Riley Blaisdell 🦏

Leavitt Group Northwest

Business Development Specialist

West Sound Human Resource Management Association (WSHRMA)

Working in a voluntary position on the board as Secretary for the WSHRMA. My job is to take minutes of chapter meetings and provide notice of meetings and general correspondence. 

For our monthly luncheons, I am responsible for keeping attendance and providing food for the event.

Secretary

Paycor

Major Market Account Executive

AMMEX Corporation

Oversaw and managed end-to-end B2B wholesale account ownership to achieve sales quota and assigned strategic account objectives a thorough deep understanding of the customer base, organizational structure, and knowledge of the influencers within those organizations. 

•	Grew a book of business from $1.3M+ in 2014 to $35.6M+ in 2021 by establishing and fostering customer relationships and leading solution development efforts that best address customer needs.
•	Achieved a 38% average margin by building and scaling product sales within the defined business segment to drive exponential channel growth.
•	Increased market share in the automotive industry from 3-4% to 16% by networking with existing and new clients to provide new products and upsell product gaps.
•	Earned numerous awards and recognitions, including the 2021 Supplier of the Year for a Buying Group, 2021 Sales Rep of Q3, and 2015 Core Value Legend.

Enterprise Sales Specialist

National Sales Representative

Receivables Performance Management

Maintained a complete debt collection portfolio per contracting agreements and FDCPA rules and regulations.

•	Reached and exceeded company quotas, achieving numerous recognitions as the top monthly grosser and building a large book of business with accounts on a payment plan.
•	Improved team performance by collaborating with management to train and supervise new or underperforming employees on industry best practices.
•	Increased debt collection revenue by selling services and educating the consumers on how to pay their debts in full within a timely manner.
•	Provided exceptional communication, customer service, and problem-solving skills to resolve issues.

Debt Collector

In 2013, I entered B2B sales, building my book of business by cold calling 📞. This is a full-cycle role. My first deal closed a month outside of training for a whopping 345.00! The days of 90-100 cold calls a day paid off 💵.

We had a bell 🔔 you would ring for new business orders. After that first ring, I set a goal not to ring it unless the start-up order exceeded 10k. It took me seven months to earn it with an order of 29k 💵.

Eventually, I was closing high 6-figure to low 7-figure deals 💰.  

August 4th, 2022, a meeting popped up on my calendar to connect. Once HR appeared on the screen, I racked my brain to try and piece together what I did that could cause this. I happened to get laid off 🤔.

As a father of two kids on a single income, I felt like a failure. I went downstairs and apologized to Megan because I felt like I let her down 😔.

I took the time to grieve and heal. I wanted to land in tech sales, but I had no experience or college degree backing me. 

I started to lurk 👀 on LinkedIn with my 217 connections in September of 2022. I began to hand out connection requests like Oprah handed out keys 🔑. That method didn't work. 

On October 7th, 2022, I made my first post. It didn't go well. Shortly after, I created a post about myself seeking employment 🆘, and I went from 3-4 interviews a week. To 10-15 per week 📈. Thanks to the community.  

A quick stint at Paycor opened doors to the Employee Benefits space and landed at Leavitt Group NW.  
 
It's time to serve.

We have two kids. Titan, our son, was diagnosed as autistic, high-functioning, and non-verbal. He has proven experts wrong by how far he has come. I am so proud and admire your grit and determination. 

Our daughter Mine Mae was born six years after Titan. She is obsessed with her brother Titan and knows Jen Allen's voice because Winning The Challenger Sales was part of her bath time routine. 

Megan is my better half. She is strong, squats more than your boyfriend 🤣, and is a huge advocate for our children. 

I miss a heavy barbell but fell in love with golf on 12-7-2019 ⛳. I played my first round in the rain and shot a 132. Don't worry. I have gotten better and love it. I am Hawaiian but from the big island of California! 🤣🤣

You can find me on LinkedIn cheering 📣 and sharing LinkedIn's VIP list.  

Welcome to my community. Engage is the rage. The party is in the comments. 

Mahalo Nui Loa. 

Let's connect!

NCSA College Recruiting

Pivotal member of a team of former athletes and coaches, problem-solvers, creative thinkers, and doers. We are all eager to make our mark in the sports recruiting industry. I have the privilege of designing digital products and experiences that make an impact on athletes from around the world.
-Mentor Supported inside sales
-Achieved foundational, strategic, goal-based metrics

Recruiting Coordinator

iTutor.com Inc.

