Brandon Rizza1318 N Cleaver St, Chicago IL 60642

224-577-6486 Brizza7217@gmail.com_____________________________________________________________________________________EducationBS: Criminal Justice– Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL December 2012Minor: Sociology GPA- 3.20/4.0

Work ExperienceSoftware Sales Account Executive August 2016 – Current (Full Time)CareerBuilder, Chicago, IL

Sell professional job postings, software, services, Aurico, and email campaigns to franchise/field locations and smaller/expanding accounts within organizations

Analyze business needs and effectively deliver a value-added solution to bring in daily new business

Assist sales representatives with renewals by scheduling initial meetings in person or conference calls

Attend client meetings and hold conference calls Sell opportunities using Salesforce (contract creation to order process) Demo software training's Administrative items (order client gifts, organize team meetings, organize client

meetings/event/activities, etc.)

Merchant Development Manager November 2014 – August 2016Groupon, Chicago, IL

Develop new business opportunities by contacting a list of leads and previously ran merchants to expand the range of offers to our subscribers and rebuild relationships

Interpret and administer concepts of deal structure and strategy to outpace our merchants desired outcomes

Consulted & communicated with cross-functional teams on a daily basis, including independent business owners, marketing, finance, demand managers, and risk management

Full lifecycle account management, from creating and presenting analysis of merchants economic models, to closing, execution, delivery, support & feedback used for structuring future deals with the client

Exceed goals of $200,000 Gross Profit in my division up to a 186% over, month over month Manage a book of business of over 6.2 million dollars Top representative from June 2015 to June 2016 Part of the SMO Leadership program, responsible for informing my team on Groupons newest

inside info, technology, and programs.

Hardware Sales Manager July 2013 – June 2014Menards, Elgin, IL

Managed a 33 persons sales team in which I was responsible for 15 million dollars per fiscal year Coached my sales team using a hands on leadership style and leading by example Consistently exceeded weekly goals by 35% from December, 2013 to May 2014 Developed new team members, who exceed all other store team members by 25% in 3 months Individualized specifics sales goals for each team member to break down daily and weekly goals Strategically positioned displays and merchandised goods throughout the store to drive more

business and exceed quotas Visited a variety of Menards to merchandise products and drop of goods using commercial trucks

Organizations / Clubs

Financial Management, Western Illinois University Delta Upsilon, Honors Fraternity, Western Illinois University Principles of Real Estate, Western Illinois University