Emil Benson

About Emil Benson

Sales leader and individual contributor in educational technology. Experienced at recruiting, hiring, and coaching representatives to surpass established sales targets for over 10 years in the college educational technology market. Successfully negotiated numerous contracts with college committees, department chairs, and deans. Trained college faculty and administrators on SaaS. Consistently achieved sales targets as both an individual contributor and sales leader. • President’s Club in Sales Leadership for consistently finishing in the Top 10% in sales results of 37 Sales Districts over a three-year period.• President\'s Club in Sales Leadership for number one sales increase ($1,040,360 over goal) in the company, finishing first out of 37 districts.• President\'s Club as an individual contributor for exceeding sales quota for five consecutive years, and Top 10 achievement.Key competencies and unique abilities include:• Exceeding Sales Targets Consistenly• Leadership | Team Collaboration • Sales Forecasting | Budgeting• Talent Acquisition | Retention• Coaching | Training• Resource Management• Creative Problem Solving• Public Speaking• Social Media

Experience

1. Sr Sales Representative

   Macmillan Learning

   Jan 2018 — Present · Orange County, CA, US

Education

• Oregon State University

  BS

Skills

• E-Learning
• Marketing
• Salesforce.com
• Sales Presentations
• Sales Management
• Leadership
• Business Development
• Strategic Communications
• Content Development
• Account Management
• Communication
• Editorial
• Publishing
• Ebooks
• Management
• Sales Operations
• Sales
• Internal Communications
• Academic Publishing
• Online Publishing
• Selling