Resume

Customer Success Manager
Health & Safety Institute (HSI) | Jun 2021 - July 2023

  • Led complete post-sales lifecycle for a diverse portfolio of 140 SMB subscription customers, ensuring seamless delivery of contracted products and services.
  • Display exceptional sales acumen in driving ARR retention and growth, consistently surpassing quarterly renewal targets and achieving outstanding success in upselling and crossselling products and services.
  • Foster strong and mutually beneficial business partnerships through strategic guidance and a proven ability to identify innovative approaches, continuously strengthening and expanding the scope of client collaborations.
  • Excel in providing first-tier technical support, conducting comprehensive administrative training, and sharing best practices, resulting in enhanced customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Product Support & Sales Specialist
Tacony Corporation | 12/2020 - 06/2021


  • Consult with clients to identify and resolve problems in machine operation and maintenance.
  • Identify opportunities for additional products, service contracts, and recommend further development.
  • Develop and monitor team KPIs aligned to company objectives including customer satisfaction, response time, and warranty.
  • Review warranty claims, create and maintain case records and RMAs.
  • Maintain and update product and part records in Epicor ERP system.

Client Success Manager
BizLibrary | St. Louis, MO (Oct 2018 - Jun 2020)

  • Drive success, expansion, and ARR retention for a $1.4M book of business.
  • Create and deliver quarterly executive business reviews for C-Suite and director level client stakeholders to show ongoing ROE and align program/product strategy with business goals and objectives.
  • Own and manage the entire customer lifecycle from implementation to renewal.
  • Expand footprint and ARR by identifying and driving upsell and expansion opportunities.
  • Negotiate multi-year extension and renewal contracts with client stakeholders and senior leadership.

Sales Development Representative
BizLibrary | St. Louis, MO (Jan - Oct 2018)

  • Use the sales process to prospect and qualify inbound marketing leads and create sales opportunities for account executives.
  • Research key accounts, identify decision makers, initiate contact, identify pain points and business challenges, and solution align to meet needs and objectives.
  • Utilize Salesforce, SalesLoft, and other CRM tools to research, organize, track, and communicate with prospects.
  • Design and deploy effective sales outreach campaigns to communicate to large target audiences.

Community Business Development Manager
Barnes & Noble, Inc. | St. Louis, MO (May 2015 - Jan 2018)

  • Increased fiscal 2017 account sales 10% to prior year by effectively using solutions-based sales process to target, initiate contact, and make compelling sales presentations to decision makers at existing and prospective K-12 schools, nonprofit institutions, and corporate business customers in assigned markets.
  • Researched, targeted, and cultivated existing accounts to grow fiscal 2016 sales 5% to prior year.
  • Achieved 50% growth in store educator customer base by designing and implementing successful email and social media marketing campaigns to drive enrollments and sales.
  • Planned, promoted and managed execution of store events, generating sustainable and reoccurring sales revenue.

Digital Sales Lead
Barnes & Noble, Inc. | St. Louis, MO (Jun 2013 - May 2015)

  • Educated, coached, and collaborated with the store team to provide unparalleled customer service and drive company’s digital products, services, and initiatives to achieve sales goals.
  • Led store effort to drive 2014 sales 130% to goal.
  • Exceeded annual membership enrollment sales goals by 100%.

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