Interim Exec / Independent Sales Leadership / Digital Media / Personal Development & Coaching Professional
Crewe, United Kingdom
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- Interim Sales Leadership and Certified NLP Practitioner at The Icarus Project (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Interim EMEA Associate at Sensory Interactive
- Interim Sales and Business Development Director at IQ Media Group (Self-employed)
- Consultant at XN PLC (Self-employed)
- Sales Director at DMX Music
- Corporate Sales Manager at Sharp Electronics
- Corporate Sales Manager at Torex Retail
- Education
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- Sandbach School
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Rob Edwards’s Summary
A successful, strategic Director / Senior Manager and Interim Exec. Proven leadership, business development, coaching, sales, marketing and planning skills.
Proven ability to adapt to different marker sectors, specialising in Digital Media, Audio and Visual Marketing and Media Production. Also experienced in Retail Solutions, Hospitality and IT
Commercially aware with extensive experience in new business development, account management and project management
An effective communicator and presenter with proven interpersonal skills and relationship building qualities. Also a Certified NLP Practitioner.
Consistently delivers in line with sales targets and business objectives
Rob Edwards’s Specialties:
Business Development Analysis, Business Development Mentoring Programmes, Interim Sales Director Services, Sales and Marketing Strategies, Sales Process Improvement, Sales Performance Monitoring, Sales Management Services, Opportunity Analysis, Sales Recruitment Screening, Advanced Interview Techniques
Rob Edwards’s Experience
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Interim Sales Leadership and Certified NLP Practitioner
The Icarus Project (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)
October 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)
The Icarus Project was formed in 2007 to provide businesses and their employees with a range of interim management and mentoring services focused on revenue improvement, profitable growth and personal development: Key areas of focus include:
- Sales and communication strategies
- Business intelligence strategies
- Sales process improvement
- Sales performance coaching
- Executive coaching
- Leadership coaching
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Interim EMEA Associate
Sensory Interactive
(Privately Held; Semiconductors industry)
January 2008 — September 2008 (9 months)
As EMEA Associate, I was responsible for the development and growth of Sensory Interactive Europe throughout the EMEA Region
About Sensory Interacive: The integration of media and architecture. (See examples of our work at)
http://www.victorypark.com/
http://www.victorymedianetwork.com
Sensory Interactive is focused on the development of unique promotional platforms that integrate media with architecture to generate innovative and engaging sponsorship opportunities. They do not specialize in the area of selling static ads or repurposed TV spots. They are a company that develops integrated media platforms to engage, excite, and entertain visitors and everyday traffic. Based upon the results of our initial client interactions, we provide integrative media solutions that tell their stories in compelling and exciting ways. -
Interim Sales and Business Development Director
IQ Media Group (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)
October 2007 — March 2008 (6 months)
Sales and Business Development services
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Consultant
XN PLC (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 2007 — June 2007 (6 months)
Business Development Consultant focused on the development of a Customer Engagement Solution for the Leisure Industry.
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Sales Director
DMX Music
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Music industry)
September 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 4 months)
Sales Director, responsible for the delivery of a £14m sales plan, and UK sales strategy
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Corporate Sales Manager
Sharp Electronics
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2001 — June 2004 (3 years 5 months)
Corporate Sales Manager. Primary role was to build and manage direct sales channel.
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Corporate Sales Manager
Torex Retail
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
2000 — 2004 (4 years)
Rob Edwards’s Education
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Sandbach School
1982 — 1989
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