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I help our clients solve big challenges often around digital transformation, go-to-market strategy, and sales & marketing alignment. I help them win by coaching them to harness the power of LinkedIn's billion members.

Enterprise Relationship Manager

Mid-Market Relationship Manager | Sales Solutions

Attainment: 
H2 FY21: 159% quota attainment
H1 FY22: 104% quota attainment
Awards: Commercial Wins Award for understanding my customers needs, pitching big, and landing large commercial deals.
Culture Champion: Program and execute “InDay” culture events monthly for the Toronto office

SMB Relationship Manager | Sales Solutions

Trend Hunter

As an Account Executive and Sales Manager, I managed a full pipeline and led a team of 5 Business Development Representatives through training and coaching to ensure individual targets and our team quotas were met. I was the top salesperson for the two years as an AE and surpassed organizational sales targets every year I was with Trend Hunter.  In 2019, I surpassed yearly targets by 362% and in 2020, in the midst of a pandemic I was the only AE to pass quota achieving 105% attainment.

Senior Account Executive, Sales Manager

Account Executive, Team Lead

Business Development Representative

Kids & Company

Co-managed the operational aspects of 25 kitchens across Canada and the United States ensuring the safest and highest quality food services for roughly 7,000 children.  This was a face-paced environment where I was responsible for handling multiple ongoing projects and activities ranging from social media management, strategic needs analysis in support of the company's growth, and working with suppliers and food distributors to ensure the highest quality food at the lowest price.  Ensured successful kitchen operations for all sites.

Operations Coordinator

As a member of the Accounts Receivable team, I was responsible for all receivables for British Colombia, Alberta, and Nova Scotia. I was responsible for collecting, recording and reconciling receivables by processing debits, credit payments and cheques and conducting arrears statements.  Ensured the accuracy of monthly financial reports.

Accounting Assistant

KPMG Canada

I spent two summers working on the accounting administration team reconciling firm-wide month-end reports for distribution to finance managers across Canada and ensuring accuracy of financial data.  I processed journal entries into SAP – Integrated Business Systems (IBS), ensuring data accuracy.  I also participated in a number of special finance projects including lease reviews involving the evaluation of asset retirement obligations, determining and analysing lease costs and deferred rent costs.

Accounting Intern

I currently work for LinkedIn Sales Solutions as a Relationship Manager helping our clients make a return on their investment with LinkedIn Sales Navigator. 

I am a passionate sales professional with experience as a Business Development Representative targeting & converting leads, as an Account Executive managing a pipeline & closing business, as a Sales Manager coaching a team of SDRs to exceed their quotas, and I am currently working as a Relationship Manager fostering strong client relationships and growing accounts. 

Before launching my career in sales, I spent a year travelling independently through South America, Southeast Asia, and Europe. During this experience, I became conversational in Spanish and developed a better understanding of how to connect with people from all over the world.  I'm passionate about travel and exploring - a big adventure junkie!! 

In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my friends and family, camping 🏕️ and canoeing 🛶 , restaurant hopping 🍕and climbing mountains 🏔️!

Blaine Aberdeen

We are partnering to help sales teams find and win more business with the vision of making sellers essential partners to buyers.

Enterprise Relationship Manager - LinkedIn Sales Solutions

Senior Relationship Manager - Sales Solutions

With over 414 million members and over 7 million companies globally, and professionals joining at a rate of more than 2 per second, LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network. LinkedIn Sales Navigator is a corporate solution that is transforming the sales industry through social selling, and making use of the greatest single source of high quality professional data and information.

As a Relationship Manager I work strategically with sales and marketing leaders to develop strategies, leveraging quantitative data to measure impact and tweak as needed, truly serving as a trusted advisor. I help sales professionals find the right people, stay informed through actionable insights, and leverage their networks to engage with buyers and go in warm. I invest in making my clients stronger and proactively seek out opportunities to partner in their success.

Relationship Manager - Sales Solutions

Safari

Opportunity to lead inception of new department at Safari. The core function of Sales Enablement was to provide scalable solutions to increase sales efficiency. 
 
- Led a team of 5 to empower our direct sales organization of 40 reps and 5 sales managers.
- Installed scalable solutions to increase revenue and efficiency in Salesforce CRM throughout entire sales cycle.
- Coached new or junior reps on how to handle obstacles or increase success using a consultative selling approach.
- Provided reporting data to help reps provide insights into their accounts and increase renewal/growth opportunities
- Managed $100k in budget to launch new tools to expand our sales stack for each stage of the cycle.
- Creatively A/B tested various onboarding and marketing content for email automation sequences sent to customers post-sale.
- Project managed team with Scrum process framework and two-week sprints delivering projects on-time and on-budget.
- Created and owned new sales enablement portal for sales tools, sales coaching, existing marketing materials, and product updates.

