Amber Evans

About Amber Evans

HELPING EXECUTIVE LEADERS DRIVE BETTER BUSINESS OUTCOMESAs a customer-obsessed, solutions-oriented, results-driven Sales Leader, I align to my customers\' vision, strategy, and priorities, providing tailored solutions that solve critical challenges and drive business results. I gained invaluable sales and leadership experience in the hotel industry, holding positions of National Account Manager, Director of Sales, and Area Director of Sales & Marketing. There, I helped Global Travel Leaders improve their corporate travel programs through cost optimization and enhanced customer experience. I later took that experience to Gartner where I once again raised the performance bar for sales, revenue, and profitability within the Global Technology Sales group. There, I empowered CIOs and their teams with trusted research, analysis, and advice to execute on their mission critical priorities. Before moving to AWS, I led a team of 6 Account Executives, helping them to build the best solutions to solve the most critical business problems for our customers.Additional Competencies:Revenue/Expense Budgeting • Strategic Sales Planning • Marketing Strategy • Customer & Competitor Analysis • Cross-Functional Collaboration • Change Management • C-Level Sales Negotiations • Customer Acquisition • Hotel Openings • Turnarounds • P&L Ownership • Profit Maximization • Solution Based Sales • Training & Development • Leadership

Experience

1. Client Executive, Global Enterprise

   Gartner

   Apr 2025 — Present · Portland, OR, US

Education

• San José State University

  BA, Liberal Studies

  1997 — 2002

Skills

• Team Building
• Business Relationship Building
• Problem Solving
• Business Planning
• Prospect Research
• Consultative Selling
• Business Strategy
• Contract Negotiations
• Sales Presentations
• Cross Selling
• Hospitality
• New Business Development
• Trade Shows
• Tourism
• Customer Relations
• Negotiation
• Market Analysis
• Strategic Planning
• Account Management
• Inventory Management
• Coaching
• Relocation
• Competitive Analysis
• Contract Negotiation
• Revenue Management
• Sales Management
• Social Media
• Marketing Strategy
• Forecasting
• Service Recovery
• Event Planning
• Direct Sales
• Meeting Planning
• Client Relationship Building
• Hospitality Industry
• Lead Generation
• Sales Process
• Hotels
• Customer Retention
• Customer Service