

Revenue-focused Sales Consultant and Business Development Manager with 17+ years of B2B experience and $50M+ generated revenue across SaaS, tech, and marketing services. Expert in building automated sales pipelines, optimizing CRM and workflows, and closing high-value deals. Strong background in sales coaching, outbound strategy, and AI-driven sales operations that deliver predictable, scalable growth.
Partner & Agent Management: Managed and supported Ntel business partners, Super Agents, and supervised Market Development Agents to ensure consistent sales target achievement and optimal stock levels across the territory.
Market Analysis & Strategy: Monitored market trends, conducted competitive research, and initiated new product/market strategies to meet customer needs and drive revenue growth.
Brand & Network Optimization: Ensured brand visibility, product availability, and maximum BTS utilization within assigned territory through cluster activation operations.
Training & Development: Provided comprehensive sales and product knowledge training to Super Agents and Market Development Agents to enhance performance and market penetration.
Team Leadership & Development: Supervise website developer, coordinate weekly stand-ups, and provide training and coaching to team members.
Marketing & Content Support: Assist with lead-generation strategies, social media engagement, and campaign script development.
Performance Management: Monitor and ensure sales targets are consistently achieved.
Creator Outreach & Engagement: Identify and engage YouTube creators with 500K+ subscribers about Microsoft Monetization Program through email outreach and follow-ups managed via Monday.com.
Pipeline Management: Track interactions, manage requests, and maintain activity reports to ensure effective creator conversion.
Lead Generation & Pipeline Management: Generate and qualify high-quality leads through networking, cold calling, and digital marketing tools (apollo.io), while developing and maintaining a robust sales pipeline from initial contact to deal closure.
Client Relationship & Account Management: Build strong relationships with prospective and existing clients, serving as primary point of contact for key accounts while identifying upselling and cross-selling opportunities to ensure client satisfaction.
Sales Strategy & Execution: Develop and implement targeted sales strategies, prepare compelling proposals and outreach scripts, and negotiate contracts to close deals that align with company objectives and revenue targets.
Performance Tracking & Reporting: Monitor and report on sales activities, lead conversion rates, and performance metrics to senior management, adjusting strategies as needed to consistently meet growth targets.
Business Development: Drive growth in Nigeria by identifying and securing partnerships with businesses and digital marketing agencies through multi-channel outreach (email, cold calling, social media).
Client Engagement & Sales: Present SaaS solution to agencies, craft campaign scripts, and negotiate contracts to close partnership deals.
Business Development & Outreach: Liaised with schools across the Middle East and Africa (Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Egypt) about training services in customer service, safeguarding, and data analysis through daily email and cold-calling campaigns.
Sales Presentations & Coordination: Delivered sales presentations to school heads and prospects, showcasing service offers and packages while coordinating the entire sales process from initial contact to closure.
Team Leadership & Recruitment: Recruited and managed a team of 5 VAs and 50 sales personnel, conducting interviews to ensure top talent acquisition while overseeing team coordination and sales lead activities.
Performance Management: Monitored team deliverables and ensured consistent achievement of sales targets across all team members.
Distribution & Supply Management: Conducted routine visits to distribution centers to ensure adequate supply and distribution of communication gadgets across designated areas, meeting customer needs and maintaining product availability.
Team Training & Performance: Led regular meetings and training sessions with marketers to share latest marketing communications and strategies, ensuring they achieve daily, weekly, and monthly sales targets through effective implementation.
Process Optimization & Reviews: Collaborated with distribution teams to harmonize processes across centers and conducted monthly distributor reviews to track performance and complete action points on time.
Sales Strategy & Business Development: Develop and implement sales plans to increase revenue, identify new opportunities through lead generation and prospecting, and analyze market trends and competition to stay ahead of industry developments.
Client Relationship & Deal Management: Build and maintain relationships with key customers, stakeholders, and partners while conducting sales presentations, negotiating contracts, and closing deals to drive territory growth.
Customer Service & Operations: Ensure timely delivery of products and services, manage and resolve customer complaints, and maintain high satisfaction levels across all accounts.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Reporting: Work with marketing, product development, and customer service teams to ensure alignment, and provide regular sales reports and performance updates to management.
Business Development
Blaise Okwara, Ntel (Telecommunications), blaise.okwara@ntel.com.ng, +2348033166649