Kristen Knowles

Vice President of Sales

Role
Vice President of Sales at Smartsource
Location
Genoa, NV, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
Sales & Business DevelopmentView LinkedIn profile

About Kristen Knowles

Results-oriented leader with 20+ years of experience spanning sales strategy, executive…

Experience

  1. Vice President of Sales

    Smartsource

    Aug 2024 — Present · Las Vegas, NV, US

    Spearheaded the sales strategy for a team of 15 business development professionals, managing a budget exceeding $16 million. Oversaw the daily leadership of the team to meet and surpass departmental goals. Responsible for the leadership of two additional sales divisions, Account Management and Exhibitor Sales. Directed by the CEO and reporting to the Executive Vice President of Sales, tasked with formally developing the Account Management organization and expanding the department from 4 to 9 team members. Mentored and developed three organizational leaders to ensure their teams\' success.Key Accomplishments:• Crafted customer-focused sales presentations and deployed targeted outreach strategies leveraging Outreach and LinkedIn Sales Navigator to bolster team\'s solution selling capabilities.• Increased revenue volume through well-executed re-structure of sales by changing the structural archetype. Identification of resources, including financial, human, and technological, will enable strategic design and implementation of a structured compensation plan. • Collaborated with executive to establish and enact new MSRP pricing structure for audio visual and badge and registration events.• Spearheaded efforts to formalize Account Management division through development of Standard Operating Procedures, Key Performance Metrics, development of training, and build of project tracking capabilities within opportunities in CRM (Salesforce).

Education

  • UNLV William F. Harrah College of Hospitality

    Bachelor of Science - BS, Hospitality Administration/Management

    1995 — 1999

  • University of Nevada-Las Vegas

    Bachelor of Science - BS, Hospitality Administration/Management

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