Linda A. Foy
**** ******* ******, ******** *****, Va. 23462 Cell: 206-***-**** Email: *****.*.***@*****.***
Objective
Seeking position where 17 years of sales, public speaking, corporate training, client service and management of large sales team experience will add value. Adept at resolving service and internal issues, retaining customers and delivering presentations to large groups.
Experience
Regional Manager- Caribbean, Alaska and South America: (2014 to current)
Routinely used personal sales results to establish LY& PL targets with current and new accounts.
Successfully developed and taught selling strategies and training modules for cruise ship fleet and land accounts increasing sales Internationally and Domestically.
Recruit, interview, hire and conduct onboarding training of international or domestic new team members on both land and cruise ships.
Coordinate complex monthly team assignments/schedules ensuring time zones, ship arrivals/departures and team members travel logistics are in line.
Received crowd management, crisis management and life boat certifications from, Carnival CL, Norwegian CL, Celebrity CL, and Princess CL.
Area Sales Manager: Dillard’s Inc. (2010-2014)
Responsible for coaching to sales goals, teaching sales skills, and training on customer service systems leading to increases in sales and the variety of products for the department.
Promoted to corporate trainer and appointed regional Beauty Institute Board member for my ability to conduct a memorized two-day sales seminar to the company’s executive management team.
Successfully cultivated vendor partnerships with luxury account executives such as: Elizabeth Arden, Estee Lauder, Lancôme, Clarin’s, and Christian Dior
Area sales managers are tasks with meeting corporate planned hours though proper scheduling and analyzing Ly sales and PL sales to ensure each beauty advisor meets personal sales goals.
Licensed Virginia Realtor: Long & Foster Realtors (2000-2005) & William E. Wood & Associates (2005-2010)
Delivered more than $5 million in New Home Sales the first-year
Tasked with planning and managing start-up of New Construction developments.
Advised clients on real estate markets, negotiated and wrote contracts, coordinated inspections and appraisals, assisted with financing and anticipated future client needs.
Solved complex account problems, ensuring client satisfaction and continued return referrals.
Education
NAPSR (online) : CNPR Certificate (2019)
CCL. NCL, PCL and Celebrity CL: Crowd Safety, weapon and bomb threat, crowd management, crisis management, life boat and fire safety training (2014 -2018)
Examination Course for Virginia: Alpha Real Estate Collage, Virginia Beach, Va. (1999 -2019: annual)
Fair Housing and Virginia Real State Law: Alpha Real Estate Collage, Chesapeake, Va. (1999-2019: annual)
Effective Negotiation and Time Management
Additional Information
Interests: Camping, Traveling, Volunteering-animal outreach.
Member: Women Realtors Virginia & NAPSR-