Customer Service, Sales Manager, Writer, editor
Resume:
Daniel Junkins
Boston, MA *****
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Contract work as a Trade Show representative at a large variety of home shows, trade shows, conferences and workshops in and around Boston and the Greater Boston area. (2018- present) List of staffing companies:
1.E2M2 Staffing & Events
2.GCG Event Partners
3.Back Bay Staffing
4.Team Bonding
Writer and speaker (April 2017- Present) Wrote and published #1 Amazon bestselling book titled “Peacocks, Poison and Leukemia: A Life of Vibrant Health!”
Guest speaker on multiple podcasts (2022- 2025)
Sweet Contracting Corp. LLC, Swampscott, MA, (June 2004- April 2017)
General Manager and Sales manager/Certified Chimney Sweep
●Trained employees in sales skills, customer service and product features and benefits.
●Designed, wrote, proofread, emailed, mailed and/or delivered thousands of contracts/ proposals to customers, businesses, and contractors
●Led company to increase sales 2008- 2017 from $650,000 to over $850,000
● Maintained and expanded sales of the company during the economic downturn (from $450,000 to $650,000)
●Company representative at numerous trade shows, expanding services to different markets and industries.
● Delivered presentations to numerous clients promoting company services.
●Landed one of the largest sales transactions in chimney repair industry.
● Implemented and managed Customer Relationship Management system.
Kelliher/Samets/Volk, Burlington VT (June 2003 – May 2004)
Assistant Office Manager
●Customer relationship management.
●Managed client-billing processes.
●Maintained company’s data archives.
Partners In Ending Hunger, Camden ME, (January 2001 – December 2001)
Project Coordinator
●Developed effective fund-raising and marketing initiatives.
●Organized the 7th Annual “Ending Hunger Walk” event. Lead a team of 40 volunteers coordinating the combined efforts of 10 cooperating organizations.
●Served on a leadership group for the State of Maine “Ending Hunger Month”. Recruited organizations to participate, managed the goals of organizations. Acted as liaison and lead the direct mail campaign.
●Managed monthly investor program. Developed strategy to enhance donor fundraising, resulting in 38% increase in donor participation.
Linkage, Incorporated, Lexington, MA, (April 1999- November 2000)
Corporate Sales Executive
●Closed in excess of $400,000 in contracts in my first year.
●Frequently praised by management for my relaxed yet highly effective personal selling style.
Yankee Candle Company, South Deerfield, MA, (1984-1999)
Group Tour Coordinator
●Marketed group tours and represented Yankee Candle at national and regional group tour marketplaces.
●Increased motor coach tour visitation by 21% in one year.
●Devised inside and outside sales tactics to increase exposure with prime prospects and existing client companies.
Candlemaking Museum Associate
●Responsible for internal marketing of the company’s educational/historical crafting demonstrations.
●Managed community education outreach program, managing school and tour groups, led presentations of antique candle making.
●Represented Yankee Candle at the Liz Claiborne 1997 Fall Fashion Show. Coordinated with Liz Claiborne for candle dipping demos, candle education and awareness.
Editor and Technical Advisor (1997) for the book, The Candlemaker's Companion, Subtitle: A Complete Guide to Rolling, Pouring, Dipping, and Decorating Your Own Candles.
EDUCATION/SKILLS
Double Major: Greek, German, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA (1980-1983)
English, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (1983-1986)
Computer Skills - Microsoft Word, Excel
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