About me
Sales leader, technologist and author, in one partner
I've spent more than thirty years where sales and technology meet. I've sold GPS fleet-tracking systems to businesses across the country, engineered industrial automation, run a multi-million-dollar restaurant operation, built websites for local businesses since 2000, and today I sell new homes for Insight Homes in coastal Delaware.
That mix is the point. I understand the technology, and I understand the person on the other side of the counter who has to use it, sell with it or buy from you because of it. My goal has always been the same: help local businesses gain market share and prosper while staying within budget.
- Strategic market positioning
- Web development
- Solution selling
- Contract negotiation
- Team building & training
- Computer & business integration
- High-impact sales presentations
- Reseller & partner networks
- Key client retention
Experience
Technology
I've worked hands-on with technology my whole career, from GPS fleet-tracking and wireless data systems to industrial computers, automated conveyors and production machinery. I've integrated data across platforms, administered business networks, installed and configured audio-visual systems, and trained teams to use new software in the classroom and in the field. Today I build data-driven websites and put AI to work on real business tasks, from automated content and video to market analysis tools.
Business & management
I've owned and run businesses and managed other people's. I took a high-volume resort restaurant and online shipping operation past $3 million in annual sales in under three years and expanded it to new locations, writing the training manuals, procedures and hiring systems along the way. I've run event and contracting companies, managed many projects at once from negotiation through on-time delivery, and engineered land development plans through government approval. In 2000 the U.S. Small Business Administration named me runner-up for Maryland Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
Sales & sales training
For more than thirty years I've sold complex products and big decisions: technology platforms to businesses, industrial systems to manufacturers and distributors, and new homes to families. I've built and trained reseller networks, coached account executives and senior partner managers, and helped one technology company grow from 1,500 to 14,000 subscribers. I distilled what works into the CLEAR framework in my book The Certainty Gap, and I train teams to sell with clarity instead of pressure.
Marketing & the web
I've been marketing businesses on Delmarva since the 1990s and building websites since 2000, for Realtors, insurance agencies, medical practices, restaurants, nonprofits and contractors. That work covers market research and demographics, marketing plans, media buying, search engine optimization, social media and paid ads, and Realtor websites with MLS integration and AI-assisted market analysis.