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Bret Leonard
GM, BHL Consulting
Location: NYC, NY United States
Joined: May 22nd, 2017

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Morehouse College class of 1998

Undergrad Major: Historic Preservation

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I currently work with BHL Consulting as GM
I have years of experience working in the Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations industry.

National Sales Director | The Root.com - A Univision Company
From May 2015 to Current • 11 year(s)
Responsible for driving new business with clients and agencies in assigned territories, brought on 5 new clients who have not advertised with The Root before.

Sales Manager | Vdopia
From January 2013 to December 2014 • 1 year(s)
Managed sales team with $5 million goal, mentored and trained new sellers, engaged with senior level executives to drive revenue growth.

Account Director | Yahoo!
From January 2011 to December 2012 • 1 year(s)
Closed $6 million sales in first 9 months, leveraged relationship with Unilever to increase their ad spending by 300%.

East Coast/Midwest Sales Director | eHarmony
From January 2010 to December 2011 • 1 year(s)
Managed team of 3 through transition period, identified digital revenue opportunities and created custom advertising solutions for clients.

Senior Account Executive | Turner Broadcasting
From January 2006 to December 2010 • 4 year(s)
Managed staff of 3, directed accounts from proposal through post-analysis achieving annual billings of $5-7 million.

East Coast Sales Manager | Imaginova
From January 2005 to December 2006 • 1 year(s)
Spearheaded sales of online advertising for Space.com and LiveScience.com, generating over $2 million in annual sales revenues.

Founder/General Manager | BNB Media Group
From January 2003 to December 2004 • 1 year(s)
Provided consultative agency services for clients seeking growth and expansion business strategy and development services.

Director of Sales, NE Region | Hollywood Media Corp
From January 2001 to December 2003 • 2 year(s)
Achieved top rank within territory by maintaining consistent prospecting and networking, resulting in over $2.5 million in new quarterly sales revenues.

Senior Sales Executive | America Online (AOL)
From January 1997 to December 2001 • 4 year(s)
Recognized consecutively for three years as one of the top 10% nationwide, recruited as first advertising sales hire in NY for AOL Local Guide.

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