Stephen Michael Smith
Ventura, CA
Cell: 805-***-****
**************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE:
Seeking a more rewarding sales career path where I will have significantly greater involvement with future clients, from the start of the CRM process to fruition, including the servicing and further developing of said relationships leading to obtaining new referral opportunities. I’m an innovative, highly motivated and goal driven individual with 21 years’ experience as an insurance sales/marketing professional that was employed by one of the top 75 insurance brokerages in the nation. I am a fast learner, but also a dreamer that enjoys fresh challenges.
EDUCATION:
Buena HS, Ventura, CA
CSUN, Northridge, CA
Degree: B.S.
Major: Business Administration, Organizational Systems Management
Minor: Public Relations
3.25 GPA in Core Studies:
Business Administration
Organizational and Operations Management
Marketing
Statistics
Economics
Finance
Management Information Systems
Accounting
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Tolman & Wiker Insurance Services, LLC in Ventura, CA—February 1998 – February 2019
New Business Coordinator
Strategized with partners and sales/marketing depts in targeting specific sales campaigns
Researched/created prospect lists with the aid of Dunn & Bradstreet and other resources
Scheduled 10 to 15 more prospect appointments a month above partner expectations of 20
Assigned above meetings to partners and sales producers
Provided advice on tactics to sales team on essential points of interest to potential clients
Generated approximately $2.5M gross sales revenue annually, about $1M over T&W target
Awards & Acknowledgements: Earned Academic Letter and the Presidential Academic Award for Scholastic Achievement Junior year H.S. and graduated with a 3.94 GPA. Contributing writer-VC Press at Ventura College, and the Daily Sundial-CSUN.