Sandy Zhen

Recruiting & Coaching by Zhen Inc

Founder & Sales Recruiter (US & Canada only)

MeazureUp

Sales hire #2 while joining company as employee #14
Sold to mid market & enterprise segment, large chain businesses across Canada & the U.S

Account Executive

Ritual.co

#1 AE ranking among a team of 9 account executives 
Broke company record of most closed won deals in month of October 2020, 420% above quota. 
Acting as a quasi-sales manager to other AEs
Major contributions in sales playbook & cold calling scripts 
Mentored and coached incoming sales hires 
Acted as the liaison between the sales function and product & marketing team

Jobillico | You'll be happier

Jobillico is a recruitment network partnered with Google Jobs and the Canadian Job Bank to create a better match between companies and job seekers. My role is to entice HR professionals to complement their existing hiring tools with the platform that is home to 10,000 hiring companies and 3 million job seekers. 

- Prospecting with inbound leads provided by marketing research team 
- Self initiated 30% of leads through research
- Average of 80-100 outbound calls / day to qualify leads  
- Book appointments for the Account Executive team 
- Average of 45-60 appointments booked per month

Sales Development Specialist

HomeStars

HomeStars is a network for homeowners to post reviews for contractors, separating the best businesses from the worst. I worked with service professionals in the home industry to build their reputation online with their past customer reviews. Happy to have served 120+ clients among small, medium and enterprise businesses to improve their SEO, advertise through word of mouth and generate more work projects! 

- Products; Brand Builder Program & Lead Driver Program 
- Prospecting; average of 100 outbound calls / day to find potential clients                      
- Educate clients on word of mouth advertising through reviews on HomeStars.com 
- full cycle sales from prospecting, closing & providing tips to succeed on platform
- Upsell subscription services with add-ons
- Negotiating subscription prices using least amount of discounting possible 
- Annual attainment of 122% above target

Virgin Mobile Canada

Acting Manager

Top Performers Award Winner (Presidents Club)

Worked for one of Canada's best cellular services provider, a Bell company. Every day my duties included helping members with their account inquiries, billing issues, technical errors and sold cellular devices, home internet and new rate plans. 

- Educate new customers on the Virgin Mobile LTE network 
- New activation monthly attainment 100-135% 
- Review existing customer accounts & discussed renewal options 
- Upgrade sales monthly attainment 150-200%
- Upsell & cross-sell to exceed multiple metrics of accessories and warranties 
- Resolve customer complaints & discovering sales opportunities in difficult situations 
- Member Experience follow up; Ensure customer satisfaction through callbacks while pitching additional products 
- Cold called customer database to generate in-store traffic & referrals 
- Mentored and trained new hires
- National recognition for best member experience through customer surveys
- Consistently remained in Canada's top 2% best sales rep

Retail Sales Consultant

Cash management
Sell bank accounts, credit cards & travel insurance 
Promote RBC Mortgages & refer to mortgage specialists
Provide preliminary advice on diverse investments & referred clients to financial advisors

Client Service Representative

WOW! mobile boutique

Sell mobile devices and monthly rate plans for Koodo, Fido, Rogers & Telus 
New activation & renewal sales 
Post-Sale Calls - checking in with customers regarding purchases and in-store experiences

Sales Representative

Wilfrid Laurier University

Research Assistance in departments of social and developmental psychology 

- Aided graduate students with literature reviews 
- Conducted social experiments & data analyses 
- Brainstormed methods to recruit participants 
- Coordinate schedules for research studies 
- Tutored students in social psychology & statistics 
- Proctored 2-3 exams/ semester

Research And Teaching Assistant

ACTV8 Marketing

Encourage customers to apply for the President's Choice Financial Mastercard 
Attach balance protection plans to sales

Contact: sandy@recruitingcoachingbyzhen.com

Recruiting - I recruit top sales talent for companies across Canada & the U.S. I have a successful track record of placing SDRs and AEs into companies within 30 days. DM me to inquire about having me assist with finding rock star talent. 


My Super Powers: Mentoring & Connecting People
📌[MENTORSHIP/SALES ADVICE]  
Being in sales for 5+ years, I still have so much to learn but have a hand full of tips and tricks that keeps me employed in the sales tech space. Happy to mentor any emerging sales professionals or trade sales secrets with veterans 🙋🏻‍♀️ 🌟 
[INTRODUCTIONS TO PEOPLE IN MY NETWORK]
📌 I genuinely enjoy connecting people with each other to further their possible synergies. Happy to make someone’s day by introducing you to someone that could help your professional or personal goals 

🚀 [FUTURE GOALS] 🚀 
My ultimate goal is to be a founder of my own software company one day. In the past 4 years, I have been qualitatively designing a sales training software. I often day dream about the day it launches and the number of sales professionals it can help! With this goal, networking to build a large following on Linkedin is important. I help as many people as I can to curate relationships and connections that will aid my software launch in the future. Super open to connect and chat with anyone in various industries, roles or backgrounds. I am open minded to talk to anyone as I love creating opportunities. Firm believer in an equal give and take interaction to network. The best way to network is to help people. 🙏🏻

I love sales, entrepreneurship and all things that fall under hustles 💪🏻 much enjoy meeting new people and discovering their passions as well. what’s your passion? Let’s connect and chat (I accept all invites)

King of the Curve (KOTC)

Co-Founder

Reveting

Strategic Advisor

RevOps Co-op

"Resources, content and community for those who ❤️ revenue operations."

Member

RevGenius

"RevGenius is an online community for sales, marketing, rev-ops, and customer success professionals. We offer an inclusive space to learn, share, and bond over the revenue industry experience.​"

(Just a member - not employed here.)

Serving as a moderator for the RevGenius community under the leadership of Adrianna Vidal + Jared Robin.

