George Karkalas
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Credentials
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Aligning Customer Experience with Company Culture
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Developing Your Emotional Intelligence
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Advanced Branding
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Enterprise Agile: Changing Your Culture
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How to Work Smarter, Not Harder: Save Time and Money and Increase Productivity
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Leading Yourself
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Lean Technology Strategy: Starting Your Business Transformation
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Managing Your Anxiety While Presenting
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Strategic Partnerships
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Strategic Planning Foundations
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Advanced Consumer Behavior
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Communication Foundations
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Corporate Financial Statement Analysis
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Negotiation Foundations
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Pitching Your Ideas Strategically
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Asking Great Sales Questions
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Building Customer Loyalty
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Decision-Making Strategies
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Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
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Having Difficult Conversations
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Holding Yourself Accountable
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Human Resources: Leadership and Strategic Impact
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Leadership Foundations: Leadership Styles and Models
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Leading Virtual Meetings
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Managing Organizational Change for Managers
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Project Leadership
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Project Management Foundations
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Project Management Tips
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Solving Business Problems
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Taking Charge of Your Career
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Accessing Your Brain’s Hidden Potential
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Being an Effective Team Member
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Business Development: Strategic Planning
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Coaching Employees through Difficult Situations
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Communicating with Charisma
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Communicating with Confidence
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Communicating with Empathy
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Critical Thinking
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Digital Body Language
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Efficient Time Management
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Finance for Non-Financial Managers
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Improving Your Listening Skills
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International Marketing Foundations
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Leading Remote Projects and Virtual Teams
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Leading with Emotional Intelligence
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Project Management Simplified
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Strategic Thinking
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Successful Goal Setting
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Time Management Fundamentals
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Transitioning from Manager to Leader
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• Territory Management • Sales Consulting • Investigation needs • Objection Management
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• Customer experience ambassadors training (RRPs IQOS)
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Customer experience strategy RRPs | IQOS
OTE Academy S.ANov, 2017- Nov, 2024
Experience
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MSPS
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Greece
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Account Director
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Nov 2022 - Present
Lead the execution of the project end-to-end ensuring its implementation and delivery Understand customer requirements and needs to offer suitable solutions and generate new business Coordination and supervision of all key processes of the project – sales teams’ training, work schedule, management, reporting, evaluation Acting as the main point of contact between key clients and internal teams Communicating and collaborating closely with account management team, sales’ teams, HR, Logistics and data analytics to ensure that clients’ needs are met. Supervise staff, project progress, timelines, KPIs, expenses & assistance in budgeting Build and strengthen client relationships to achieve long-term partnerships Prepare monthly overview of client activities, revenue forecast and future plan. Prepare and deliver client presentations and proposals. Show less
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JTI (Japan Tobacco International)
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Switzerland
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Tobacco Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Consumer & Trade Activation Associate
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Jan 2022 - Nov 2022
Design monitor & implement the consumer engagement mechanisms and set the priorities according to JTI strategy to meet brand objectives and KPIs set.Marketing DepartmentResponsible for the preparation, correct allocation, monitoring, and control of the consumer engagement budget.Monitor and evaluate the consumer engagement teamsAdvertising - Digital marketingMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointPresentation skills
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Trade Marketer
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Jun 2019 - Jan 2022
▪ Meet annual target volume, distribution and merchandising. B2B B2C▪ Responsible for the efficient implementation of all trade activities in an assigned area, provide support, develop and monitor wholesalers.Business Developer▪ Participate in the decision making of what activities should be executed in outlets▪ Analyses activity and program performance for future planning▪ Negotiate short term sell out volume agreements to increase JTI sales
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Philip Morris International
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Switzerland
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Tobacco Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Sales Representative RRP's
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Nov 2014 - May 2019
▪ Sales & business development on RR products (IQOS & HEETS) through retail ▪ Sub-Territory executive Southeast Attica and Cyclades Islands | previously South & North Attica) ▪ Monitoring Trade Programs ▪ People management ▪ Negotiating with retail clients ▪ Meet with retail clients to deliver and restock promotional materials ▪ Analyse the territory/market’s potential, track sales and status reports ▪ Supply management with reports on customer needs, problems and competitive activities ▪ Expedite the resolution of customer problems and complaints to maximize satisfaction. Key account development Show less
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Aegean Airlines
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Greece
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Airlines and Aviation
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700 & Above Employee
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Aircraft Mechanic B
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Oct 2013 - Nov 2014
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Education
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The University of Bolton
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General