1999-2003

Manager Business Development,
Western Region/American Express
Consulted and sold corporate card, corporate purchasing card and technology products to middle market businesses in Portland, Oregon, Vancouver & Spokane, Washington.
Rookie of the year 2000/2001 Western Region
Circle of Excellence Award 2000
Collaboration Leadership Award 2001.
ETI Regional Champion 2001
Produced Western Region Multimedia presentations in 2000 & 2001 National meetings.
Completed Sales Negotiation, Risk Management Training & Corporate Purchasing Card Certification

1996-1999

Major Account Executive/Pacific Bell Wireless
(SBC Corporation)
Number one sales representative out of 75 in 1998.
Consistently achieved 125-175 % of quota in 1997, and 1998, and 1999.
President’s Club 1998, achieved highest sales in San Francisco Region.
Received three leadership awards in 1997 & 1998.
Completed SBC sales training courses, mentored fellow sales executives.
Key Accounts Managed: State Fund Compensation Insurance, Sanwa Bank, YMCA,  Federal Reserve Bank, General Services Administration, UCSF/Stanford Health Care
Major lines: Motorola, Nokia, and Ericsson

1989-Present

Corporate Humorist/ Motivational College Speaker
Performed at over 500 Universities, Corporations and Associations across the United States and Canada with her Power of Laughter educational and entertaining programs

1992-1994

Sales Representative
Lighthouse Marketing-San Francisco, CA.
Responsible for selling, training and merchandising over 80 electronics, and 50 coffee and kitchen stores; in Northern California. Achieved 140% of quota.
Major Lines: Canon, Phone Mate, Goldstar, and Cuisinart.

1989-1992

1989-1992 Sales Representative
Brady Marketing-Pacheco, CA.
Responsible for selling, training, and merchandising over 150 small department and gourmet specialty stores in Northern California. Increased personal sales volume from 1mm to 2.8mm in 2 years for this Fortune 100 company. President’s Club 1990, 1991
Major Lines: Krups, Bodum, Vitantonio, All Clad, and Dansk.

1986-1998

Department Sales Manager
Macy*s California-Stanford, CA.
Managed the 1300 Sq. Ft. housewares department, with 30 employees.
Increased department sales volume from 2mm to 3mm in 2 years.
Responsible for training, sales forecasting, merchandising and coordinating special events.
Special Guests: Mrs. Fields, Merle Ellis, Paul Bocus

EDUCATION

B.S. Marketing,
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York City, New York 1984

A.A. Buying and Merchandising,
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
San Francisco, CA. 1981