BOYD DELABOURSODIERE
Naples, FL 239-***-**** **********@*******.***
Seeking a position as director or salesman of company where I can apply my extensive experience in recruiting, sales, training, and motivating staff, in order to increase sales and performance of all the employees and a healthier work environement.
SKILLS
Direct Sales expert – developed standards of excellence for the industry by knocking 125,000 doors over 5 year period: pitch rate of 1/2, demo rate 1/12, closing rate of 1 in 2.4
Motivational and public speaker, translator, interpreter
Real Estate Evaluator - Appraisal Institute of Canada
Conversant in over 10 languages
EXPERIENCE – B2B SALES
1992 – 2003
Founder, Cowboyd Fashions Ltd, Schenectady, NY
Canvassed 2,000 US retail fur stores by telephone, selected 400 to visit, identified 60 of the most credit-worthy ones. Managed 2 salesman, imported fine furs, leathers, and cashmere garments manufactured in Canada & Europe - 15 suppliers, inventory of $750K, 6 warehouses, receivables of $500K. Representative for Givenchy, Paris
1979 – 1992
Founder, Boydail Marketing Inc,
Selling fur garments to retail stores in Canada: and then to stores throughout Europe.
EXPERIENCE – B2C SALES
2023 – 2024
Arch Consultant, The Good Feet Store, Naples Florida
Selling arch supports to retail customers, in the top 10% out of 90 person salesforce
1969 – 1979
Amway Emerald Direct Distributor, Ada, Michigan
Recruited, trained and built international organization of 36,000 distributors
EXPERIENCE – RELATED SALES
2014 – PRESENT
Agent, Sun Realty, Naples FL
Working with clients in real estate transactions that included businesses, land, residential and commercial properties in both Canada and Florida.
2008 – 2018
Founder, Cowboyd Realties, Montreal, Canada
Real estate agency selling land, commercial, revenue, and residential properties in Canada.
2003 – 2008
Re/Max Agent, Montreal, Canada
Chairman’s Club award recipient - commissions over $500,000 in 2008
EXPERIENCE - OTHER
2022 – PRESENT
Attendant, Royal Poinciana Golf Club, Naples FL
Attending to the 400 male golfers in their private locker-room, and bar.
2018 – 2022
First Assistant, Quail Run Golf Club, Naples FL
Responsible for day-to-day operations in Pro Shop, merchandising, setting tee times, handling calls. Set up reciprocal games with members weekly. Gave lessons for foreign players
2016 - 2017
Starter and Locker Room Attendant, Quail Creek Golf and Country Club, Naples FL
Opened the club, prepared the men’s locker room. Played with members when they needed a substitute player.
EDUCATION
MONTREAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Electro-technique, final year thesis in computer technology
APPRAISAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA, MCGILL UNIVERSITY
ACTIVITIES (Former *)
Golf, USGA 9 handicap
Mille-Isles bridge Club, Montreal *
Jazz harmonica
Governor - Montreal General Hospital *
Chairman, financial committee - United Church of Canada *
Masonic Lodge 123, Montreal Quebec *
Vice-president of the West Island brokers’ Association *
Appointed expert real estate agent for The Superior Court of Quebec *
Whitlock Golf & Country Club, Hudson, QC; Braeside Golf Club, Senneville, QC *
Obtained US green card in 2014; became United States citizen in 2022
Starred in the HGTV real estate weekly TV series “Buy Me” as “The Brownstone Cowboy” for 52 consecutive weeks in over 25 cities in the USA, 2005
Featured speaker at The World’s Greatest Wealth Building & Real Estate Summit, Montreal, Canada Oct 5, 2015