Ruthie Barker Akan
Account Executive, National Advertising Sales, Nexstar Media Group
- Role
- Account Executive at Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ruthie Barker Akan
Sales professional with proven background in Media and Education industries. Excellent problem-solver, presenter, consultative sales listener & learner, program leader & project But what does that mean? I understand the value of storytelling in media, and listening to needs when helping partners and clients meet goals. Here is my story from Tampa to NYC, LA, Dubai, Istanbul & Atlanta :12 years media sales > Atlanta - Nexstar • Los Angeles - Allen Media • Syndicator getting content on the air •Advertising, marketing & promotions • Traveling and territory management • Consultative sales •7 years Project & Program Management >New York non-profit programs launch to life cycle • International schools: program change & curriculum development • 6 years International Recruiting, Teaching & Coaching > Dubai - Helping students apply to US colleges •Turkey - Training and coaching teachers • Language teaching K-12 •
Experience
Account Executive
Sep 2023 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US
Education
UCLA
Accounting and Finance
2007 — 2007
University of Cambridge
CELTA, Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
2020 — 2020
Florida State University
BS, Communication
1995 — 2000
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