James Cook

Business Development Executive

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States28 yrs 3 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Proven track record in driving sales growth.
  • Expertise in software and data product sales.
  • Strong leadership in sales management and team development.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned sales leader in the SaaS and data analytics sectors.

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Account ManagementAnalyticsBusiness DevelopmentCRMDirect SalesNew Business DevelopmentSalesSalesforce.comStrategic Planning

About

Business development professional with extensive sales and sales management experience. Strong track record in sales and implementing winning business strategies. A solid team player, with a consistent customer centric focus and an eye towards new industry trends and technologies. Strong background in software and data product sales, sales management and new business start ups.

Experience

Arity

Business Development Director - Arity

Jul 2024Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Remote

The floow

Vice President of Sales Americas

Aug 2022Jul 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos · Remote

  • Making mobility smarter and safer for everyone.

Zendrive

Vice President Insurance Sales

May 2021Aug 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos · United States

  • At Zendrive we are disrupting the industry with Behavior-Based intelligence that will revolutionize how we look at insurance across the carrier enterprise.

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Vice President of Sales

Jun 2020May 2021 · 11 mos · Louisville, Kentucky, United States

  • Manage and oversee sales for our Insurance and Real Estate markets. Provide coaching, mentoring and performance management for the sales organization. Establish sales culture and develop sales rules, policies, processes, and procedures. Responsible for revenue growth through net new sales and upselling/managing existing clients. Develop key metrics to help the sales organization focus on performance drivers.

Enservio

Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Nov 2018Jun 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos · Needham, Mass

  • Manage and oversee all sales and marketing activities for our Contents Claims Processing platforms
  • Provide executive leadership for the organization
  • Establish sales culture and develop sales rules, policies, processes, and procedures
  • Responsible for revenue growth through net new sales and upselling/managing existing clients
  • Develop key metrics to help the sales organization focus on performance drivers
  • Directly manage tier-one and at-risk accounts

Verisk analytics

Director, Commercial Lines Sales - Underwriting

Jul 2011Nov 2018 · 7 yrs 4 mos · Jersey City, NJ

  • Develop sales team and market approach for new product line/market
  • Manage a staff of 8 Regional Account Executives
  • Provide ongoing mentoring, coaching and development opportunities
  • Define performance objectives, monitor performance, and provide feedback to the team
  • Create and manage relationships at the senior executive level for commercial and personal lines carriers
  • Consult with carriers regarding underwriting and insurance processes
  • Develop understanding of carrier data and analytical needs based on strategic and tactical plans and goals
  • Present and sell data and analytics solutions
  • Coordinate cross-sell opportunities for all Verisk insurance solutions
  • Expanded commercial lines solution portfolio and revenue opportunities by leveraging existing Verisk data assets and vendor relationships

Lexisnexis

Assistant Vice President, Commercial Lines Sales - Underwriting

Jan 2003Jul 2011 · 8 yrs 6 mos · Alpharetta, GA

  • Develop sales team and market approach for new product line/market
  • Manage a staff of 3 Regional Account Executives
  • Provide ongoing mentoring, coaching and development opportunities
  • Define performance objectives, monitor performance, and provide feedback to the team
  • Create and manage relationships at the senior executive level for commercial and personal lines carriers
  • Consult with carriers regarding underwriting and insurance processes

Choicepoint

Assistant Vice President, Rating Software Sales

Jan 2003Jan 2006 · 3 yrs · Alpharetta, GA

  • Manage new start up opportunity to drive data transactions to point of quote leveraging existing agency base
  • Research software company acquisition opportunities (managed acquisition of Priority Data Systems)
  • Manage a staff of 8 telemarketing sales representatives
  • Integrated ChoicePoint data into agency and carrier software applications
  • Direct sales of software applications to national insurance carriers
  • Managed the sale of the rating and submission software business to AMS

Fiserv fsc

Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Jan 1998Jan 2003 · 5 yrs · Agoura Hills, CA

  • Managed a staff of 6 field and 2 phone sales representatives.
  • Direct sales of national products and services.
  • Directed national expansion efforts.
  • Identify and research acquisition opportunities

Education

California State University, Fullerton

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) — Communications

Jan 1986Jan 1990

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