aaron cole , mba , ct
Director of Enterprise Sales - (Corporate, Higher Education, and Government) - Midwest Region at Bluum
director enterprise sale - ( corporate , higher education , government ) - midwest region
15 year working sale leadership . experience inside , outside , b2c , b2g , b2b sale . currently , director higher education , ecommerce government sale tierney . primarily responsible growth expansion vertical united state . additional responsibility include : • development execution growth strategy • hiring training new sale account executive • securing state , local , university contract • pnl goal management • overall achievement sale target vertical amazing opportunity work fantastic group people role . together team ha achieved yoy growth 31 % 2019 44 % 2020 . previously position , wa sale leader 120 sale rep twin city region . main responsibility leading sale organization monthly , quarterly , yearly sale target , organically growing business previous year , continuously developing next generation leader . tierney accolade : • region year award winner ( awarded top performing sale team company ) 2020 • champion club winner 2020 • goal achievement award winner 2020 ( 128 % goal ) • champion club winner ( top tier sale account executive ) 2017 • goal achievement award winner ( 140 % goal ) 2017 comcast accolade : • twin city cup award winner ( best sale team ) • 5-star leader award winner • twin city sale marketing honor coin award winner • president ’ award winner ( top sale rep ) • working together win together award winner • circle success award winner- innovation award • circle success award winner – inclusion award
Bluum
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bluum-edtech
Leading a team of professional technology consultants that support the higher education, government, corporate and ecommerce sectors.

Responsible for the expansion efforts of these verticals in the Midwest Regions.  This includes, but not limited to, development and execution of growth strategy, hiring and training of new sales account executives, securing state, local, and university contracts, PNL management, and overall sales achievement for these vert
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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Director of Enterprise Sales - (Corporate, Higher Education, and Government) - Midwest Region
Bluum
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bluum-edtech
Leading a team of professional technology consultants that support the higher education, government, and ecommerce sectors.

Responsible for the expansion efforts of these verticals in the Midwest and Southeastern United States.  This includes, but not limited to, development and execution of growth strategy, hiring and training of new sales account executives, securing state, local, and university contracts, PNL management, and overall sales achievement for these verticals.
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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Director of Higher Education and Government Sales
Bluum
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bluum-edtech
Tierney is a growing, vibrant, and recognized leader in helping clients resolve critical business and educational issues by creating communications environments that enable people to learn and be productive anytime, anywhere.

Responsibilities:
Acquisition and development of new clients within the higher ed vertical
Achieve monthly, quarterly and annual sales and gross profit targets
Execute and deliver RFPs for post secondary institutions
Identify new opportunities and present high value solutions that meet current needs and future needs, to new and existing accounts
Schedule and perform client demonstrations
Assist in identifying and negotiating purchasing contracts
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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Account Manager Higher Ed
Varsity News Network
https://www.linkedin.com/company/vnn-sports
VNN is like ESPN.com for high schools. We’re building the future of high school sports media.  Through VNN, high schools gain access to a comprehensive online platform that rallies their community around student athletes. By giving local communities one place to rally around athletes and their activities, VNN creates highly targeted opportunities for businesses of all sizes to speak with their customers.

Responsibilities:
Establish and grow business in the state of Minnesota through cold calling and in person presentations to community advertisers and high school athletic directors.
Community liaison between high schools and their local supporters.
Provide a platform for communities to interact with high schools and give high schools the ability to showcase the achievements of students in athletics and activities.
Train, coach, and develop high school coaches and athletic directors on application of the software.
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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State Manager and Media Consultant
Optimize Social Media INC
https://www.linkedin.com/company/optimize-social-media
OSM is a young, fast growing company that has created a unique service and approach to doing business. We are an industry-leading social media and reputation management company with a specialty niche, which allows us to work exclusively with partners across industries and help educate re sellers and small businesses on the benefits of social media. We have developed a proven business model to help our customers get a return on investment.

Primary responsibilities:
Generate a new book of revenue from assigned market by selling social media and reputation management solutions. As markets develop, responsible for identifying and developing new relationships with potential partners and take care of existing partners to ensure the highest level of quality to both new clients and existing relationships.

