Matt Merriam
Regional Director of Sales at Travel Resorts of America- Claim this Profile
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Andrew Gorski
Matt is a strategic thinker and one of the wisest businessmen I had the pleasure of working with. Matt always fills open positions training and mentoring them, to create the strongest team in company history! He has a great way of analyzing the requirements for every role and digging deep to find the perfect candidates to fill it. Over the last 15 years Matt and I have built teams that have always raised the bar built on a foundation of trust and integrity. He's a great mentor, friend, and coworker.
Andrew Gorski
Matt is a strategic thinker and one of the wisest businessmen I had the pleasure of working with. Matt always fills open positions training and mentoring them, to create the strongest team in company history! He has a great way of analyzing the requirements for every role and digging deep to find the perfect candidates to fill it. Over the last 15 years Matt and I have built teams that have always raised the bar built on a foundation of trust and integrity. He's a great mentor, friend, and coworker.
Andrew Gorski
Matt is a strategic thinker and one of the wisest businessmen I had the pleasure of working with. Matt always fills open positions training and mentoring them, to create the strongest team in company history! He has a great way of analyzing the requirements for every role and digging deep to find the perfect candidates to fill it. Over the last 15 years Matt and I have built teams that have always raised the bar built on a foundation of trust and integrity. He's a great mentor, friend, and coworker.
Andrew Gorski
Matt is a strategic thinker and one of the wisest businessmen I had the pleasure of working with. Matt always fills open positions training and mentoring them, to create the strongest team in company history! He has a great way of analyzing the requirements for every role and digging deep to find the perfect candidates to fill it. Over the last 15 years Matt and I have built teams that have always raised the bar built on a foundation of trust and integrity. He's a great mentor, friend, and coworker.
Experience
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Travel Resorts of America
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Leisure, Travel & Tourism
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1 - 100 Employee
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Regional Director of Sales
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Apr 2022 - Present
Responsible for all sales operations at multiple resorts throughout the United States with heavy emphasis on driving teams to maintaining high efficiencies and consistent uptick in overall performance. Responsible for all sales operations at multiple resorts throughout the United States with heavy emphasis on driving teams to maintaining high efficiencies and consistent uptick in overall performance.
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Mountain Laurel Resort
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United States
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Hospitality
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Director of Sales
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May 2021 - Apr 2022
Responsible for all sales operations and conversion of expiring fixed week lease members into Arrivia Club through upgrade. Responsible for all sales operations and conversion of expiring fixed week lease members into Arrivia Club through upgrade.
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Exploria Resorts
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United States
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Leisure, Travel & Tourism
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100 - 200 Employee
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Director of Sales
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Sep 2017 - Jan 2020
Responsible for all sales operations and efforts including Frontline as well as In-house departments driving record breaking years with the development of top notch leadership and consistently exceeding set budgets. Responsible for all sales operations and efforts including Frontline as well as In-house departments driving record breaking years with the development of top notch leadership and consistently exceeding set budgets.
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Holiday Inn Club Vacations
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United States
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Hospitality
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700 & Above Employee
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Director of Sales
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Oct 2015 - Sep 2016
Responsible for all sales operations and efforts including Frontline as well as In-house departments through rebranding and rebuilding without losing VPG along the way. Responsible for all sales operations and efforts including Frontline as well as In-house departments through rebranding and rebuilding without losing VPG along the way.
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Silverleaf Resorts, Inc. - Headquarters
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United States
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Sales
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Apr 2012 - Sep 2016
Responsible for all sales operations and efforts on Frontline with heavy emphasis on exceeding budgeted VPG with extremely heavy tour flow. Responsible for all sales operations and efforts on Frontline with heavy emphasis on exceeding budgeted VPG with extremely heavy tour flow.
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Wyndham Vacation Ownership
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United States
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Hospitality
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Sales Manager
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Apr 2002 - Apr 2012
Began as Frontline representative and grew through progressive steps over duration of 10 years with Fairfield to Wyndham as Frontline Management to In-house Management to Senior Sales Manager, Responsible for all In-house and Frontline Sales. Began as Frontline representative and grew through progressive steps over duration of 10 years with Fairfield to Wyndham as Frontline Management to In-house Management to Senior Sales Manager, Responsible for all In-house and Frontline Sales.
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Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc.
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United States
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Mental Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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Residential Supervisor/Gang Training Specialist
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Feb 1992 - Apr 2002
Responsible for managing a team who were trained and specialized in work with youth that had street gang affiliation and conduct behavioral disorders. Also did all extensive gang training for company employees as well as community as the company gang specialist. Responsible for managing a team who were trained and specialized in work with youth that had street gang affiliation and conduct behavioral disorders. Also did all extensive gang training for company employees as well as community as the company gang specialist.
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Education
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Westfield State University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology