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EJ manages a full book of business that includes renewals, expansion, and adoption, with particular experience reactivating orphaned accounts after an original buyer departs and turning them into expansion opportunities\. He works across SMB, mid\-market, and enterprise customer segments and has supported banking clients through growth initiatives, including product expansion associated with new branch openings\. His background spans finance, insurance, and SaaS, including roles with Paychex, Verizon Connect, JPMorganChase, American Express, and Comerica Bank\. His performance record includes leading a Paychex team to a 30% conversion rate and 112% average attainment, reaching 150% of loan\-sales targets at American Express, and ranking in the top 5% of business bankers at Comerica while averaging $100,000 in monthly loans and customer\-satisfaction scores above 90%\. ## Services - Client Rapport - Upselling - Cross\-Selling - Cross\-functional Coordination - Professional Services - Support Management - Relationship Building - Time Management - Presentations - SMB - Sales Presentations - Customer Success - Business - Return on Investment - Sales Processes - Oral Communication - Salesforce\.com - Solution Selling - Written Communication - Outbound Sales ## Highlights - Serves as Customer Success Manager at Kinective, supporting mid\-market and enterprise financial\-institution clients\. - Oversees client needs at Kinective to deliver an exceptional customer experience and foster long\-term partnership and loyalty\. - Drives product adoption so customers can fully leverage Kinective’s products and services to achieve desired outcomes\. - Manages a full book of business spanning renewals, expansion, and product adoption\. - Specializes in reactivating orphaned accounts after an original buyer leaves, using adoption work to create expansion opportunities\. - Uses product\-usage analysis, sales\-engineer partnerships, and value demonstrations to drive customer expansion\. - Supported banking clients with product expansion associated with new branch openings\. - Turned around an at\-risk customer through consistent communication and product\-adoption training, resulting in a long\-term contract\. - Collaborates with sales, product development, accounting, marketing, and sales engineering to resolve complex customer challenges and improve value delivery\. - Worked across SMB, mid\-market, and enterprise customer segments in finance, insurance, and SaaS environments\. - At Paychex, evaluated customer needs and proposed benefits options aligned with companies’ business goals\. - At Paychex, evaluated providers’ service options and coverage plans against competitors\. - At Paychex, led a team to a 30% conversion rate and average performance of 112% to goal\. - At Paychex, guided customers through an insurance\-integration platform to maximize organizational benefits and customer retention\. - Worked as an Account Manager at Verizon Connect\. - At JPMorganChase, managed a portfolio of high\-value strategic business clients as part of the California Virtual Business Banking team\. - At JPMorganChase, conducted relationship reviews to identify growth opportunities, increase product utilization, and deepen engagement\. - At JPMorganChase, mentored new bankers with tools, knowledge, and competencies for a high\-performance environment\. - At JPMorganChase, consistently surpassed production targets across all categories while maintaining a top\-decile Net Promoter Score\. - At American Express, managed a large portfolio of high\-revenue mid\-market accounts and led strategic financial\-planning discussions\. - At American Express, averaged more than 90% on customer\-satisfaction surveys and achieved 150% of loan\-sales targets\. - At American Express, drove incremental revenue through lending\-product upsells and cross\-selling commercial cards, international payment services, and AP automation tools\. - At American Express, managed key performance metrics, conducted data\-driven analysis, and delivered insights for strategic decision\-making\. - At Comerica Bank, managed more than 25 high\-net\-worth business customers across assigned and self\-generated accounts\. - At Comerica, used networking meetings and centers of influence to generate new accounts and averaged 125% to goal in deposit dollars\. - At Comerica, represented the bank at local gatherings and networking events to build community relationships and generate leads\. - Ranked in the top 5% of Comerica business bankers while averaging $100,000 in loans per month and customer\-satisfaction scores above 90%\. ## Experience - **Customer Success Manager at Kinective** (2025\-03\-01–present) — At Kinective, we reimagine what is possible for financial institutions by empowering them to compete more effectively and better serve their communities\. • As a Customer Success Manager, I oversee the needs of our mid\-market and enterprise clients, ensuring an exceptional customer experience and fostering long\-term partnership and loyalty\. • I identify opportunities to drive product adoption, ensuring customers fully leverage our innovative suite of products and services to achieve their desired outcomes\. • I collaborate cross\-functionally with sales, product development, accounting, and marketing teams to deliver results, resolve complex customer challenges, and enhance overall value delivery\. - **Business Relationship Manager at JPMorganChase** (2023\-10\-01–2025\-03\-01) — Served as a member of the California Virtual Business Banking team, managing a portfolio of high\-value strategic business clients\. • Acted as a trusted advisor and advocate, delivering tailored guidance and coordinating cross\-functional resources to support clients’ financial objectives\. • Conducted regular relationship reviews, evaluating clients’ financial profiles to identify growth opportunities, enhance product utilization, and deepen overall engagement with the firm\. • Provided mentorship and guidance to new bankers, supporting their development by equipping them with the tools, knowledge, and competencies required to excel in a high\-performance environment\. • Consistently surpassed production targets across all categories while maintaining a top\-decile Net Promoter Score, demonstrating exceptional client satisfaction and sustained performance\. - **Business Financing Account Manager at American Express** (2019\-03\-01–2022\-04\-01) — Managed a large portfolio of high\-revenue mid\-market accounts, leading strategic financial planning discussions and conducting regular reviews to evaluate performance and optimize clients’ financial product utilization\. • Consistently achieved outstanding performance results, averaging over 90% on customer satisfaction surveys and reaching 150% of loan sales targets\. • Drove incremental revenue by proactively upselling lending products and cross\-selling key solutions, including commercial cards, international payment services, and AP automation tools\. • Led financial