Additional Responsibilities:
*Public speaking as an industry professional at trade shows, events, and training seminars across the country
*Constant education and implementation of new information, products, and services
*Cold calling
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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Territory Sales Manager
Comcast Cable
https://www.linkedin.com/company/comcast
Lead a team of 120+ sales agents and 10 sales development managers
Took team from 80% to quota to 180% to quota in under 1 year
Over 200% to goal in home secruity sales
Created, led, maintained, and expanded leadership development program
Liaison for Comcast with non profit and university leaders
Comcast representative for town hall meetings within the community
Managed monthly sales expense budget
Lead debulking projects in Twin Cities MDU
Recruited, hired, and trained new sales staff
Coordinated with planning and engineering teams for new build deployment strategies
Improved sales effectiveness through one on one coaching and field visits
Project manager for customer experience and voice of customer (VOC) initiatives for sales in Twin Cites
Responsible for the creation, implementation,  and execution of sales incentives
Organize and host sales awards meetings for 100+ sales professionals
Lead implementation strategy for pilot program partnered with Salesforce.com
Responsible for quarterly marketing playbook deployment for sales in Twin Cities
Lead for sales on events such as the State Fair
Create, analyze, and disseminate daily sales trends
Interviewed and hired call center staff of 62 from ground up
Efficiently managed sales territories in the Twin Cities region
New sales development manager trainer
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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Area Sales Manager
Comcast Cable
https://www.linkedin.com/company/comcast
Lead #1 sales team in Twin Cities
Developed and implemented marketing materials for the MDU space
Lead a group of sales professionals that are responsible for obtaining new customer growth in multiple dwelling units
Trained and developed future leaders
Performed real- time field evaluation of individual sales representative's performance
Ensured MDU contracts were being executed and implemented with all proper marketing matierals
Cultivated an atmosphere to enhance personal and professional growth
Developed business to business relationships to produce residential sales leads
Conducted individual and team coaching and development sessions
Brooklyn Park,MN
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Xfinity Sales Development Manager (MDU)
Comcast Cable
https://www.linkedin.com/company/comcast
Lead a group of sales professionals that are responsible for obtaining new customer growth in multiple dwelling units
Responsible for obtaining high sales metrics, as well as, high penetration percentages
Developed and maintained business to business relationships with our strategic partners
Created and deployed marketing collateral for MDU department
Ensured MDU contracts were being executed and implemented with all proper marketing matierals
Launched new line of business (home security) with MDU sales team
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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Direct Sales Supervisor Multiple Dwelling Units (MDU)
Comcast Cable
https://www.linkedin.com/company/comcast
Coached and developed door to door sales professional teams of 8-16 reps
Responsible for revenue and new subscriber growth through teams door to door canvassing
Created team and family atmosphere that led to creation of events such as family fun night
Launched new line of business (home secruity) with single family unit sales team
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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Direct Sales Supervisor
Comcast Cable
https://www.linkedin.com/company/comcast
Acquire new or upgrade subscribers by door to door canvassing and relationship building
Recognized as top 5% in country
Presidents award winner (top sales rep in Twin Cities)
Maintain personal record keeping & track all sales
Insuring quality of service for all subscribers
Build and maintain long term relationships with owners and property managers for sales growth
Ensued MDU contracts were being executed
Provided end to end customer experience
Installed MDU and SFU residential accounts
Sales event leader
New hire sales trainer
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Residential Sales Account Executive SFU and MDU
Blockbuster Video Store
https://www.linkedin.com/company/blockbuster-video-store
Implemented, streamlined, and supervised marketing promotions
Responsible for all store operations and sales
Hired, trained, & evaluated employees
Store Manager
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Business Administration and Management, General
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St. Cloud State University
https://www.linkedin.com/school/st.-cloud-state-university/
Bachelor's degree
Marketing
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St. Cloud State University
https://www.linkedin.com/school/st.-cloud-state-university/
Associate of Arts (A.A.)
Generals
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Anoka-Ramsey Community College
https://www.linkedin.com/school/anoka-ramsey-community-college/
Tierney
2020 Goal Achievement Award (128% to Target)
This award is given to the team that achieves the highest level of goal attainment for 2020 fiscal year.
Tierney
2020 Region of the Year Award
Tierney Brothers, Inc.
2017 Goal Achievement Award (140% to target)
Tierney Brothers, Inc
Champions Club
5 Star Leader is a program that recognizes not only the quantitative metrics over the course of a quarter, but also the qualitative.  More specifically, it is only issued to those leaders that achieve 100% or better quota achievement in all lines of business and coach their teams through the Comcast sales pro process.
Comcast
5 Star Leader Q2 2015
Twin Cities sales and marketing honor coin recipient.  This coin is presented to those who are recognized as going above and beyond sales to make the Twin Cities sales and marketing channel successful.  Coin issued for work done in creating, developing, and maintaining future leader development program in the Twin Cities.
Comcast
Twin Cities Sales and Marketing Honor Coin
Excellence in Inclusion:
The Excellence in Inclusion Award recognizes an individual or team that has made significant contributions to diversity and inclusion.
Comcast
2013 Circle of Success Award Recipient-Excellence in Inclusion
Innovation Award
Recognizing an employee or team that has successfully implemented a new method or device or has significantly changed an already existing product or process for the better.
Comcast
2013 Circle of Success Award Recipient-Innovation Award
