Brian

National Channel Sales Manager
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Work experience

  • National Channel Sales Manager

    Planar
    2025.10-Current(10 months)
  • Senior Channel Sales Manager

    Kajeet
    2024.06-2025.10(a year)
    (1 year 5 months) • Spearheaded the relationship management with CDW, ensuring a consultative sales approach that built trust with account managers. • Conducted weekly on-site visits to CDW sales offices, enhancing collaboration and communication. • Leveraged high-level connections to drive sales initiatives, resulting in increased market penetration for Kajeet.
  • Regional Sales Manager

    PPDS - Professional Display Solutions
    2023.01-2024.06(a year)
    (1 year 6 months) Recorded highest ever quarterly revenue for PPDS digital signage at CDW with $1.2 million in Q1 2024. #1 mfg in digital signage revenue and profit growth at CDW in 2023. Increased sales 155% YoY for CY23 at CDW. Account managers at CDW selling Philips digital signage increased 165% YoY, from 155 account managers in 2022, up to 256 account managers in 2023.
  • National Channel Account Manager

    Planar Systems
    2021.02-2023.01(2 years)
    Successful second go around at Planar, included President's Club Award for FY22. Delivered quota achievement at 105% on $16M assigned quota. Recorded back to back highest revenue halves in Planar's history with CDW (2H FY21 and 1H FY22). Increased Planar's profit margin at CDW by 3.8% in FY22, highest YoY margin growth in Planar's history with CDW.
  • Senior Solution Sales Consultant

    NCR Corporation
    2016.04-2020.11(5 years)
    (4 years 8 months) Senior Solutions Sales Consultant (promoted Nov 2019), responsible for Annuity Sales, Managed Service Sales, Transactional Service Sales across multiple geographical regions. Solely responsible for all NCR Channel Service sales across the US. During FY20, through October, achieved 100.6% of annuity quota and 196.4% of Net New Customer Order quota. For FY19, earned recognition from NCR Senior Sales Management by being awarded "Extra Effort" award for taking on additional responsibility of covering a region down head count. Achieved 100.3% of $66 million quota for FY18. Brought on three new retail clients to NCR, totaling over $1 million in net new revenue during FY18. Achieved 100.2% of $55 million quota for FY17. Achieved 114.4% of overall quota for 2016, including 757% achievement of Transactional Services quota. 2016 NCR Century Point Club achievement, and recipient of 2016 Retail Service Sales Newcomer of the Year award.
  • National Account Manager - CDW

    Planar Systems
    2014.05-2016.04(2 years)
    Responsible for partnering with CDW in selling high margin/high revenue touch, large format, video wall solutions to all vertical markets at CDW. Heavy focus on video wall solutions, and ensuring the Planar brand stands out from the competition. For FY15, achieved 111.4% of quota, highest quota attainment for entire Planar channel sales team. Earned recognition in Planar's President's Club for FY15. Provided creative and outside the box promotions to the CDW sales teams, focused on creating brand awareness. Grew market share in each vertical at CDW across all Planar product lines. Increased CDW account manager engagement with Planar each quarter.
  • Sr. Channel Account Executive

    NEC Display Solutions
    2003.10-2014.05(11 years)
    (10 years 8 months) Responsible for inside sales coverage for largest DMR accounts at NEC. Develop close relationships with DMR partners through onsite trainings, promoting channel programs, and using technincal skils to engage reps with their customers to close hardware/software/Solutions opportunities.
  • SMB Account Executive

    Insight
    2000.11-2002.06(2 years)
    (1 year 8 months) Called out to SMB accounts through out the US promoting all product categories and Solutions. Added focus on environmental solutions, heavily promoting hardware recycling programs.
  • Season Ticket Sales Intern

    Chicago Bulls
    2000.05-2000.10(6 months)
    Called out to season ticket waiting list, closing sales both within that database and through cold calling non wait list cusotmers. Helped ensure consecutive sell out streak continued despite sub .500 record. Assisted in reecruiting NBA free agents Tracy McGrady and Eddie Jones.

Educational experience

  • Marquette University

    International Business
    1996.01-2000.01(4 years)
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