Brad Burns

About Brad Burns

I attended Otterbein College where I received my Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing along with a minor in Speech Communications. I have 20+ years of experience in the kitchen & bath industry where I first served as a manager and a kitchen & bath designer. My focus and experience includes sales, marketing, and e-commerce solutions. I am determined to grow Cutting Edge Countertops, Inc. to its full potential while being an industry leader. In my spare time, I enjoy playing golf, coaching basketball, fishing, and skiing.Specialties: Sales Training, Relationship Development, Branding and Identity, Approach to Value, Merger and Acquisition Communications, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Promotions, Sales Literature, Building Knowledge, Project Management, Organizational Skills, Leadership Skills, Developing Market Expansion, Strategic Planning

Experience

1. Founding Partner

   Cutting Edge Countertops, Inc.

   Feb 2006 — Present

Education

• Otterbein University

  Bachelor of Arts

  1993 — 1997

Skills

• Competitive Analysis
• Contract Negotiation
• Selling
• Trade Shows
• Sales Management
• Budgeting
• Business Development
• Product Development
• Product Marketing
• Sales Presentations
• Marketing Strategy
• Inventory Management
• P&L Management
• Purchasing
• Granite
• Residential Homes
• Direct Sales
• Cold Calling
• Business Strategy
• B2b
• Entrepreneurship
• Account Management
• Branding & Identity
• Project Management
• Building Materials
• Sales Operations
• Customer Retention
• Customer Service
• Saas
• Countertops
• Team Building
• Management
• New Business Development
• International Sales
• Negotiation
• Leadership
• Sales
• Selling Skills
• Marketing
• Market Planning