Director, Sales Enablement

- Provided project management, marketing operations, CRM and marketing automation support for Marketing and Sales teams. 
- Created internal efficiencies for the sales-workflow, and sought out areas to improve complete sales cycle. 
- Accelerated number of days to close a deal by 75% via live chat implementation. 
- Increased logins by 26% and user engagement by 400% after one month. 
- Launched marketing automation for overall email strategy including user onboarding and lead nurturing using ExactTarget, Mailchimp and iContact via Salesforce. 
- In-face meetings and collaboration with 18-person team of Sales/Marketing management and colleagues based in Arizona office. 
- Delivered new flagship product from conception, private beta, and public beta to market with lean resources in just three months as part of Growth Marketing Team. 
- Verified audience segmentation and worked with UX/Design/QA Teams to execute beta invite, public invite, re-marketing, and customer engagement email campaigns.

Marketing Manager

This position is accountable for managing the development, strategy, execution, measurement and ongoing expansion of lead generation programs for both our Consumer and Enterprise markets. 

- Plan, execute, and report on global campaigns through online advertising/messaging, website optimization, email marketing, and print advertising.
- Coordinate input from multiple sources while being a cross-functional presence to bridge any gaps between groups, such as Marketing, Sales, Design, QA, and Product. 
- Product manage e-commerce vertical, including constant A/B testing and UX/design involvement. This has led to an improved monthly average % of revenue goal - from 66% to 108% in first five months with continued growth.
- Implement all coding and tracking mechanisms with programs such as Omniture and Salesforce to measure the response, engagement, and ROI of lead generation programs.
- Owned the external relationships with most advertising networks and channels used in Marketing campaigns.
- Have achieved 100% of yearly goals for lead quality and lead quantity, established by Marketing VP since 2010 hire.
- Managed and delegated competitive analysis, audience research, and CRM hygiene tasks to three seasonal interns.
- Traveled to New Orleans, Las Vegas, New York, London, and Queensland as trusted company ambassador for Sales and Business Development objectives.

The lead generation specialist is also responsible for the relationship between Sales and Marketing - ensuring that expectations are met for both departments, as well as finding solutions that allow the two groups to work efficiently and streamline the close sale process.

Lead Generation Specialist

Was able to assist four different managers with projects and assignments related to the Marketing department. 

- Assisted four marketing manager supervisors in B2B and B2C marketing. 
- Researched and prepared competitive landscapes for management team.
- Generated marketing reports related to lead quantity/quality for department with Salesforce CRM.
- Helped design 2 monthly B2B email/mail campaigns with graphic designer and marketing manager. 
- Implemented/analyzed customer satisfaction surveys used in product revision with Survey Monkey. 
- Developed video selling sheets used by a 15-person inside sales team in Arizona.
- Created Safari Books Online and associates branding binder. 
- Researched 60+ conferences/expos to attend.

Marketing Intern

Sonoma County Sol Soccer Club

- Established better marketing practices for complete website optimization - utilizing fundamental HTML skills within Squarespace platform.
- Launched new website in February 2013 with testing and iterations being made weekly as we worked towards a solidified and official presentation.  
- Worked with fellow Sonoma County Sol management to increase ticket sales and supporter engagement via selective social media - Facebook and Instagram.
- Captured interest and developed a community of supporters, players, coaches, and general soccer fans by creating a Mailchimp newsletter program.

Marketing Support Volunteer

City of Concord

- Planned sporting activities and schedules for 45 summer school kids.
- Coordinated and supervised field trips to public parks and pools.
- Promoted awareness of exercise and healthy lifestyle

Sports Director - Summer Program

Evolution Soccer & Sport

- Maintained and checked stock using computer inventory programs, such as Microsoft Dynamics.
- Worked directly with store owner to constantly develop and test marketing strategies.
- Designed and produced small promotional flyers.
- Worked with various leagues and organizations to coordinate custom printing for jerseys, equipment orders, and other sporting apparel.

Retail Manager

I'm an enthusiastic and reliable Digital Marketing & Sales minded professional with an eagerness to help companies achieve their business goals by creating strong relationships and asking strategic questions. 

My areas of focus are Sales Tools, Marketing Automation, CRM, Optimization, Project Management, Relationship Management and Customer Success. I create value by tooling teams with applications to help them be smarter and am always looking for ways to make operations more efficient. In turn, people are more productive and happy, while customers and the business also thrive. 

I have a massive affection for traveling (Triple US/UK/Colombian Citizen), and have lived in Colombia, Australia, Spain, and England. Eager to meet new people and develop solid and fun relationships. 

Specialties: Sales Navigator, Salesforce CRM, ExactTarget, Mailchimp and other ESPs, JIRA, Product Plan, Adobe Site Catalyst powered by Omniture, Google Analytics, project management, product marketing, sales enablement, sales operations, marketing operations, campaign & website optimization, sales process efficiency, and basic HTML.

Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamesLuisPotts

In my spare time I enjoy being active and sharing a laugh with friends and family.

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