Kara Currie

About Kara Currie

With over 21 years of sales management experience, I am a seasoned sales and marketing…

Experience

1. Senior Director of Sales & Marketing

   Brookdale

   Jan 2013 — Present

   A consistent top performer with notable tenure -within largest senior living company nationwide. A specialty in business growth, strategic planning, strong financial acumen, top sales team performance and key talent development-Directly lead 20 top performing sales associates to drive and exceed revenue targets and KPI\'s-Hire, train, coach and develop all sales and marketing professionals within the book of business-Direct Supervisor of Regional Sales Directors in two major markets-Lead strategic initiatives with C-Suite Executives and regional stakeholders to propose business cases for creating new positions, pricing and/or business growth success planning-Responsible for business growth in large portfolio of 1,900 units including monitoring and analyzing markets, competitive analysis, attracting, retaining and hiring key talent and business development strategies-Drive strong Sales Team Culture through sales rallies, team building, one on one coaching and career pathing-Monitor market trends to identify market shifts and customer behavior-Develop quarterly and annual strategic planning-Observes sales activities with sales team - provides coaching site visits to make recommendations for necessary improvement actions.

Education

• John Carroll University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Skills

• Strategic Planning
• Business Strategy
• Sales Management
• Business Development
• Sales
• Management
• Team Building
• Marketing Strategy
• Business Planning
• Senior Living Communities
• New Business Development
• Marketing Management
• Banking
• Sales Staff Supervision
• Marketing Supervisor of Large Teams
• Team Management