Manager Sales
Resume:
CHARISSE LEAKE
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA 92675
*********@*****.***
CAREER OBJECTIVES:
Business Development/Regional Manager/PR Manager/Fund Raiser
ABILILITES:
Proven ability to influence customers to purchase products or services and to
participate in promotional programs.
Create and maintain exceptional fundraising results in a professional business
environment.
Understand and relate many different personality styles, thereby building strong
enduring professional relationships.
Ability to use questioning and listening techniques to enhance the communication
process.
Skilled in overcoming concerns and objections to negotiate solutions and effectively
raise funds.
Secure client referrals and follow-up through exceptional client services.
Utilize goal setting, time management and organizational skills to support high
production.
Ability to conduct Meetings and Individual Team Meetings with product knowledge,
Creative design for marketing materials/print ads/web and web design/logo design
Computer knowledgeable in Word, Excel,
Power Point, Publisher, Graphic Design and Internet.
BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENTS:
1986 Promoted to Assistant Marketing Manager with Costco
1987 Promoted to Marketing Manager
1987 Chosen out of 26 applicants for transfer to Orange County
to help open a new Costco in San Juan Capistrano
Developed Costco’s exporting program and was
1995-1998
consistently number one in sales nationwide.
2004 - 2007 Consistent market share contender Laguna Beach territory
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WORK HISTORY:
Family Business –Pest Control
2012-Present
Business Development Manager/Graphic Design
Annual Income: $40,000
2009-2012 The JESUS Film Project
Project Representative/International Travel Team
As a project representative my responsibilities were to
develop personal relationships with our donors, keeping
them informed of special projects that needed funding,
giving them pertinent information on different countries
that we were doing evangelism and film showings in.
Part of my job also was to go with the film teams to show
our film in different countries. I left them to help out a
family business.
Annual Income: $34,000
Wells Fargo – Reverse Mortgage
2007-2009
Could not pass the test. I took it twice and was 2 questions
short.
2002-2007 Equity Title Company
Sales Account Manager CA
Developing aggressive, creative sales strategies, building
personal relationships resulting in increased business
production while efficiently servicing and maintaining
clients' accounts and implementing successful promotional
events, enhancing sales. The Market dropped and there
were no sales. I had to look for something else.
Responsibilities include:
Account Management and increase sales.
Managed approximately 125 accounts
Obtained Market Share regularly
Commission $90,000 - $149,000 annually
2001 - 2002 California Counties Title Company
Sales Account Manager CA
Developing aggressive, creative sales strategies, building
personal relationships resulting in increased business
production while efficiently servicing and maintaining
clients' accounts and implementing successful promotional
events, enhancing sales.
Responsibilities include:
Account Management and increase sales. Managed
approximately 50 accounts
Commission $60,000-$80,000 annually
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1998 -2001 Serta Mattress Company
Sales Account Manager- CA, AZ and NV
Responsible for sales presentations, creative merchandising
displays, consumer education and customer service.
Efficiently serviced and maintained chain accounts.
Responsibilities include:
Managed Robinson MayCo Accounts
Trained Robinson MayCo sales staff on Serta
products
Commission $60,000 - $80,000 annually
1985-1997 Costco
1985-1997 Marketing/Membership Manager – CA
Responsibilities include:
Managed Membership Employees & all warehouse
employees and operations
Community Relations, i.e. City, Chamber of
Commerce events and involvement
Marketing & Management of Grand Openings
Events
1984-1985 Box Girl/ Merchandise Stocker
EDUCATION:
High School Diploma
San Bernardino Valley College – General Ed
Institute of Biblical Studies/Intercultural Studies
Costco Management Training
Management Styles
How to Sell Yourself
Merchandising
The Study of Personality Types
P & L Strategies
Community Service, Working with “at risk” kids, Students
INERESTS:
Run LA, Habitat for Humanity, California Institute for
Women, Meals on Wheels, American Heart Assoc., Aids in
Africa, Orange County Chapter Aids Foundation,
World Vision, Mexico Orphanages and many others.
Golfing, Camping, Kayaking, Hiking, Sailing.
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REFERENCES
Professional References
Mike Adler Equity Title 1-94-310-****
Kelli Adams Agricultural Pest Control 1-800-***-****
David Fisher The JESUS Film Project 1-800-***-****
Tom Velte Wells Fargo Bank 1-760-***-****
Personal References
Janet Velte 1-760-***-****
Stacy Woods 1-949-***-****
Michele Barr 1-949-***-****
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