Ryan Olson: Account Executive in Salt Lake City, UT

Strategic Account Executive in the Outdoor, Supplement / Nutrition, Consumer Electronics, Bike, Hunt, Fish & Tactical Industries. Consumers today are faced with endless choices and opinions on what to buy, and they need voices they can trust to give them a recommendation. In order to grow sales, brands need these trusted voices recommending their products. With over 1M of these credentialed Experts, ExpertVoice is the world's largest advocacy marketing platform, powered by Experts. I work with brand partners in the outdoor, nutrition, action sports, and bike industries to increase brand sales through better Expert recommendations by developing strategies to engage these product experts through our platform. As a Sr. Business Enterprise Business Development Rep, I oversaw the prospecting and qualifying of potential brand partners for ExpertVoice in the Outdoor, Health / Nutrition, and Bike Industries. Partnering with our Marketing Team and Account Executives, I developed strategies and executed territory plans to consistently exceed quota: #1 in number of Opportunities created in 2018 (45 Opportunities valued at $1.3M) #1 in Opportunities Closed in 2018 ($551,280.00 in 10-Mos w/ 6-more in-closing before transitioning into a new Account Executive role). #1 in Highest # of Confirmed Appointments for a single tradeshow in company history. (61-Meetings) #1 in Highest amount of Opportunities created in 1-month (21-Total)

Primary contact for B2B sales with direct correspondence of business owners, project managers, and superintendents for the retention of current contracts and generating new prospective clientele in the commercial/residential construction industry. Responsible for brand management and advertising logo design for corporate apparel and advertising materials. Responsibilities include; corporate sales presentations, analyzing market trends, online marketing, trade shows, and large corporate functions including all Utah Parade of Homes, and Expo events. • Directly responsible for increasing waterproofing spray applied sales over 83% for 2014 • Acquired the 2nd and 4th largest home builders including 49 new builder contracts in 11 months • Decreased 90+ day accounts receivable in half in less than 2 months • Conceptualized an extensive detailed contractor marketing list that directly influenced not only to Rocky Mountain Waterproofing enjoying its highest year in revenue in over 50 years, but also influencing a 21%+ increase in product sales with several of Utah’s largest vendors.

Assistant Manager of Spanish Translations with emphasis on project/time management, employee productivity improvement, facility communications, emergency procedures, and effective work habits. Trauma 1 Physician Representative for Radiology Imaging Services, Physician-to-Patient Spanish Translations, Critical value reporting, Hospital management services, project planning, and employee engagement systems. • Co-produced the Utah State communications Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) patient benefits insurance coverage and utilization management tracking/claims program. • Spearheaded a new program for directing employee engagement for better individual time-management, training, and program efficiency for a team of 21 employees. • Lead over the Intermountain Spanish Translations Team (13 Individuals) with emphasis on business relations and direct government representative contacts. • New Employee Medicare/Medicaid Trainer for five new employees.

Hired to arrange financing for potential clientele, establish relations with local lending institutions, and manage inventory through brand recognition and e-commerce. Monitored competitor pricing / competitive standards. Lead online marketing, advertising, and customer sales retention programs, B2B sales, and consumer relations. • Spearheaded the launch of a new website with direct responsibility of internet sales and daily maintenance updates. • Created company in-person and online advertising programs. • Influential in company expansion from a single car dealership to becoming the fourth largest auto dealership in Utah.

Manager over all regional dealer sales and area management of Utah, Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Mexico and Canada. Responsibilities included consumer recruitment, business consulting, vehicle consignment, travel, corporate presentations, and brand marketing. • Influenced a yearly annual increases of 17% to 19% or higher each year in sales profits, residuals, and vehicle consignment. • Retained the Top Salesman recognition for 10-months in-a-row with multiple subsequent months.

Door-to-Door & B2B Sales/Marketing