Rich Forristall
Sales and Marketing Specialists
North Billerica, MA
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Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Sales Associate • Disaster Consultant
Hidalgo Exteriors - Naples, FL
September 2017 to Present
Helping business and homeowners work through the disater and restoration process. Sales and Marketing Specialists
Katlia Construction Inc - Chicago, IL
2013 to 2016
• Managed and trained sales team • Organized daily sales leads • Managed sales lead team • Hired call room personnel
VP New Business Development
Landmark Galleries Inc - Davie, FL
1999 to 2013
• Manages daily operations of a wholesale art company • Actively recruit potential candidates for sales team • Trains, motivates and mentors current team of sales reps • Works directly with buyers from retail and hospitality trade • Manages a sales team of 25-50 reps in Florida,Georgia,Alabama, Chicago and Boston • Works directly with clients to develop new and successful product lines and marketing strategies
• Organizes and runs fundraising division, charity events and silent auctions, trade shows and sports championship events • Exceeds monthly sales goals
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications and Advertising Bridgewater State University - Bridgewater, MA
Skills
• Account Development (10+ years)
• B2B (10+ years)
• business sales (10+ years)
• business to business (10+ years)
• training (10+ years)
• Sales (10+ years)
• Marketing (10+ years)
• CRM (10+ years)
• Customer Service (10+ years)
• B2B Sales 10+ years
• Relationship Management 10+years
• Business Development 10+ years
• Restoration Industry Experience 10+years
• Outside Sales 10+years
• Sales Management 10+years
• Event Planning 10+years
• Team Management 10+years
• Fundraising 10+years
• Strategic planning 10+years
Additional Information
CORE COMPETENCIES
Recruitment Office Management
Business to Business sales Client Relations
Account Development Training
Culture and development
Trade shows