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Tech Rep Southeast / Sales Manager, Tech Rep and Grassroots Coordinator

15+ years of experience in Electronic and Fitness sales, marketing, team building and training. Managed accounts that grew to $1M+ in sales while developing marketing strategies that cut costs by 50%. Lead teams of 30+ and conducting trainings and sales presentations to 5,000+ customers including national accounts and trade shows.

Covering seven states as Zoot Sports Tech Rep, visiting stores, educating retail sales force, selling at expos, attending regional and national sales tradeshows. Position shifted to Monsoon Group LLC. And managing all aspects of selling, marketing, event planning and promoting Monsoon Group LLC. Products.
•	Prepared sales proposals and closing contracts.
•	First year quadrupled number of Zoot accounts by creating actionable targets for staff to reach.
•	Trained sales team members and retail staff.
•	Communicated with customers on bi-weekly bases through store visits, phone calls, emails and text.
•	Promptly resolved all customer requests, questions and complaints.
•	Created, updated and maintained database on current products and competitors products.
•	Built relationships with customers to establish long-term business growth.
•	Supervised and supported sales force of 3 sales associates.

Covered two major regions partnering with regional Sales Rep Agencies. Conducted trainings, delivered product presentations, developed sales plans, work internally with Sales, Marketing and Engineering Teams and sold at national and regional trade shows and expos.
•	Midwest – 24-month sales increase, only Tech Rep to maintain sales increases month after month.
•	Southeast – 12-month sales increase, finished 2014 with 12% sales increase over previous year in new market.
•	Created and launched new online marketing strategies that resulted in 50% sales increase in 2013 and rolled out nationwide next year.
•	Developed comprehensive training programs for new sales associates.
•	Trained all incoming sales team members.
•	Promptly resolved all customer requests, questions and complaints.
•	Created, maintained, updates database for product comparisons for Timex and competitors.
•	Supported current customers with bi-weekly communication.

Tech Rep - Southeast

Owned Personal Training Studio.
•	Wrote and published “The Fitness Buddy” workout book.
•	Developed comprehensive programs on eating and workout habits.
•	Succeeded in having 4 clients lose over 100 pounds and complete endurance races from 5k to Ironman.

Personal Trainer

Covered largest territory from small independent to large national electronic retailers. Key focus in develop selling idea that could be replicated on sales floor, product presentations, training new hires and presenting at trade shows including Consumer Electronics Show.
•	Pioneered “Internet Police” achieving $300,000 annual savings by identifying and eliminating authorized and unauthorized Internet distributors selling below pricing policies.
•	Lead three Midwest Rep Firms to “Rep Firm of the Year” by efficiently setting up market training, off site relationship building and increased productivity by monitoring sales behaviors.
•	Supervised sales rep force of 24 associates.
•	Team Manager that guided new distributor from $0 in sales to $1,500,000 in first year by creating and directing all training with employees and developed account relationships with customers.
•	Team Lead for Infinity home speaker business with regional electronics retailer increasing sales from $0 to $1,000,000

Regional Manager

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James Ristow: Tech Rep Southeast / Sales Manager, Tech Rep and Grassroots Coordinator in Groveland, FL

James Ristow

Zoot Sports / Monsoon Group LLC.

Timex Group

The Fitness Buddy

Harman International

Florida Metropolitan University

Waukesha County Technical College