Driven Business Development Executive with career history in multi-state distributed businesses and proven skill in hiring, developing and retaining high-performance teams. Motivating leader with strengths in building strategic relationships to support key business initiatives. Highly skilled in change management, management transition and merger integration. Offering excellent interpersonal and communication skills and experience managing matrixed organizations.
Defined and integrated roles, responsibilities and processes for business team and data management organization.
Identified and pursued valuable business opportunities to generate new company revenue and improve bottom line profit.
Developed and executed strategic initiatives to implement key changes and improvements in business development and sales programs.
Identified business development challenges and customer concerns for proactive resolution.
Analyzed past sales data and team performance to develop realistic sales goals.
Increased revenue by implementing effective sales strategies in sales cycle process from prospecting leads through close.
Updated spreadsheets and created presentations to support executives and boost team productivity.
Used advanced software to prepare documents, reports and presentations.
Screened calls and emails and responded accordingly to support executive correspondence.
Supported business and hospitality needs of corporate partners and staff during meetings and company events.
Drafted proposals, conference reports, status reports and client correspondence
Negotiated sales deals between customers and agency, resulting in mutually beneficial agreements and cultivated relationships.