnered with HR and senior leadership to modernize the internal onboarding experience, introducing role-specific training plans and peer-mentorship, which shortened new-hire ramp time and lifted first-quarter performance ratings.

Timeline

Senior Enterprise Sales Executive

Convene
05.2024 - Current

Senior Sales Executive

Convene
02.2022 - 05.2024

Director of Sales - Complex Venues

Encore Event Technologies
04.2019 - 02.2022

Sales Manager

Encore Event Technologies
02.2014 - 04.2019

Sales Coordinator

Encore Event Technologies
09.2013 - 02.2014

Bachelor of Arts - Media Communications

Judson University

Associate of Arts -

McHenry County College
Ryan Griffin