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Edison Apolonio
Digital Marketing Consultant / Business Development Manager
Sydney,NSW
Summary
Experienced in Sales and Business Development with many years of combined sales experience in various industries including telecommunications, automotive, real estate, food and ecommerce.
Organized and dependable candidate, successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive mental attitude.
Always open to learning new things and not afraid to take calculated risks.
Friendly and approachable... with a natural ability to build rapport and positive relationships with people from various backgrounds, status or personalities.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Founder / BDM
Reliable Online Advertising Service
Chiswick, NSW
06.2020 - Current
- Launched my own small digital marketing agency as a side-hustle to try and make some extra money from home.
- Learned to form a fully remote team with the goal of delivering digital marketing services to businesses.
IT / Sales / Warehouse Support
Green Pasture Meats
Greenacre, NSW
10.2014 - 12.2020
- One of Sydney's most reputable Meat Wholesale Distributors, specializing in Wagyu meat products (mostly sold to Butchers and other Food Service companies)
- Assisted the company's Owner/CEO in his day-to-day operations, with varying roles including supporting the Sales Team, The Warehouse Team and Office Admin
- Also helped set up their internal Stock Inventory system to help improve the efficiency of their Stock Control (for both Goods Inwards and Dispatch)
- Actively listened to customers' requests, confirming full understanding before addressing concerns.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
Co-Founder / BDM
SANDA Fine Foods
Sydney, NSW
09.2010 - 10.2014
- We served fresh meats and quality small goods to Pubs, Cafes and Restaurants all over Sydney.
- My business partner handled the admin and finance side... while I took care of Business Development.
- I was responsible for finding new clients which I did by calling them directly over the phone and going “door-to-door”, building relationships with Chefs and business owners.
- We became profitable within the first 12-24 months.
- Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.
- Investigated and addressed business development challenges to proactively mitigate problems.
- Conducted target market research to scope out industry competition and identify advantageous trends.
Sales Consultant
Flight Centre
Chatswood, NSW
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Sold holiday packages including flights, accommodation and car rentals plus other travel/cruise packages.
- Responded to telephone and in-person requests for information.
- Followed up with existing customers to provide additional support and address concerns.
- Used consultative sales approach to understand customer needs and recommend relevant offerings.
- Maximized customer retention by resolving issues quickly.
- Maintained sense of urgency in answering customer questions and requests through email or voice messaging.
- Provided sales and customer service assistance to walk-in traffic
Education
High School Diploma -
South Sydney High School
MaroubraSkills
Negotiation
undefinedAccomplishments
- Learned how to set up a Shopify Store and run Facebook Ads. Mostly self-taught.
- Learned Photography and still LOVE it!
- Learned basic photo editing (Adobe Lightroom)
- Learned basic video editing skills (iMovie, Adobe Premiere).
- Learned to build websites, landing pages, opt-in pages... using Groove, Wordpress, WIX and SquareSpace.
Software
Adobe Lightroom
Apple iMovie
Adobe Premiere
Interests
Photography
Travel
Food (I enjoy different types of food & I love to cook)
Golf
Archery
Timeline
Founder / BDM
Reliable Online Advertising Service
06.2020 - Current
IT / Sales / Warehouse Support
Green Pasture Meats
10.2014 - 12.2020
Co-Founder / BDM
SANDA Fine Foods
09.2010 - 10.2014
Sales Consultant
Flight Centre
01.2007 - 01.2010
High School Diploma -
South Sydney High School
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