Experience

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  Liberty Machinery Company

  • Lincolnshire

  • Inside Sales Specialist

    • May 2019 - Present
    • Lincolnshire

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  Sidemen Big Band

  • Founder

    • Jan 2007 - Present

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  Sam Ash Music

  • Buffalo Grove, IL

  • Sales Associate

    • Jan 2019 - May 2019
    • Buffalo Grove, IL

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  TZA

  • Long Grove, IL

  • Customer Success Manager

    • Mar 2018 - Nov 2018
    • Long Grove, IL

    Building a Customer Success Division from the ground up creating a position that would help the Fortune 500 customers deal with their Labor Management Software and increase revenue and retention. Some of my customers are Campbell’s Soup, HSN, Shutterfly and Snyder’s -Lance.

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  Fleetmatics A Verizon Company

  • 1600 E. Golf Road, Suite 800 Rolling Meadows, IL 60008

  • Account Executive

    • May 2015 - Feb 2018
    • 1600 E. Golf Road, Suite 800 Rolling Meadows, IL 60008

    2015 TO 2018 Helping logistics companies track their assets and vehicles to optimize their deliveries and overall products and services they moved. Big producer of Electronic Logbooks that was mandated in December of 2017

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  CareerBuilder.com

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Career Strategist/Inbound Sales Team Manager/Team Lead/Inbound Sales Specialist/Sales Rep

    • Jan 2004 - Apr 2015
    • Greater Chicago Area

    CAREER STRATEGIST 2004 TO 2015 Worked with a team of four qualified strategists to help clients find the necessary tools needed to harbor success in finding a new career in the current job market. INBOUND SALES TEAM MANAGER Led a team answering all inbound inquiries from prospective companies that had never used hiring services before and sold various products to help them advertise open job positions on their company website. Responsible for maintaining a $3.2 million dollar a year business and increasing revenue 8% semi-annually. TEAM LEAD Led a team of 13 sales reps covering inside sales for the Midwest region. Responsible for scheduling hours, training and educating each rep on current products and sales methods. INBOUND SALES SPECIALIST Responsible for answering inbound sales calls from first time users of our service. Company revenue goal was to bring in $80,00 to $100,000 a month in sales. Exceeded company goals monthly. SALES REPRESENTATIVE SMALL BUSINESS UNIT Promoted rapidly to a series of increasingly responsible sales and management positions based on leadership, individual performance, and ability to train and develop high-performing teams. Report directly to the Vice President of Sales. Notable accomplishments: • Successfully closed the largest deal for the Small Business Unit with the first-ever two-year contract for services. Recognized with the President’s Cup award for exceptional sales performance. • As Inbound Sales Manager successfully managed $3.2 million revenue accounts with 8% semi-annual sales increases. • Promoted to Team Lead for the U30 Division after seven months of demonstrated success in driving sales. Managed 12 Sales Representatives.

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  Chicago Band and Orchestra

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Sales/Store Manager

    • Jan 1996 - Jan 2004
    • Greater Chicago Area

    Leveraged skills as a professional musician to increase the volume of business by understanding the needs of professional musicians and articulating the nuances and complexities of various instruments to all skill levels of musicianship. • Successfully negotiated a large, profitable contract supplying instruments and accessories to military bands in all branches of the service. • Promoted to manage the higher volume Chicago location directing the day-to-day activities of eight staff members. • Developed loyal followings with school band directors, professional and amateur musicians for both domestic and international sales. • Directed in-store and online sales as well as the repair and refurbishment operations.