Brian Willms

Current

Director of Member Services at Portland Business Alliance - Greater Portland's Chamber of Commerce

Past

Small Business Development Manager at Portland Business Alliance - Greater Portland's Chamber of Commerce
Staffing Agent at Randstand - Portland Office
Manager at ServiceMagic

Education

Regis University
Metropolitan State College of Denver

Recommended

20 people have recommended Brian

Connections

375 connections

Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Websites

Brian Willms’s Summary

Brian is an accomplished, results-driven senior level sales manager offering more than 20 years of sales experience, including 10 years of sales management and sales training practice. His focus has been on consultative selling within a variety of channels for both business-to-business and business-to-consumer segments. Brian is recognized as an exceptional communicator with demonstrated success building relationships with C-level executives of mid and large-cap companies as well as small business owners. Brian consistently distinguishes himself by exceeding projected sales quotas, as well as designing and incorporating innovative sales programs for his team and others.

Brian Willms’s Specialties:

Collaborating & Implemting Business-to-Business Solutions, Developing & Implementing Sales Systems, Consultative Selling, Mentoring & Coaching, Team Building & Development, Dynamic Presentations

Brian Willms’s Experience

Director of Member Services

Portland Business Alliance - Greater Portland's Chamber of Commerce

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

January 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)

Responsible for the recruitment and retention of members, as well as the development and execution of its value-add programs and services, for the Portland Business Alliance, Portland’s Greater Chamber of Commerce. Manage successful team of business development managers, advising the team on the most effective sales strategies, supervising the implementation of their respective sales plans, and member retention efforts.

Brian Willms’s Education

Regis University

Business Management 1995 — 1997
Metropolitan State College of Denver

History 1988 — 1994

Activities and Societies:

Delta Phi Omega, Student Senate

Additional Information

Brian Willms’s Websites:

Brian Willms’s Interests:

Sales, training, business, chambers of commerce, renewable energy, connecting, professional networking, social networking, learning, reading, hiking, camping, canoeing, outdoor activities, soccer, music, Portland, Denver, Red Rocks, Denver Broncos, Bayern Munich

Brian Willms’s Groups:

Portland Business Alliance, Small Business Advisory Council for the City of Portland, SBAC, Small Business Council for the Portland Business Alliance, American Chamber of Commerce Executives, ACCE, Junior Achievement, Opertation HOPE, Banking On Our Future, S2F2, MeetIn Portland, MiPL,