Lydia Smith

About

Experience Highlights: 15+ years in Business Development as a Marketing & Sales Professional, which includes: 15 years most recent experience Business Development Consultant reporting to Founder & CEOs, working for start up businesses increasing their revenues through brand exposure and awareness strategies that grew revenues ($16 million & $25 million), A solutions provider, conflict resolution expert and reputation management, community engagement & B2C & B2B partnerships. Always responsible for full sales cycle. Imagine inception to revenue acquisition. 14 years representing SaaS software as a value add, efficiency and technology based Business Tool. 7 years in Medical Sales & Account Management I am naturally a people person and genuinely enjoy meeting and working with people. I like to say, I never meet a stranger because as I see it, they will not be a stranger for long. When building relationships, people buy from people, not companies, so communication, listening and letting people know they matter is all part of my revenue and business building strategy. Core Attributes: Podcast Host | Brand Builder | Sales Expertise | Customer Centric | Client Relations | Onboarding & Training | Communications SME | Technology Aptitude | Positive Expectations | Creativity | Marketing | SaaS | Negotiations | Reputation Management | Collaboration Focused | Conflict Resolution | Critical Thinking | Solutions Provider | Account Management and Sales presentations to B2B, C–Level, Corporate & Small to Medium Business Accounts as well as B2C. Volunteering: American Cancer Society, Developed and Built Online Communities Based Meetup Groups (Various topics) Held Leadership & Team Collaboration roles within various social group organizations.