Grace Speese has over 8 years of experience in management, sales, and recruiting. She has led large sales teams, recruited and trained over 2800 applicants, and achieved the highest level as a Senior Field Sales Manager. She is proficient in Microsoft Excel and has created detailed reports, spreadsheets, and business plans. Grace has strong communication skills having delivered over 50 talks and conducting hundreds of group interviews and training sessions. She has experience working both independently managing face-to-face sales appointments and as an assistant providing administrative support.

1. Grace Speese Cell: 863-430-8684
GSpeese@gmail.com
Skills Summary
Management Skills
▪ Collaborated with division manager to recruit and train a sales force; interviewed 2800+ applicants
▪ Assisted with sales management, team meetings, inventory management, and sales & payroll reporting
▪ Led the Tampa Pilot Office as #2 Recruiting Manager (of 14 managers) in Fall 2013 and Spring 2014
▪ Awarded #1 Assistant Manager (of 60+ managers) in North Florida Division, summer 2008
▪ Attended 45+ collegiate and professional level leadership, management, and sales conferences over
past 8 years, investing over $20,000 in personal and professional development
Organization and Planning Skills
▪ Proficient in Microsoft Excel – created daily reports and spreadsheets using functions, advanced filters,
and table formatting features to track sales and recruiting data for 40+ offices (Virginia to Puerto Rico)
▪ Negotiated contracts for vendors, conferences centers, awards nights, and managed events for up to
400 people; saved manager over $12,000 over an 18-month period
▪ Created a business plan outlining sales and recruiting projections, budgets, goals; researched potential
territories, selected an office location, negotiated lease
Interpersonal/Communication Skills
▪ Delivered over 50 talks at local office team meetings, conducted nine 18-hour group sales training
seminars and hundreds of group interviews (3-35 applicants per group)
▪ Sold Cutco Cutlery through 1-on-1 referral-based in-home appointments, demonstrated products,
handled customer objections, closed sales, and maintained customer relations with over 650 customers
▪ Worked 1-on-1 with college students editing and revising papers, projects, presentations, and resumes
▪ Assisted international college students with improving English grammar and language skills
Work Experience
Vector Marketing, representing Cutco Cutlery 9/2007 - Present
▪ Achieved highest level in the sales field of Senior Field Sales Manager, sold $129,000+ with a $240
average order through face-face appointments and on the Fair & Show team
▪ Worked as Assistant Manager in #8 office/250 nationwide – supervised recruiting & administrative tasks
▪ Earned summer internship – hired and trained a receptionist team; interviewed 800+ applicants,
recruited and trained a sales force of 78 representatives to sell over $50,355 of Cutco in 4 months
▪ Current: Administrative Assistant for Eastern Region headquarters
College of Business, University of South Florida 8/2011 – 12/2012
▪ Writing Consultant for the Business Communications Center
Education
University of South Florida B.A. International Business 3.63/4.0 Graduated 12/2012
▪ Concentrations in European Studies and Marketing