1. Manny Benavidez III
mannyb324@gmail.com
951-382-2894
SUMMARY
• Experienced and trained in Motivational and Public speaking with more than 15 years’
experience
• Proven track record of success, having successfully launched and developed various sales
departments and training of sales personnel.
• Expertise in managing personnel, development and retention for corporate and small
business accounts.
• Dedicated Sales Manager with the background of leading strong sales force of teams
from 4 up to 30 employees, Domestic and International
• My career has allowed me to gain the managing experience in; Process Development,
Department development, Field and Office Sales training.
• Successful with teaching and training personnel in multiple sales platforms
• Established a reputation of strong employee retention with minimal employee attrition
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Corona Norco Unified School District, Corona CA. 10’ – Current
Substitute Teacher, Instructional Aide, 1:1 Personal Instructor and Caregiver
• Substitute teaching within grade levels Kindergarten through 8th
• Trained to work with psychological, behavioral, special education and
mainstream forms of education.
• From 2012 to 2016 I have been assigned to 1:1 education. This form of education
is a support system within a mainstream classroom. This takes a handicap or
behavioral issue student which has been integrated into a non-Special Ed
classroom (mainstream) and allows them to work traditionally alongside their
pears of non-Special Ed or Behavioral issues.
Inspired Media Entertainment, Corona, CA. 07’- 10’
A dba. of Left Behind Games Inc.
Director of Sales & Marketing
Inspired Media Entertainment develops, distributes and produces Christian Video Games. Hired
as a Sales Specialist, I developed Sales staff and created various Sales Departments. The
challenge was to find a wide array of methods to reach the public with our games.
• As Director, I personally was responsible for Large Distributor Sales and Fulfillment.
• Origination of International accounts in countries such as; South Africa, Brazil, Indonesia and
Nederland’s.
• Onsite Event Sales & Marketing
• Large Marketing events such as ICRS, Home Schooling Conventions
• Local events, Churches, fairs, Bookstores
• Public Relations (all media formats), Social Media, Print, Live web based Corporate
interviews
• Large Vendor Distribution & Fulfillment such as Lifeway Family Christian, Amazon
• IME Online Web Distribution and sales
• Sales Manager and Process Development
Initial responsibilities included; development of process and procedure for 3 sales
departments; Outside Sales, Inside Sales and Event Promotions. In originating these
2. departments, I also was tasked to hire and train each department, develop supervisors and
manage all Sales Staff.
JC Lending & Realty – Corona, CA. 02’- 07’
Licensed Realtor & Loan Officer by the State of California
• Member of “The National Board of Realtors” and “Citrus Valley Association of Licensed
Realtors”
• Experience is concentrated in; Residential, Commercial and Private Investment
Property’s.
• Training and developing new agents
• Managing “Call Center” for in bound loan calls and the distribution of sales calls
• Implemented customer service procedures.
Pacific Bell/SBC/AT&T – Pasadena, CA. 99’- 02’
Call Center Manager
Original management staff of “DSL” high speed internet service
• Managed call center of 114 Customer Service Operators.
• Directly training staff in; customer service, sales training, public relation, problem
resolution center trainer, product training.
• Part of the training development team directly involved in writing and developing
training methods for all call centers.
• Assisted Research and Development Team in designing processes for customer service
procedures and development team to design training methods for newly released product
lines.
DS-Max Global Marketing– US & Mexico 93’- 99’
Sales Training Manager – Direct Sales & Marketing
• Managed and opened offices in; Garden Grove, Ca., Camarillo, CA., San Diego CA.,
Seattle, WA., Monterey, Mexico, Guadalajara, Mexico
• Experienced and trained in Motivational and Public speaking
• Office Sales Trainer and Outside Sales Training
• Hiring Manager
• Director of solicitation of cliental base.
• Financial Management Accounts payable and receivable.
• Accomplishments; The Management Diamond Award
Red Lion- Bakersfield 91’-93’
Human Resources Director
• Trainer of hired staff; including EDD, OCEA recordable and safety training, moral and
attrition monitoring, 401k, monitoring and disbursement of proper attire and uniforms of
staff.
• Managed over 320 in staff. Era prior to “Organizational Management”
• Accomplishments include; lowering attrition level, 7% decrease in on site injury or
OCHA recordable events, designed the first team building large group motivational
meetings (Lion’s Pride).
3. Manny Benavidez III
mannyb324@gmail.com
951-382-2894
EDUCATION
Graduate of:
• Bishop Amat Memorial H.S. – La Puente
• Long Beach State- Psychology & Business Management
• Cal State Bakersfield – Group Theory & Child Development
SKILLS
Proficiency in the following:
• Google Apps,
• MS Office,
• Skype,
• Gmail,
• LinkedIn,
• Social Media.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• United States Junior National Baseball Team 1984
• Scholarship Athlete - Long Beach State Baseball Team
• Professional Baseball - S.F. Giants Organization
• Professional Baseball- Mexico, Grande Liga, Liga Invierno, Mexicali Aguilas,
Jalisco Petroleros
• 2-year participant on the Pepsi Golf Tour
• Chairman St. Edwards Golf Tournament – Annual School Fundraiser (3 years)
• Freelance Graphic Artist – Business and Logo design
• Red Lion Hotels – Award for Retention and Employee Motivation
• DS-Max Global Marketing, Sales Manager of the Year – 94’
• Manager for the Initial Training Team for the deployment of DSL, Nationwide
• Training Manager in the Initial Call Center Manager, Pasadena CA.
LANGUAGE – Southern California Native
• English - primary
• Spanish