An executive-level sales and growth strategist with specialized expertise in strategic and value-based selling, business development, market-making/expansion, new account development, sales team development and management, consulting, and innovative product/service development and sales. Gifted in building connections, working with stakeholders at all levels, and achieving desired outcomes using highly personable and effective collaboration and negotiation skills.
5 Core Strengths (Clifton):
Strategic: The ability to sort through the clutter and find the best route.
Maximizer: The ability to bring others a focus on quality.
Relator: The ability to relate to all kinds of people.
Self-Assurance: The ability to instill confidence in others and show initiative amid turbulence and uncertainty.
Focus: The ability to stay on course and help others avoid time-consuming distractions.
Boot Barn is a top-rated Western fashion retailer and fashion innovator.
Innovate and Thrive Solutions (ITS) is an innovative growth consultancy specializing in helping innovative and value-based product and service companies strategically and efficiently grow market share.
ITS DIRECT SERVICES
ITS CLIENT SERVICES ($3M+ Contract Sales)
Mutts and Daisies (carving a niche in the $7.7 B gluten-free market)-Cofounder/ Innovation and Business Development Director
TellTek- V.P. of Sales and Business Development Director
($2M+ Contract Sales)- 07/2006- 02/2017
TellTek is a niche market IT services company that needed help finding innovative ways to leverage and grow contracts in its banking niche and expand into the Cybersecurity market through strategic partnerships.
Cisco Systems-Contracts Manager/Contractor
07/2011-07/2012
Trinity O's, Founder/V.P of Innovation and Growth Strategy 01/2002-12/2007
Founded Trinity O's as an innovative, niche market, flavored organic toffee company.
Franklin Howe Associates VP of Sales ($1.2M Contracts Sales) 10/1999–01/2002
FHA was a niche market, IT Services company that needed help growing it's mainframe niche in digital transformation in the banking industry and transitioning from a mainframe IT service platform to a client-server platform.
TellTek is a niche market IT services company that needed help finding innovative ways to leverage and grow contracts in its banking niche and expand into the Cybersecurity market through strategic partnerships.
Founded Trinity O's as an innovative, niche market, flavored organic toffee company.
FHA was a niche market, IT Services company that needed help growing its mainframe niche in digital transformation in the banking industry and transitioning from a mainframe IT service platform to a client-server platform.
Qwest (now Centurylink) is a Denver, CO-based telecommunications and internet service company.
Knowledge Point (&P) was a SaaS software company located in Petaluma California and acquired by CCH in 2000.
After graduating from college, created a position as one of the first Hazardous Materials/Hazardous Waste Management consultants in the Silicon Valley.