?) What did I do?
🎮  Engage with people who enter the RevGenius Slack for the first time.
🎮  Notify people of events that RevGenius has to offer.
🎮  Ensures the community remains a communal, safe space for people to connect and interact with others by removing posts that contradict community guidelines.

Moderator

I've been honored and fortunate to be a pupil of RevLeague's 1st cohort in training Sales Development Representatives (SDRs). 
I'm learning from seasoned SDRs such as Caroline Maloney, Dylan Riha, and Jamie Neubeck in the art of becoming a successful SDR.

I am thankful to RevGenius for this opportunity.

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?) What did I do? 
🎮 Participated in a 4-week bootcamp taught by Caroline Maloney, Dylan Riha, and Jamie Neubeck. 
🎮 Learned about the basics of being a Sales Development Representative:
  - Inbound / Outbound
  - How to build sequences.
  - Types of outreach

?) What results did I achieve?
 🎮 Was invited to become a moderator for RevGenius (30K+ Slack community.)

RevLeague SDR Bootcamp Fellow

HYPCCCYCL

"HYPCCCYCL is an invite-only, professional community where top B2B revenue leaders cross-train their GTM skills with VCs."

"Every successful revenue leader must generate PR/buzz (hyp) and understand
the customer life(cycle). HYPCCCYCL empowers top sales and marketing leaders
to crack the funnel by looking at the bigger picture through the lens of go-to-
market vs. solely marketing or sales."

"Monthly, we host the boldest B2B esports competition called GTM Games where
revenue leaders drill you on their signature skills that got them to the top."

Toastmasters International

"Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. Headquartered in Englewood, Colo., the organization's membership exceeds 300,000 in more than 15,800 clubs in 149 countries. Since 1924, Toastmasters International has helped people from diverse backgrounds become more confident speakers, communicators, and leaders."

I've been a Toastmaster since 10/1/2017, when I was a 1st year at Florida Southern College. 

Roles and Experiences: 
-- Served as a club officer in various positions: President, Vice President Public Relations, Treasurer, and Sergeant of Arms.
-- Managed and organized club meetings, including constructing an agenda and meeting notes.
-- Attended club officer training twice per TM Year (July 1st to June 30) called Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) in order to sharpen my leadership abilities. 
-- Participated in Toastmasters contests at the Area level (e.g. Table Topics).
-- Attended clubs virtually, globally, in places such as Japan, Peru, the UK, France, the Philippines, etc. 
-- Observed the functioning of other clubs via the Club Ambassador Program in order to improve home club processes and results.

Member (and Club Officer)

This Toastmasters year, I served as an Area Director for District 84 > Division E, in Area 53, which comprised of the following clubs:
-- The Talking Mocs of Florida Southern College
-- Sensational Saturday Speakers
-- Keynotes and More Advanced Toastmasters
-- Plant City Toastmasters
-- MidLakeland Toastmasters

My roles and responsibilities included:
-- Meeting with club officers to troubleshoot issues as well as discussing club success.
-- Gathering club officers to support with Area Contests in February 2022.
-- Attended District Executive Council (DEC) meetings throughout the term in order to vote on relevant issues, gather relevant information to disseminate to other clubs.

Area Director - Round I

Florida Southern College

Worked at Rinker Technology Center with Tom Brennan, Brian D., and Dalton Glass.

Student Assistant

I blend nerdery (🎮) & journaling (🖋️) to help career professionals LEVEL UP! | Check out my About Section to learn more!

THE BASICS:
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(❓) WHO AM I? 

      🍎  AndrewPaul McIntosh. I go by "AP", so keep that in mind. 
      🍎  2x Bachelor Degree holder (Communication {BS} + Psychology {BA}).
      🍎  Journaler!
      🍎   Gamer!
      🍎   Entrepreneur / business owner!

(❓) WHAT AM I LOOKING FOR?

      🍎 To connect with fellow nerds on LI!
      🍎 To connect with:
-----------> Entrepreneurs.
-----------> Professionals in Sales/Marketing/RevOps/Customer Success, as well as in more STEM-focused areas (e.g. Data Analytics, Data Science, etc.).
-----------> Journalers & Writers. 
       

(❓) WHAT DO I ENJOY DOING HERE ON LINKEDIN?

        🍎 Writing about nerdery & journaling.
        🍎 Connecting jobseekers with opportunities.
        🍎 Coffee-chatting with LI connections.
        🍎 Discussing social issues. (as well as how to solve 'em!)
        🍎 Attending LI Events & being part of Communities.
        🍎 Helping humans in need. 


FOR MORE: 

🍏 Check my Linktree (@ top) to learn more about me!
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🍏 Feel free to book a meeting @ my Calendly. Let's get to know each other & see how we can help each other. 
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🍏 Check out my website (coming soon!)
    
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Let's take it from the top (from the Headline)! 🎬

🎮 I combine Nerdery & Journaling to help career professionals level-up! 🎮

What does that mean? 

A: As a Journaler for over seven (7) years, I know of the power journaling can have on improving your life.
That's why here, you can learn about:
  
🖋️ How to start journaling (if you've not yet began).
🖋️ Different means of journaling.
🖋️ How to use journaling to get you from Where You Are (x) to Where You Dream of Being (Y).
🖋️ And more!

AND IT ALSO MEANS:

B: I add a nerdery flare to it. 

I add a splash of Nerdery, inspired from videogames/anime/TV & movies.
Some you might recognize. Some you might not. 
That's alright: you'll learn!

AND IT ALSO MEANS: 

C: I'm sharing with you the tips, tools, and frameworks I'm learning (as well as the books, podcasts, etc.) that I'm using to LEVEL-UP both personally & professionally.

And whatever learning adventures I'm going on.

So, to my fellow nerds out there: 
Come join me!

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