▶️ Perform as team member of educational advisory group focused on improving academics through new innovative learning tools.

▶️ Create and sustain a level of discipline for each individual with an emphasis on teaching respect, loyalty and sportsmanship.

▶️ Teaches, evaluates and tracks performance/ progress of every student and provides continuous guidance until individual benchmarks are met.

▶️ Incorporated various teaching methods to effectively deliver an academic based Fitness for Life curriculum.

▶️ Created a positive, fun, and structured culture within the physical education classes.

Physical Education Teacher

▶️Develop all aspects of sales associated with products, merchandise products to bring to market, and analyze results for future strategy.

▶️Conducted post-campaign analysis based on response results and presented strategic recommendations for future campaign improvements in each quarterly strategy meeting to help decide which marketing campaigns to execute moving forward.

▶️Spearheaded advertising campaigns for clients and assisted in the organization of media events.

▶️Dramatically increase engagement on social media for both brands through innovative use of content.

Digital Copy Writer

North Italia

▶️ Effectively managed the restaurant within the policies and company guidelines while ensuring guest satisfaction at all times.

▶️ Maintained efficient operations, inventory, appropriate cost controls, and profit management in the restaurant.

▶️ Maximize volume and revenue in assigned food service distributors/operators by utilizing fact-based, strategic selling methods.

▶️ Analyze business trends and utilize insights to identify, develop and expand business growth opportunities.

▶️ Partner with the Operations team to provide overall distributor satisfaction of orders and deliveries.

▶️Achieve annual sales and profit plan by identifying opportunities, strategies and tactics, and by influencing key stakeholders within their distributor.

Trainer/Server

Texas Rangers Ballpark

▶️ Consistently completed opening side duties which include, but are not limited to: checking quality and amount of all bar stock and supplies through checklist; setting up bottles in display cabinet and speed rail; checking condition and cleanliness of blender, shaker and other tools; checking temperature of refrigeration units and glass wash machine.

▶️ Attended and participated in professional group meetings; maintains awareness of new trends and innovations in the field of customer service.

▶️ Build and maintain strategic partnerships with key distributor customers and drive customer satisfaction through superior service and execution.

▶️ Participates in sales related activities concerning Professional Services Food project work including writing proposals and presenting technical information.

Bartender

Advantage Academy

▶️ Modeled, demonstrated, and co-taught lessons using various instructional and classroom management best practices.

▶️ Completed daily observations and provided immediate feedback to all teachers which improved instruction and student achievement in Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten.

▶️ Implemented and supported curriculum thru the use of Technology to students K - 8.

▶️  Evaluated and communicated student progressions with other professionals to determine individual student needs.

Teacher

Business-oriented and Customer-centric Professional with a core background in the Education
and Hospitality industries with a focus on creating increasing satisfaction for the customer experience. 

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My expertise involves performing tasks in a high-pressure team environment and making sound decisions in crises has led to a better understanding of how to work effectively with a multidisciplinary team and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

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I have extensive experience and am well-equipped with a creative mix of full-cycle sales processes, business, and account management strategies necessary to meet aggressive business objectives and align with the organization's mission.
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I adhere to established policies and procedures in the sale and post-sale processing while ensuring key clients are secured and satisfied.


Skillset includes:
▶️ Sales 
▶️ Project Management 
▶️ Business Development
▶️ Account Management
▶️ Hospitality
▶️ Strategic Planning
▶️ Research
▶️ Storytelling
▶️ Stakeholder engagement
▶️ Restaurant Sales
▶️ Strategic Sales leader

𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗜 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧 & 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗚𝗘
"Whatever feels good for your soul, do that, and do it at least 1x a day". What's yours? Here's mine:
📚 reading (self-help & mindset are my cups of tea) 
🍴 dining (nothing like a creative culinary meal)
🍪 eating chocolate chip cookies (self-explanatory, tbh) 
🏈 sports, period; I'm an addict, and I know it.

𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗧
If you made it this far, please smash that connect button! I'd love to return the love & help you in any way that I can 😊

I'm here to learn, connect and grow. Let's connect and do it together 🌱


If you have any questions or contact me, please send me a message or give me a call at 954-534-3190

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