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Elliot Choi

Vancouver,BC

Summary

Seasoned Business Development Manager & Customer Service professional with more than 25 years of experience in a wide variety of industries which include retail store sales, digital media, SaaS solutions, product sales, and corporate trade show events.

Strategically minded in capturing new business and leveraging dynamic market opportunities. Accomplished in exceeding targets with a results-driven approach.

A successful Sales manager in leading teams as large as 10 and overseeing more than $8M in sales annually.

A track record of solid account management, and networking through a long list of strong and established industry contacts over the years will prove invaluable to any organization that is looking to grow their business!

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Development Manager

MyZone Media Inc.
Vancouver, BC
07.2013 - 04.2022

Top performing Business Development Representative within the SaaS E-Commerce Ticketing dept for MyZone Media. Duties include:

  • Managed Inbound and outbound Sales activities. This included prospecting new leads, sales presentations, closing new business, and upselling existing clients on new product offerings.
  • Longtime CRM user with Salesforce (13 years) & Hubspot (4 years).
  • Project Manager: Ability to communicate to staff & clients on all new client campaign requirements from the beginning to the end.
  • Experience in managing both trade-show events and online event ticketing initiatives.

Program Advisor

CDI College / The Eminata Group
Richmond, BC
07.2013 - 02.2014
  • Program Advisor role was focused on enrolling new students into CDI College’s various career development programs.
  • Generated $150K in new Q1 sales quarter.

VP Sales for ClubZone.com & TicketZone.com

myZone Media Inc
Vancouver, BC
07.2005 - 02.2013
  • Part of the original start-up team for clubZone.com (in 2003) and ticketZone.com (in 2011). clubZone.com was one of the largest nightlife event portals in North America averaging over 1 Million unique visitors per month. ticketZone.com remains one of the larger E-Commerce ticketing solutions in Western Canada.
  • Managed a sales team that serviced clients from all major metropolitan city regions throughout North America.
  • Our team grew our departmental ticketing revenue from $300k to over $4M within its first 5-year period.

VP Sales

Techvibes.com
Vancouver, BC
09.2002 - 06.2005
  • Part of the original start-up team for the technology job portal site known as Techvibes.com (in 2002).
  • Primarily responsible for managing all digital & event sponsorship sales for the entire company.
  • Company highlight includes securing over $250K in sponsorship & tradeshow revenue for the company’s largest Tech conference in 2004 & 2005 at the Science World venue called Techvibes MASSIVE! Over 100 participating companies and 5000 attendees were present at each show.

Branch Manager

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, BC
01.1996 - 10.2001

Branch Manager for BC's top-performing branch offices for Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Branch locations included Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey. Responsibilities include:

  • Trained and developed new trainees, managed accounts receivables and gross sales/costs for a branch fleet of 150 cars, marketed rental services, established direct billings with insurance accounts, and handled phone and customer inquiries/complaints.
  • Received various Top Branch Awards for excellence in Fleet Growth, Profitability, Employee Development & Customer Service reviews during my 6-year career.

Education

BBA - Marketing & Org. Behaviour

Simon Fraser University
Burnaby

Diploma - Applied Information Technology

Information Technology Institute
Vancouver, BC

Skills

  • Product and Service Sales
  • Account Management
  • Customer Acquisition
  • Sales Leadership
  • Training and Development
  • New Business Development
  • Campaign Management
  • CRM Software - Salesforce & Hubspot
  • Process Improvement
  • Territory Management
  • Digital Sales

Timeline

Business Development Manager

MyZone Media Inc.
07.2013 - 04.2022

Program Advisor

CDI College / The Eminata Group
07.2013 - 02.2014

VP Sales for ClubZone.com & TicketZone.com

myZone Media Inc
07.2005 - 02.2013

VP Sales

Techvibes.com
09.2002 - 06.2005

Branch Manager

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
01.1996 - 10.2001

BBA - Marketing & Org. Behaviour

Simon Fraser University

Diploma - Applied Information Technology

Information Technology Institute
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