JERRY SCHMIDT

Metro Denver 817-***-****

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Strategic, Pragmatic, Solution Seeker

Driven and results-oriented sales professional seeking a challenging role as a Sales Manager, leveraging over 20 years of experience in the print marketing industry to drive revenue growth, expand market share, and lead a

high-performing sales team.

POSITIONS

Redstone Visual Impressions

Fort Worth, Texas

CEO 2003 - 2019

• Transformed the organization from a small print shop to a professional organization working with several Fortune 500 clients

• Responsible for the right talent acquisition in leadership positions

• Developed and delivered presentations

• Created synergy between sales and production where it was lacking

• Cultivated and maintained strong relationships with key accounts, negotiating contracts, and ensuring client satisfaction

• Substantially increased margin and ultimately orchestrated the successful exit strategy and sale of the company at 4 times valuation Sales Manager 1988 – 2003

• Led and developed a team of 7+ sales representatives using team selling to exceed sales targets consistently by 11% year-over-year

• Reformed a “sales-owned-client” mentality to a “company-owned-client” culture using change management

• Cultivated key client relationships, negotiating contracts resulting in $5.6 million in new business

• Collaborated cross-functionally with marketing and product development teams to fulfill the clients needs

• Led the transition from prepress (film) to multiple electronic and CTP printing formats

• Mentored and trained sales team members, resulting in substantial increase in overall team performance

• Responded to and created RFP’s

• Responsible for the training and development of the sales team

• Provided guidance on performance reviews

EDUCATION

BAAS - University of North Texas, Management

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