Kjierstin Layton

About Kjierstin Layton

I am a results-driven sales leader who specializes in Emerging Technologies with 20 Years’ experience in sales, channels, business development, product sales training, and management. My focus on evangelizing company products, driving revenue, and developing go-to-market strategies is a model that can be utilized across a vast array of business sectors. I have experience in both direct, and indirect channel sales for Federal, Public; State and Local, as well as private and commercial markets. Along with my sales expertise, I have focused on strategies for Channel Sales and Distribution models.*Goal-oriented channel/business development professional with the ability to work with a sense of urgency and adhere to tight deadlines.• Effective communication at all levels allows the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deliverables in an efficient manner.• Consistently grown business through identifying and successfully managed turnkey projects within the Healthcare, Education, Communications, and Technology industries.• Proficient in deploying and supporting collaboration tools through the enterprise, specialization in Public Sector projects.• Cross Team/Cross-Functional professional that brings functional and operational execution of technology projects to completion.• Successful territory development in both product and Client development strategies and adoption.Excellent written and oral communication skillsStrong relationship building and problem-solving skills Professional presentation skills 15 years’ experience in education, healthcare, or public safety markets selling collaboration technologies.15 years’ experience of business development and channel distribution model selling.

Experience

1. Collaboration Specialist

   Cisco

   Apr 2021 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   In today’s hybrid work world, it is no longer enough to solve for the challenges of remote work or support a safe office re-entry. It’s about finding solutions to not just recover in the face of change, but to thrive and innovate. Our Devices do just that! I support a team of 34 Collaboration Specialist along the East Coast, working along side the best Engineering teams in the business. Tied closely to the BU in Oslo, our team is at the front line of product development and innovation. I absolutely love what I do everyday!

Education

• Washington State University

  Bachelor's degree, Political Science and Government

  2001 — 2003

Skills

• Salesforce.com
• B2b Marketing Strategy
• Direct Sales
• Channel Partner Development
• Leadership Development
• Team Leadership
• Voip
• Channel Partners
• Sales
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Telepresence
• Managed Services
• Account Management
• Change Management
• Video Conferencing
• Sales Operations
• Professional Services
• Customer Service
• Solution Selling
• Voice Over Ip (Voip)
• Enterprise Technology Sales
• Telecommunications
• Strategic Partnerships
• Cloud Computing
• Inside Sales
• Partner Management
• Session Initiation Protocol (Sip)
• Enterprise Software
• Sales Management
• Unified Communications
• Distribution Strategies
• Business Relationship Management
• Sales Channel Development
• Management
• Leaders
• Saas
• Cisco Systems Products
• Marketing Strategy
• Cisco Technologies
• Channel Account Management