planning and analysis initiatives by managing key performance metrics, conducting data\-driven analyses, and delivering insights that informed strategic decision\-making\. - **Account Manager at Verizon Connect** (2018\-08\-01–2019\-03\-01) - **Health & Benefits Manager at Paychex** (2017\-12\-01–2018\-07\-01) — Evaluated customer needs and proposed specific benefits options that aligned with the company's business goals • Completed evaluations of providers to check service options and coverage plans against competitors • Effectively delivered value proposition leading the team with a 30% conversion rate hitting an average of112% to goal • Walked customers through insurance integration platform to maximize organizational benefits and maximize customer retention - **Small Business Relationship Banker at Comerica Bank** (2015\-11\-01–2017\-06\-01) — Managed relationships with 25\+ high net worth business customers in my assigned portfolio and self\-generated accounts • Leveraged networking meetings and COI's to generate new accounts, bringing in averaging of 125% to goal in deposit dollars • Attended local gatherings and networking events as a bank representative to establish community relations and generate potential customer leads • Consistently achieved in the top 5% of business bankers bringing in an average of 100k in loans per month with an average customer satisfaction score of over 90% ## Education - Communication, General — Arizona State University ## FAQ ### What does EJ do at Kinective? EJ is a Customer Success Manager at Kinective\. He oversees the needs of mid\-market and enterprise clients, supports an exceptional customer experience, identifies product\-adoption opportunities, and works to build long\-term partnership and loyalty\. ### What is Kinective’s mission, and how does EJ contribute? Kinective works to help financial institutions compete more effectively and better serve their communities\. EJ supports that mission by helping clients leverage Kinective’s suite of products and services to achieve their desired outcomes\. ### What is EJ’s primary customer\-success metric? EJ’s primary success metric is improving product\-adoption rates\. He analyzes usage data, works with sales engineers, and demonstrates product value to help customers increase adoption and support expansion\. ### What customer\-account responsibilities does EJ manage? EJ manages a full book of business that includes renewals, expansion, and product adoption\. He specializes in driving adoption, renewals, cross\-sell, and long\-term customer value\. ### How does EJ handle orphaned or at\-risk accounts? EJ reactivates orphaned accounts when the original buyer has left by rebuilding engagement, driving adoption, and identifying expansion opportunities\. He has also helped turn around an at\-risk customer through consistent communication and product\-adoption training, resulting in a long\-term contract\. ### What banking\-client growth experience does EJ have? EJ has worked with banking clients on product expansion tied to new branch openings\. He uses customer usage data and cross\-functional support to identify and capture growth opportunities\. ### How does EJ work cross\-functionally? EJ collaborates with sales, product development, accounting, marketing, and sales\-engineering partners to resolve complex customer challenges and enhance value delivery\. ### What customer segments and industries has EJ served? EJ has experience serving small businesses, mid\-market customers, and enterprise clients\. His career spans finance, insurance, and SaaS solutions\. ### What did EJ accomplish at Paychex? As a Health & Benefits Manager at Paychex, EJ evaluated customer needs, recommended benefits options aligned to business goals, and assessed providers’ service options and coverage plans against competitors\. He also guided customers through an insurance\-integration platform to maximize organizational benefits and retention\. ### What performance results did EJ achieve at Paychex? At Paychex, EJ effectively delivered the value proposition and led a team that achieved a 30% conversion rate and averaged 112% to goal\. ### What was EJ’s role at Verizon Connect? EJ previously worked as an Account Manager at Verizon Connect\. ### What did EJ do at JPMorganChase? As a Business Relationship Manager at JPMorganChase, EJ served on the California Virtual Business Banking team and managed a portfolio of high\-value strategic business clients\. He acted as a trusted advisor and advocate, providing tailored guidance and coordinating cross\-functional resources around clients’ financial objectives\. ### What were EJ’s results and leadership contributions at JPMorganChase? At JPMorganChase, EJ conducted relationship reviews to assess financial profiles, identify growth opportunities, increase product utilization, and deepen engagement\. He also mentored new bankers and consistently surpassed production targets across all categories while maintaining a top\-decile Net Promoter Score\. ### What did EJ do at American Express? As a Business Financing Account Manager at American Express, EJ managed a large portfolio of high\-revenue mid\-market accounts\. He led strategic financial\-planning discussions and regular performance reviews to optimize clients’ use of financial products\. ### What results did EJ achieve at American Express? At American Express, EJ averaged more than 90% on customer\-satisfaction surveys and reached 150% of loan\-sales targets\. He generated incremental revenue through lending\-product upsells and cross\-selling of commercial cards, international payment services, and AP automation tools, while also leading financial planning and analysis through key\-metric management and data\-driven insights\. ### What did EJ do at Comerica Bank? As a Small Business Relationship Banker at Comerica Bank, EJ managed relationships with more than 25 high\-net\-worth business customers in his assigned and self\-generated portfolio\. He used networking meetings and centers of influence to generate new accounts and averaged 125% to goal in deposit dollars\. ### What performance results did EJ achieve at Comerica Bank? At Comerica, EJ represented the bank at local gatherings and networking events to build community relationships and generate leads\. He ranked in the top 5% of business bankers, averaged $100,000 in loans per month, and maintained an average customer\-satisfaction score above 90%\. ### What are EJ’s core professional strengths? EJ’s strengths include client rapport, relationship building, customer success, upselling, cross\-selling, solution selling, support management, cross\-functional coordination, sales processes, SMB sales, outbound sales, presentations, sales presentations, written and oral communication, Salesforce\.com, time management, professional services, business, and return on investment\. ### What is EJ’s educational background? EJ studied General Communication at Arizona State University\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/ACoAAB1R7HQBpMJfyeYlxhURCYPY\_wTTmZtppmo