Flyn Penoyer

Current

Founder at OnlineBusinessNetworker.com
The InsideSales Guru at Penoyer Communications

Past

Author, Instructor, Course Developer at American Management Association
Interim Director of Sales at Ornetix
Manager of Retail Sales at Logitech

Telemarketing Manager at Memorex
Inside Sales Manager at Dysan Corporation

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Education

San Jose State University
De Anza College

Recommended

27 people have recommended Flyn

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

Flyn Penoyer’s Summary

►LinkedIn (Open Networker)

I am an open networker and will accept your invite. You may connect with me using my first name at my full name dot com. Also see my Twitter and Facebook pages.

►FREE LinkedIn networking help for you.

I’m a LinkedIn networking guru. I giveaway my best stuff to help others succeed on LinkedIn. Get a FREE copy of my "Mini Power Networking Course for LinkedIn" at the 2nd link in my header. My LinkedIn Secrets blog is also packed with great info. My content is the best LinkedIn strategy info you’ll find anywhere. I also do free seminars on LinkedIn networking.

►Small Business Marketing (I am a web marketer)

Would you like to reduce your advertising costs while increasing numbers of prospects and customers That come from your website? Most small business websites are missing two key fundamental elements that would do this if added – each can be executed generating more traffic, leads, customers, and business far into the future.

►Inside (and field) Sales (More Free Help)

My former life was as a sales consultant to the High Tech industry (23 yrs.+) I’m a leading authority on generating high performance for inside groups and I have all kinds of FREE resources you can use on my sites – see the 3rd link in my header.

Did you know that you can do a better job skills training for your inside group than any outside resource. Learn how at the following link.
http://penoyer.com/blog/inside-sales-training-solution/

►My Philosophy

I freely share my networking, LinkedIn, web marketing, and sales expertise with my connections. Questions welcome, I’m happy to help you in any of these areas.

►Food for Thought

“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” ...Sun Tzu

►On a Personal Note

I'm an avid player/student of the strategic games Chess (played competitively for 15+ years) and Go

Flyn Penoyer’s Specialties:

►Networking for Profit - LinkedIn Expert
Get my free LinkedIn networking success kit at:
www.OnlineBusinessNetworker.net/successkit

And read my LinkedIn secrets blog
www.OnlineBusinessNetworker.net/blog

►Small Business Internet Marketing
Using a combination of marketing, SEO and social marketing techniques I can help you leverage the power of the Internet.

►Inside Sales Development
I can help you produce significant improvements in performance.

Flyn Penoyer’s Experience

Founder

OnlineBusinessNetworker.com

(Internet industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

My OnlineBusinessNetworker.com and .net sites are dedicated to helping online networkers leverage the internet and become more profitable. See the free tips reports on my site.

I also publish the best strategy and tactics blog for LinkedIn networkers you'll find anywhere. See the 1st link in my website links.

I also have a Mini Power Networking Course for LinkedIn included in my Success Kit. See the 2nd link in my website links.
The InsideSales Guru

Penoyer Communications

(Management Consulting industry)

May 1986 — Present (23 years 7 months)

Specializing in the implementation of systems, tools, and training for insides sales organizations to attain, maintain, and document the key ingredients to achieving new levels of performance.

The tools and systems empower managers to be better coaches and trainers thus allowing them to continue to improve and modify the program to the future needs of the organization.
Author, Instructor, Course Developer

American Management Association

(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Education Management industry)

February 1996 — November 1999 (3 years 10 months)

This and the following entry were actually a part of my consulting practice described above.

Authored for them "Teleselling Techniques that Close the Sale" in 1997. Taught sales and telesales classes for a period of three years. I also developed three courses for AMA, rewriting there telephone sales class and developing their original Time & Territory Management course. I also wrote a leadership class for executive sales managers.
Interim Director of Sales

Ornetix

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

April 1997 — August 1997 (5 months)

This was a Penoyer Communications consulting engagement.

As interim (part-time) sales manager I was responsible for the sales success of a group of six reps. I redefined the sales strategy and message, developed and documented a formal sales process, then trained the group in the use of that strategy and sales skills.

In the first 30 days the groups sales run rate double and by month three it had increased 285%.
Manager of Retail Sales

Logitech

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

1985 — 1986 (1 year )

Manged a group of of six inside salespeople calling on the reseller channel. We sold mice and bundled software. Increased sales revenues from $620K to over $2M in just 9 months.
Telemarketing Manager

Memorex

(Public Company; Computer Hardware industry)

1984 — 1986 (2 years )

Developed and set up a lead generation group that handled all inbound inquires for the terminal products group. This group prequalified all inbound inquires and then sent them to the field. This group was responsible for the opening of some very significant accounts.

Managed a software telesales group that sold a printing solution for main frame computers that allowed users to control their own documents.

Consistently exceeded all objectives of my position. (18 months)
Inside Sales Manager

Dysan Corporation

(Computer Hardware industry)

1983 — 1984 (1 year )

Was responsible for the training and education of a remote group of about 18 telesales people who sold floppy disks to the retail and end-user channels.

I provided support materials and assistance to the field reps who directly managed these people. (18 months)

Flyn Penoyer’s Education

San Jose State University

BA Economics , Economics and Business , 1971 — 1973

Activities and Societies:

Chess Club
De Anza College

AA Economics , Business and Economics , 1968 — 1970

Activities and Societies:

Chess Club