1. BRENT GRIFFIN
Louisville, KY 40229
502.271.0440 ⦁ bgriffo77@gmail.com
SAFETY SALES AND ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL
Passionate and accomplished sales professional offering over 10 years of continuous experience
AREAS OF STRENGTH AND EXPERTISE
⦁ AccountManagement
⦁ Networking
⦁ Sales Leadership
⦁ AccountGeneration
⦁ Prospecting
⦁ Expanding Accounts
⦁ Results Driven
⦁ Rep Mentoring
⦁ Training
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Tasco Corporation, Riverside, RI March 2014 to July 2016
NationalSales Manager
 Promoting the Tasco line, working with representatives throughout the continental United States.
 Focusing on Specific trade shows promoting Tasco Corp., as well as working with our distributors and influencing
end users to purchase Tasco Products from our favored distributors.
 Successfully exceeded sales quotas each year.
 Managed 18 sales representatives providing hiring, training, mentoring, performance appraisals, and
terminations when necessary.
 Consistently identified niche opportunities where Tasco products could be used over the competition resulting in
cost savings for the distributors and increased new sales for Tasco Corp.
 Developed variations of our most popular product to better fit the needs of several Major end users converting
them to Tasco increasing our sales with that distributer by 900 %.
 Conducted quarterly meetings with representatives to discuss areas for growth, industry updates, and other sales
opportunities.
 Trained on and assisted with all new product developments.
Choctaw Kaul Distribution Co, Cleveland, OH September 2005 to February 2014
AccountRepresentative(2006 to2014)
 Account representative in the greater Louisville, KY area calling on end users to promote and sell personal
protection equipment (PPE).
 Called on purchasing departments and safety managers to promote and detail the benefits of Choctaw products.
 Responsible for managing 20+ active accounts, consistently exceeding yearly sales quotas.
 Successfully grew Louisvilleterritory by over 25% by 2014.
 Provided all customer service to accounts ensuring they received the products they needed in the timeframe they
were promised.
 Cultivated Choctaw accounts while continuously prospecting for new leads and customers to grow business.
 Major accounts included: Ford Castings, Ford Engine 1, Ford Engine 2, Ford Lorain, AEP, GM Mansfield, and many
others.
Warehouse Manager (2005 to 2006)
 Responsible for all warehouse management including: inventory, organization, and shipping/receiving.
 Utilized computer database for all warehouse reporting.

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Griffin’s Marlin Bar & Grill, New Orleans, LA April 2002 to August 2005
Bar & Restaurant Owner Created menu from the ground up – Featuring popular New Orleans cuisine.
 Built Company website promoting daily specials & special events.
 Responsible for hiring management and staff.
 Controlled costing all food & drink items.
 Planned special events and worked with Liquor and Beer Distributors to increase sales.
Griffin & Associates Inc., Cleveland, OH May 1979 to March 2002
Manufacturers’ Representatives
Lines I Represented in the territory.
Ansell Glove, Justrite Mfg, H L Bouton, Perfect Fit Glove, DBI Fall Protection, Tasco, & Gerson.
 Responsible for Sales in North Eastern Ohio & Western PA.
 Pull through Marketing, worked with Distributor Salesmen making End User calls.
 Worked with End Users, motivated them to ask for our products from our favored distributors.
 HL Bouton, Presidents award 1985 (Largest sales increase that year)
 HL Bouton, Presidents Award 1983
 Ansell Glove, Golden Glove Award 1981 (Largest % increase in Sales that year)
 Ansell Glove, Golden Glove Award 1982
EDUCATION
Indiana University
New Albany, Indiana