1. SCOTT EVAN GANNON
214.845.0984 SCOTTEGANNON@GMAIL.COM
EXECUTIVE LEVEL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING MANAGER
UNIQUE COMBINATION OF BUSINESS SAVVY ACCOMPANIED BY 20+ YEARS’ EXPERIENCE IN SALES EXCELLENCE
Dynamic, top producing sales director with outstanding sales, marketing, and
operations experience.
Instrumental in developing partnerships in business-to-business industries,
targeting new markets, and expanding existing customer bases.
Proven success in consistently exceeding standards and expectations.
Outstanding communication, presentation, and negotiation skills combined
with interpersonal and analytical abilities.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Gannon Group 2012 to Present
BUSINESS CONSULTANT AND LICENSED AGENT
• Provided creative marketing and consulting advice to new start-up businesses.
• Introduced new products and services to large legal institutions, focusing on developing business plans, telemarketing
campaigns, and writing sales proposals to provide accounting billing solutions.
• Marketed life, annuities, and health benefit plans with US Health Group, Inc. and their products to individuals, families,
and small business groups, focusing on relationship management to close business.
Averaged annual production of $2 – 4 million annually in gross commissions.
New York Life Insurance Company 2011 to 2012
LICENSED AGENT
• Completed fundamental career school and the sales academy course curricula with honors.
• Created new opportunities inside legal profession emphasizing permanent life products while exceeding sales production
results independently at full commission.
Exceeded $500,000 in annual production.
Premier Financial Services, Inc. 2008 to 2011
SENIOR FINANCIAL ADVISOR
• Maintained exclusive business alliance with American-Equity Investment Life, the nation’s second largest annuity
provider, to market and sell annuity products to existing client policyholders.
• Provided service with possibility of marketing internal rollover sales, as well as soliciting outside funds for transfer.
Exceeded $2 million in annual production.
The Thomson Companies / Elite Financial Systems Corporation 2004 to 2008
REGIONAL SALES MANAGER
• Utilized high-level customer relationships to introduce Billback Cost Management Software system, networking with top
regional AM200 Law firms to create new business opportunities.
• Combined prospecting skills and creative marketing techniques to grow sales and revenue and develop new business
throughout South Central US.
• Directed all sales and marketing efforts toward proactively selling Billback’s cost recovery system through successful client
displacement selling.
• Managed sales territory consisting of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Kentucky, and
Tennessee.
Valued Expert In:
ACCOUNT MANAGER C─ LIENT RELATIONS
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS
IMPLEMENTATION
INVESTMENT AND LEGAL CONSULTING
MERCHANDISING P&L─
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT P─ ROMOTIONS
RECRUITING S─ ALES S─ ALES
DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGIC PLANNING
TEAM FACILITATION
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Exceeded $1 million in annual production.
USB Worksite Marketing, LLC 2001 to 2004
REGIONAL MANAGER AND DIRECTOR OF SALES AGENTS
• Promoted affordable employee benefit programs to prospective independent health insurance agents in 22 states in
the Southwest, Midwest, and Southeast.
• Designed effective marketing program devoted to promoting services directly to employer companies.
• Implemented sales programs driven by telemarketing leads generated by inside sales team, then integrated opportunities
with licensed agents in the field.
Directed sales teams’ efforts toward B2B meetings, on-site presentations with clients, and solidifying new
opportunities with independent health agents, existing client base, and new corporate employer organizations.
Increased monthly sales production to multi-million-dollar status in 3 consecutive years.
Prime Bancshares, Inc. (acquired by Wells Fargo Bank, NA) 1999
VICE PRESIDENT – INVESTOR SERVICES
• Recruited to empower and create a new sales culture within entire bank environment.
• Increased revenue within non-deposit products offered to existing client base of depositors.
• Established front-line sales approach at retail level with professional sales staff of 4 licensed professionals supporting
infrastructure of 23-branch community banking operation.
• Set technological standards to achieve recognition and improve sales results.
Created sales infrastructure of 60-plus licensed, personal banking professionals selling annuity and mutual fund
products.
Implemented all internal capabilities to enable sales revenue growth to accomplish aggressive revenue projections.
Achieved outlined standards of performance.
Equitrac Corporation 1986 to 1999
REGIONAL SALES MANAGER, SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
• Hired to create sales revenue through new business and expand the existing client base.
• Supervised all operations and 25 administrative personnel; directed sales efforts of regional sales staff.
• Managed, recruited, and trained sales team.
• Directed channel distribution of products along with direct sales for products including client server products (hardware
and software), server-based accounting systems, telecommunications management software and hardware, web-based
applications and servers, web-based accounting software, and wireless telecommunications products.
• Maintained responsibility for region’s profitability and execution of entire annual business plan.
• Maintained existing recurring revenue base in excess of $200,000 in monthly billings.
• Developed training seminars to promote and train direct and third party sales personnel.
Met or exceeded annual revenue quotas and budget goals consistently.
Recognized as top producer with annual sales exceeding $1 million.
Produced $3+ million in total revenue during 6 consecutive years.
Managed existing client business while pursuing additional sales in new products.
Named National Sales Over-Achiever of the Year for 9 consecutive years.
Ranked as top five revenue producer during entire company career.
Recognized as leading business consultant to the top 100 international law firms.
EDUCATION, AFFILIATIONS, AND CERTIFICATIONS
B.S.B.A. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE. LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.
STATE OF TEXAS GENERAL LINES INSURANCE LICENSE (CONTINUALLY SINCE 1999)
BUSINESS CONSULTANT. ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS IN BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
CORRESPONDENT AT NATIONAL LEGAL SEMINARS AND CONVENTIONS
3. MILLER-HEIMAN STRATEGIC SELLING TRAINING K─ ARRASS NEGOTIATIONS SKILLS TRAINING
XEROX BASIC AND ADVANCED SALES TRAINING SCHOOLS