Meraki is one of Cisco's most successful acquisitions. Our Cloud managed platform provides centralised management and increased visibility & control. We are changing the face of networking. Another year of 100% y/y growth means the Inside Sales team is growing and we are looking for entrepreneurial talent! We offer a great opportunity for people looking to run their own business. You will be responsible for both transactional and complex sales cycles (our largest Inside deal was over $770K), partner development/outreach/enablement, and growing relationships with our Cisco Account Managers and Partner Account Managers. Over the lifetime of our Inside Team, over 80% of reps have achieved quota with an average attainment over 130% (with uncapped accelerators). If you would like to hear more about the phenomenal growth opportunity, please reach out to me for details.

Inside Sales Manager - Canada @ Lead a team of 8 inside sales reps selling through the channel (VARs/DMRs). Responsible for recruiting, developing, and managing sales reps to sell to IT Managers/Directors, CFO's, and CIO's in Healthcare, Enterprise, and SMB. Act as liaison across departmental functions for needs of Inside Sales. Review, develop, and implement processes for Inside Sales efficiency. My team covers Canada and focuses on accounts with 1,000 employees and below From January 2015 to Present (1 year) San Francisco Bay AreaMeraki Cloud Networking Account Executive @ Cisco Meraki builds intelligent, cloud managed networking solutions that dramatically simplify enterprise networks. Whether securing iPads in an enterprise or blanketing a campus with WiFi, Meraki networks simply work. Meraki was formed in 2006 by PhD candidates from MIT, and was funded by Sequoia Capital and Google. Today, Meraki offers a complete cloud managed product family including wireless LAN, Ethernet switches, and security appliances. Meraki is one of the industry's fastest growing companies with over 50,000 customer deployments worldwide. FY13 Q4: 508% FY14 Q1: 213% FY14 Q2: 180% FY14 Q3: 163% FY14 Q4: 158% FY15 Q1: 133% FY15 Q2: 155% From March 2013 to Present (2 years 10 months) San Francisco Bay AreaAccount Executive @ Comfortably establish relationships with business owners, chief executive and financial officers and human resource professionals Intelligently manage the progression of sales stages to help expedite the process Customize packages that will significantly lower operating costs and streamline internal processes Work with many different size accounts in very different industries from small non-profits to very large high-tech companies Assist with many different client projects, questions and issues surrounding human resource administration, benefits, compliance and wellness Assist with preparation of open enrollment materials and present important benefit plan updates to clients' employees From June 2007 to March 2013 (5 years 10 months) San Francisco Bay AreaSales and Marketing Representative @ Research and reach out to prospective clients to communicate the benefits of working with the firm and set up sales meetings for the firm’s account executives Learned a great deal about business-to-business sales, a consultative sales approach and how to be a persuasive and impactful communicator From February 2006 to June 2007 (1 year 5 months) San Francisco Bay AreaPhotographer @ From February 2005 to February 2006 (1 year 1 month)

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology @ University of California, Santa Cruz From 2003 to 2007 University High School From 1999 to 2003 Alex Kausen is skilled in: Sales, Presentations, High-Impact Sales Presentations, Social Networking, Business Networking, Customer Service, Account Management, Salesforce.com, Constant Contact, Microsoft Office, Marketing, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Communication