Jeff Peters

UPS Warehouse

314-***-**** ad20a5@r.postjobfree.com

linkedin.com/in/jeff-peters-6a88a616/

St. Louis, MO

Seasoned sales professional focused on revenue and market share growth.

Skills & Expertise

• Solicitation Direct Selling

• Revenue Generation Customer Service

• Market management Leadership

Professional Experience

Gateway LED Solutions – St. Louis, MO

Owner/Operator: 2013 – 2024

*Direct selling, solicitation & installation of LED lighting

*Grew company through heavy solicitation, great customer service, referrals and relationship building to have consistent, year-over-year growth from company inception.

*Customer base and market segments included from restaurants to hotels, golf courses to convenient stores, municipalities to schools, churches to retirement communities, property management companies to manufacturing facilities, retail stores to RV dealerships, professional offices and more.

*Company, facility & building owners, Operations Managers Coldwell Banker Gundaker – St. Louis, MO

Realtor: 2020 – 2024

*Consulted with clients and properly marketed their homes towards maximum profits.

*Provide great customer service from initial consultation for the listing, contract negotiations and all the way to the Closing Table.

*Worked with home buyers to find their dream home, negotiate on clients’ behalf and successfully get them to the Closing Table. Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel – St. Louis

Director of Sales & Marketing: 2008 - 2012

*Led my team to consistent year-over-year revenue growth while managing and developing my own market.

*Achieved #1 Competitive Set STAR reports for Revenue Per Available Room for four straight years.

*In 2011, Led my team to the hotel’s largest revenues in 40-yr. history with:

*114% to budgeted Group revenue

*107% in overall Rooms revenue

*Exceeded Banquet/Catering budget with 114% to goal

*Achieved lowest staff turnover by hotel department

*Achieved best Employee Satisfaction Survey scores Interstate Hotels and Resorts – Marriott & Crowne Plaza St. Louis Director of Sales & Marketing: 2002 – 2008

*Exceeded 2007 Annual Goal achievement with 171.4%.

*Exceeded 2007 Total Team Goal achievement with 102.5%.

*Exceeded 2008 1st Qtr. Individual Goal achievement with 113.7%. Nominated among (120) Directors of Sales & Marketing at Interstate Hotels & Resorts to serve a one-year term as the Corporate Council of Twelve Team to create policy and modify as needed.

*Manage and grow my own market segments.

*Created annual marketing plans & budgets for sales department.

*Created advertising/marketing campaigns for hotel. marketing plans, advertising and budget for my department.

*Lead sales team to exceed our market in revenues/market share Wyndham Mayfair Hotel – St. Louis

Director of Sales & Marketing: 1999 – 2002

*Served on Executive Committee, managed and grew a market.

*Created on-line advertising & marketing materials for the hotel. Adam’s Mark Hotel – St. Louis

Group Sales Manager: 1995 - 1999

*My clients included State & National Associations, Corporate

*Exceeded annual revenue goals with 110-115% every year. Marriott Corporation – St. Louis, El Paso, Osage Beach Sales Manager: 1989 - 1995

*My markets were Corporate, State Associations, Sports

*Monthly sales calls to Austin, St Louis, Kansas City

*Successful event planning, F&B, rooms from start to finish Education

Bachelor’s Degree, Marketing: Illinois State University, Normal, IL