Recipient of the Q1 2014 Twin Cities Direct Sales Team Cup Award.  This award is issued to the leader and team that achieves the best overall cumulative score for several quantitative and qualitative sales categories.  It recognizes the best overall team and leader in the region for that quarter.
Comcast
Q1 2014 Twin Cities Direct Sales Team Cup Award
This award was presented to each person within our sales supervisor group for the collaboration throughout the first quarter in 2013 and achieving high sales results.
Comcast Twin Cities Region
Q1 2013 Working Together To Win Together Award
Presidents Award Winner for Q2, 2012.  Award is presented to the top sales rep in the region based on volume and quality of sales metrics.
Comcast
Presidents Award
Civil Rights and Social Action
Comcast
https://www.linkedin.com/company/comcast
Comcast Cares Day Leader.  In charge of organizing and facilitating the execution of an offsite volunteer project.  Project consisted of aiding in the presentations and judging of middle school and high school students presenting problems and solutions to world problems.  Partnered with World Savvy in the execution of this project on the U of M campus.
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Comcast Cares Day Project Leader
Extron Electronics
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Extron Certified AV Associate (EAVA Certified)
InfoComm International
Certified Technology Specialist (CTS)
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/sarah-kydd-117b6548
Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Sarah Kydd
Chief Operating Officer at Trox
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-peterson-97b3ab149
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Brian Peterson
Data Entry Specialist at Turck
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-sirek-5698958
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Jim Sirek
Financial Advisor Vice President-Investments at Wells Fargo Advisors
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-boyd-4845a5126
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Jon Boyd
Vice President of Sales at MVP Logistics
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-truniger-a79910158
Greater Duluth Area
Nate Truniger
Social Media and Community Specialist at Prenda
https://www.linkedin.com/in/noahweege
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Noah Weege
Water Resources/Environmental Intern at City of Eden Prairie
https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-michaelis-747480174
United States
Max Michaelis
Equity Research Associate
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashten-oberg-47989020b
Nashville, TN
Ashten Oberg
Inside Sales & Marketing Representative at Aagard Group LLC | Social Media Manager (Freelance)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bushe036
Duluth, MN
Alexis Bushen
Professional Sales student at the University of Minnesota Duluth
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenamoapim
Minneapolis, MN
Steven Amoapim, MSIDT
Empower companies to elevate customer conversations that drive strategic growth. Intelligent content management, contextual guidance, training, with end-to-end analytics and AI.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/noraedmonds
San Francisco, CA
Nora Edmonds
Sales Enablement @ Gong
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethandrewbaker
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Seth Baker
Vice President, Enterprise Sales @ Bluum Technology
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-allery-65836aa7
Bismarck, ND
Tyler Allery
Client Director at OutboundView | SDR Leader | I ❤️ Helping Companies Find More Opportunities & Sell More Stuff
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-brown-25580579
St Paul, MN
Michael Brown
Transportations Executive Coordinator
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joerandolph
Reno, NV
Joe E. Randolph
Director; Microsoft Federal; Microsoft Business Operations  at Microsoft
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robvsharkey
St Petersburg, FL
Rob Sharkey 🦈
SVP @ Bryq Talent Intelligence
https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-caban-9b088810
Greater St. Louis
Heather Caban
Global Security Deployment Lead
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougruthjr
New York, NY
Doug Ruth Jr
Area Vice President, North America Enterprise Sales
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettmcnay
Denver, CO
Brett McNay
Sales Leader @ Algolia, Startup Advisor,✌🏼 Exits
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        Aaron Cole is one of the most talented and dedicated manager/directors I have worked with in my 28 year career.   Aaron is not only an incredible people person, he has the unique ability to utilize sales analytics at the same time getting the most out of his sales team.   Aaron utilizes a winning system but also has the ability to relate to each of his reps individually.  One of the strengths Aaron always shows is his ability to work with our divisions within the organization to not only helps his reps but more importantly take care of the customer.   And listen - this professional is the best I have ever seen.   I was extremely fortunate to be a team member with Aaron - and more importantly know him as a person.  Abby Johnson, SHRM-CP
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        Aaron Cole is one of the most effective sales leaders I have encountered during my career. I watched as Aaron mentored countless employees, whether they were on his team or not. This selfless leadership created a winning culture not only within his team, but also within the organization. The best sales leaders have a coaching mindset and understand that a vital part of their role is mentoring. Aaron was an expert at this. Whenever I recruited new talent to Aaron’s team, I knew they were in good hands!
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AV Industry Professionals (AVIP)
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NAMIC (National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications)
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American Marketing Association (AMA)
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SCSU Herberger Business School - Students & Alumni
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Door to Door Sales for Cable Providers
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AVIXA
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rAVe [NOW]
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Robin Sharma - Lead Without a Title
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Door-To-Door Sales Group
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Husky AMA - St. Cloud State University Chapter of the American Marketing Association
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WICT Midwest Chapter
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CTS (Certified Technology Specialist, Audio Visual Industry)
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