About Me
WORK EXPERIENCE
A strong and driven sales
professional with 15+ years
of experience bringing sales,
marketing, and leadership
skills to a variety of business
and educational facilities
statewide.
Consistently demonstrates
excellence by being goal-
oriented in a team
environment while remaining
customer driven.
Reliable track record of
growing revenue, increasing
market penetration, and
finding ways to cut costs
through increased efficiency.
Expertise include:
Meeting Sales Targets
and Deadlines
Third Party Negotiation
Developing Marketing
Plans and Strategies
Data Analysis and the
Identification of
Profitability Generators
Business Development
and Brand Marketing
Developed new and innovative avenues for advertisement to encourage growth and pursue development into new markets. Provided client booking information, follow-ups, and closing of the sale. Served as a liaison for businesses, universities, fraternities, Sororities, hotels, apartment, and bar representatives. Determined client needs and booked available services with consideration to overall operation. Responsible for accounts payable and payroll. Facilitated staff for promotional marketing at special events.
Helped grow our fleet of 15 to 28 vehicles.
Developed and managed the taxi department
Sales and Marketing Carbo Limo Inc.
Greenwood/Oxford, MS (2007 to 2016)
Jonathan Branch
128 Highwoods Blvd Madison, MS 39110 *********@*****.*** (662) 299 - 0155 On-Premise Sales Manager Marascalo Distributing
Greenwood, MS (2002 to 2007)
Established and maintained good relationships with clients to facilitate repeat business and referrals. Responsible for creating bulletins, brochures, circulars, promotions, press releases, and presentations. Organized data as a basis for marketing research and building comprehensive revenue generating initiatives. Managed and supervised an on-premise sales team and promotional team. Was accountable for employee projects, special events, and recognition.
Increased sales by over 40% within one year of initial promotion
Achieved recurring weekly sales promotions for every top 10 account. Merchandiser NE Mississippi Bottling Company
Starkville, MS (2001)
Sales Representative Certified Labs
Madison, MS (May 2018 to Present)
Specializes in customer acquisition and retention, emphasizing business development and cultivating long term partnerships with customers. Consistently meets or exceeds sales quotas by generating new sales volume and enabling a targeted expansion of the customer base. Combines superior knowledge or product and service offerings with advanced mastery of CRM software to prospect for new leads, schedule appointments with prospects, and deliver compelling presentations. Travels locally to network with customers and contribute to the strategic development of the organization.
EDUCATION
School Teacher & Coach at the following schools:
Madison-Ridgeland Academy Madison, MS (Jun 2016 to Apr 2018) Oxford High School Oxford, MS (Jun 2013 to Jun 2016) Ridgeland High School Ridgeland, MS (Jul 2012 to Jun 2013) Jackson Preparatory School Jackson, MS (Aug 2009 to Jun 2012) Worked with local Mississippi schools for nearly 10 years. Taught pre-algebra and algebra at the junior high and high school levels. Preparing effective and appropriate lesson plans that provided differentiating classroom instruction as necessary. Highly proficient in building relationships with students and communicating effectively to get them to embrace the learning process. Coached a variety of athletic teams including Soccer, Football, Track, and Tennis. Won the district title as the head coach of the boys and girls high school soccer team. Three years of experience as assistant football coach for 7th – 12 grades, resulting in 3 South AAA victories for the school. Additionally, coached the boys and girls tennis teams to 5 state championship wins over 3 years. Pioneered the athletic teams’ online presence- providing images, graphics, and updated schedules and statistics. Assisted with a student leadership program. Worked in small groups directly with sophomore students for 50 minutes weekly. This group setting was used to discuss several elements of the Habitudes program- a curriculum designed to help young adults identify health leadership habits and attitudes. Used a variety of PowerPoint presentations and DVD resources to grab students’ attention and help them buy into a positive mental life approach. Received the Watson Quality Ford Teacher of the Month award. Recently received an administrative endorsement from the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS), certifying the recipient to hold a top administrator position in any statewide member facility. Certified statewide in Mathematics 7-12 (154), Business Education (105), Physical Education (144), and Social Studies (192). Also taught senior economics courses. MBA Master of Business Administration (2007)
Delta State University Cleveland, MS
BA Bachelor in Business Administration – Marketing (2003) Delta State University Cleveland, MS
Associate of Arts (2000)
Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead, MS Letters of Recommendation and
References are Available Upon Request
Volunteering &
Memberships
Volunteer of American
Cancer Society
Volunteer of Read to
Succeed Program
Volunteer Soccer Coach –
Select Teams
Coach Pillow Academy
Pee Wee Football
Past President, MVSU
Soccer Booster Club
Past Member, Greenwood
Elks Lodge
Active Member, United
States Tennis Association
since 2006
Past Member, Greenwood
Chamber of Commerce
Other Honors &
Accomplishments
Completed Several Miller
Brewing Company training
programs
Completed Distributor
Solution Selling program
Certified in Advanced
Space Management and
Space Planning
Leads a Habitudes youth
leadership development
program