S amuel M e r i t Smi t hson

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Horse Shoe, NC 28742

828-***-****

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Vision

Obtain a full time position with a reputable organization and work with

good personnel in a dynamic environment that will provide career growth

opportunities in Ma rketing and Sales.

Accomplished Strategies & Goals

• MBA Graduate at age of 25.

• Personally financed and paid off MBA degree with no debt.

Personal P rofile

Academic achievements:

• Named to NABC National Basketball Coaches Honors Court.

• Two-t ime scholar athlete award at for Western Carolina University’s

basketball team.

• “Mr. Hustle” Award - Freshman Year.

• Enjoy being around people, being enthusiastic and bringing energy to a

“ team”.

Futu re Goals:

• Consulting for companies

• Upper Management position in a company

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• Creating a new business segment within a visionary company.

Work H istory

Smithson SEM Services (Sta rted own business)

D igital Ma rketing Consultant, Web Designer May 2012 – Cu r rent

• Developed custom business website tailored to customer’s needs and wants.

• Proven increased search engine optimization results on Google.

• Designed E-commerce sites with payment gateways such as PayPal.

• Social Media Marketing Campaigns for companies to increase fans, feedback

and revenues.

• Google Analytics- t racking customers and identifying needs through marketing

and social media t rends.

Goals Achieved

• Increased client’s website ranking from 6,000,000 to 50,000 over the span of 6

months.

• Increased likes and revenues for small to medium-sized businesses by

p roviding compelling content.

• Increasing revenue streams by implementing E-Commerce for businesses.

C rossfire M inistries (September 2013-Cu r rent)

Player and D ifference Maker

• Working basketball camps in the summer for children in the community.

• Using basketball as a platform to make an impact in people’s lives.

• In ternational mission t r ips.

S kyline Plastic Systems, I nc.

M arketing Di rector and Operations September 2012

– C ur rent

• Responsible for Developing Client Base and Maintaining Customer

Relationships

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• Business to Business Sales.

• Responsible for Developing Marketing Techniques: Twit ter, Facebook,

L inkedIn, Signage, Website, Google Places, Social Media, Search Engine

M arketing, Face to Face Marketing and Sales

• Target Market Segmentation

• Implementing Economic Order Quantity models and Project Scheduling models

• Applying additional Operations Management and Quanti tative Analysis

Models

Goals Achieved

• Acquired second largest customer. (Legacy PaddleSports)

• Acquired and established customers from reputable website and understanding

customer needs.

• Acquired more jobs and revenue from current customers

C atamount Peak Apartments M ay 2012 –

A ugust 2012

Leasing Consultant

• Customer Service, Leasing Apartments, Office Upkeep, Daily Services, and

A dvertising. Leasing team leased out 100% of our apartments.

Education

M aster’s at Wingate University – Hendersonville A ugust

2012 – Cur rent

Master’s in Business Administration

• Marketing Management, Organizational Behavior Management, Business Law,

I n ternational Business, Business Ethics, Economics, Managerial Accounting,

Quanti tative Decision Making, Brand Management and Marketing Research.

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Western Carolina University – Cullowhee, NC A ugust

2008 - May 2012

Graduated with Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship with a Cognate in

M arketing,

Cumulative GPA was 3.2

Activities/Community Service

• Least of These Ministries, Asheville (Serving Homeless)

• College basketball, Western Carolina University, 2008/2012,

• Relay for L ife, 2011/2012

• Student Athletic Advisory Commit tee Executive Board- Social Chair/Relay for

L ife L iaison

• Special Olympics

• Reading to Cullowhee Valley kids

• Tuck River Clean Up

• Fire Truck Wash on 9/11

• Trash Clean Up on Old Cullowhee Rd.

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R eferences

Dr. Louis Buck Western Carolina

U niversity

I n terim Dean, College of

B usiness

Cullowhee, NC

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828-***-****

Jeffrey Willmott Wingate University

P rofessor – M BA P rogram

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Home: 828-***-****

Cell: 917-***-****

Thomas Kehoe Wingate University

P rofessor – M BA P rogram

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704-***-****

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