Aaron J. Williams

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Professional Experience

ESP Guitar Company Hollywood, CA

Sales Representative Feb 2021 – Nov 2023

● Managed and advanced sales for key accounts including American Music Supply, Sam Ash, Guitar Center, Washington Music Center, Chicago Music Exchange and many more

● Directed sales support for eight rep firms and over 800 retail stores

● Maximized dealer satisfaction as company liaison from pre-sale service through close and post-sale service

● Acted as Custom Shop liaison for ESP Japan and ESP USA guitar builds

● Traveled as necessary to national industry trade shows ST LOUIS MUSIC / US BAND AND ORCHESTRA St Louis, MO Sales Account Manager Jan 2009 - Jun 2020

● Managed and advanced sales for key accounts including American Music Supply

● Directed sales support for four regional sales managers and over 600 retail stores

● Pioneered the role of remote sales representative for this company

● Traveled as necessary to customer retail locations and national industry trade shows DAVITT & HANSER Hebron, KY

Independent Sales Representative Nov 2007- Jan 2009

● Managed over 500 accounts in 12 states, advancing sales of product lines such as B.C.Rich, Kustom Amps, Michael Kelly Guitars, Warwick Basses and HHI Music Accessories

● Traveled to out-of-state accounts to establish personal business relationships

● Acted as Custom Shop liaison for Handcrafted B.C. Rich guitar builds LOUD TECHNOLOGIES INC., formerly St. Louis Music Inc Woodinville, WA Sales Representative Oct 1998 - Oct 2007

● Managed over $3 million in annual sales to more than 500 national accounts

● Orchestrated all sales-related projects

● Trained, coached, and mentored employees to form successful sales teams Education

B.M. Music Composition, Minor in Audio Production, Webster University, St Louis, MO 1997 A.A. Music Performance, East Central College, Union, MO 1995 Skills and Interests

Proficient in Navision, Epicore, Oracle, HubSpot CRM and Microsoft Office Suite Guitar, Vocalist and Composer in the rock group Red Cloud Production and recording engineer for local music talent Ten years of experience teaching private guitar lessons Avid cyclist

Sotodeshi of Ki Aikido at the Oregon Ki Society

Avid Gardener and active Riparian Watershed Restorer