Telissa Ayers

• Led a team of 6 employees, overseeing marketing and growth for 6 home health offices and 3 hospice locations. Current Locations include: Idabel and Broken Bow Oklahoma. Texarkana, Paris, Sulphur Springs and Sherman Texas. Including surrounding territories of these branches.

Over the years I have also managed Ardmore, Madill, Durant, Oklahoma City, Yukon, Sallisaw, Poteau, Talihina, Antlers, Atoka, Wetumka, Eufaula, McAlester and Hugo Oklahoma. Including surrounding territories of these branches.

• Develop marketing strategies and managed community outreach events.

• Conducted sales meetings with physicians, case managers, and nurses to drive referrals.

• Manage hiring, training, and performance evaluations for regional staff.

• Analyzed sales data to optimize business strategies.

• Working with several Insurance carriers to meet criteria to have contracts with each company & meeting criteria to continue to write business with them
• Assist clients with creating a final expense & retirement plan
• Delivering and explaining policies
• I travel across Oklahoma and Texas reaching out to clients that submit a request needing help in finding resources to help with dental, vision, hearing and prescription assistance along with life insurance
• Train incoming agents in the field
• Attended daily/monthly/weekly meetings and training
• Set a monthly/weekly goal/target for myself to achieve weekly
• Submitting electronic applications for client's approval along with submitting required documents in a timely fashion
• Meet and exceed state laws and regulations to stay in good standing with 8 states I am currently licensed in
• Work with several insurance carriers to meet criteria to have contracts with each company & meeting criteria to continue to write business with them
• Host and present at events for marketing purposes as well as marketing on social media platforms

• Self Employed
• Sales
• Marketing and having community relationships
• Setting up and marketing at festivals and local town events
• Working with and supervising 400+ other independent reps
• Attending many training classes a year
• Focusing on growth of the business
• Providing excellent customer service
• Focusing on customer needs customizing detailed marketing strategies as well as products for those customers

• Answering Phone/Customer Service
• Answering & replying to emails
• Working with sponsors to arrange their event to take place
• Work with local cities in each town to secure our event to happen
• Purchase permits, having all paperwork needed and inspections in place
• Securing insurance through an insurance agent for each event
• Working with radio and other advertising agencies to promote our events
• Promoting the circus on social media, creating online events and contests for each event

• Manage accounts, charge and cash
• Daily banking deposits & accounts receivable
• Hire & handle termination (if necessary)
• Schedule staff-24 hour coverage for 7 days a week
• Attend management meetings and staffing
• Bookkeeping of store items and accounts
• Helping with monthly audits
• Making sure the store is continuing to run 24/7 by myself or with employees
• Training and supporting employees to deliver the best customer service to our customers
• Creating a peaceful environment where employees feel appreciated and enjoy coming to work

• On the phone with prospective customers
• Participative in designing marketing strategies
• Networked with potential customers and partners
• Attended public events to represent my company
• Trained franchise dealers

• Cold call sales
• Public speaking
• Arranged financing