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He earns competitive business, including premium\-priced opportunities, by listening closely, maintaining a frequent on\-site presence, and building trust over time\. Steve has a record of transforming territories and expanding revenue across industrial sales, mining products, heavy\-equipment rental, contract sales, agribusiness, and real estate development\. At Horner Industrial Group, he generated $1 million in first\-year sales and achieved 40% year\-over\-year growth in year two\. At Stemlock, he grew sales 177% in 24 months, contributed to a facility expansion from 4,000 to 9,000 square feet, and increased distributor\-channel sales and profitability\. At FLANDERS, he has been the \#1 hunter on the sales team, a Top 10 quota performer, and among the top eight for new\-business bookings\. Steve is comfortable with 50–60% overnight travel and brings an entrepreneurial, customer\-focused approach to each territory he serves\. ## Services - Sales Management - Contract Management - Territory Development - Operations Management - Continuous Improvement - Project Planning - Mining - Direct Sales - Strategic Planning - Manufacturing - Sales Operations - Minerals - Business Development - Small Business - Sales Process - Selling - Business\-to\-Business \(B2B\) - Real Estate - Key Account Development - Salesforce - Contract Negotiation - Supervisory Skills - Negotiation - Cold Calling - Management - Employee Relations - Coaching - Lead Generation - Team Leadership - Client Relations ## Highlights - At FLANDERS, ranked \#1 hunter on the sales team\. - At FLANDERS, ranked among the Top 10 quota performers and among the top eight for new\-business bookings\. - Reactivated former FLANDERS accounts and rebuilt long\-term customer relationships\. - Generated $1 million in first\-year sales at Horner Industrial Group in a competitive industrial market\. - Achieved 40% year\-over\-year growth at Horner Industrial Group in year two\. - At Stemlock, attained a 70% increase in year one by marketing specialized blasting products to mining customers in the Illinois and Appalachian coal basins\. - Grew Stemlock sales 177% in the first 24 months\. - Increased Stemlock distributor\-channel sales 25% and profitability 18% by enlisting dealers and manufacturing representatives to market the products\. - Helped drive Stemlock demand that expanded the manufacturing facility from 4,000 to 9,000 square feet within two years\. - Expanded Stemlock’s customer base through custom products evaluated and fabricated with civil engineers on staff\. - Achieved 166% of the first\-year goal at Company Wrench, Ltd\. - Expanded the Company Wrench customer base 40%\. - Increased new revenue 40% at Company Wrench by developing a new market segment for heavy\-equipment rental\. - Expanded sales 40% in the first year at Sears Contract Sales\. - Increased the average Sears Contract Sales package from $4,000 to $100,000\. - Opened Sears Contract Sales markets in manufactured homes, dormitories, and houseboats\. - Grew Armstrong Store, Inc\., a 52\-year\-old agribusiness, to $3 million in annual revenue\. - Managed 18 Armstrong Store employees serving 3,000 customers\. - Developed sales techniques and launched a profitable hunting pro shop division at Armstrong Store\. - Generated $500,000 annually at peak at Kelly Development Group, Inc\., and built a firm valued at $750,000\. - Converted $50,000 of farmland into $90,000 in sales through strategic development at Kelly Development Group\. - Sold a $400,000 variable\-frequency\-drives project and organized product training for about 60 people across three locations\. ## Experience - **Territory Manager at Horner Industrial Group** (2023\-11\-01–2026\-07\-01) — Generated $1M in first year sales in a competitive industrial market\. Achieved 40% YOY growth in year two through strategic prospecting and relationship expansion\. Reestablished dormant accounts and coverted new prospects with clear value propositions\. Strengthened company reputation through proactive communication and on\-site engagement\. - **Territory Manager at FLANDERS** (2020\-10\-01–2023\-11\-01) — \#1 hunter on sales team\. • Ranked Top 10 quota performer and top 8 in new business bookings\. • Reactivated former accounts and rebuilt long\-term customer relationships\. • Supported customer decision \- making with strong technical and industry knowledge\. - **Territory Sales Manager at Company Wrench, Ltd\.** (2016\-06\-01–2019\-10\-01) — 166% first year goal • 40% customer base expansion • Increased new revenue 40% by cultivating new market segment through education and offering alternatives that enhanced customers’ ability to offer more services for less by renting heavy equipment - **Regional Sales Manager at Stemlock Inc** (2006\-02\-01–2016\-05\-01) — As a result of my singular success, our manufacturing facility had to more than double its capacity, from 4k to 9k sq\. • ft\. • within 2 years\. • I attained a 70% increase in year one by marketing with boots on the ground, specialized blasting products into the mining industry throughout the IL and Appalachian coal basins that resulted in a firmly established presence for our organization, as personified by me\. • Here are some of the highwater marks I created during my tenure: • Increased distributor sales channel 25% and profitability 18% by enlisting dealers and manufacturing reps to market products as part of their portfolio\. • Grew sales 177% In first 24 months by applying proven selling strategies that grew customer base and created new awareness across a large territory\. • Forced upgrade to manufacturing facility 4k to 9K sq\. • ft\. • by leveraging product and service competitive advantages, resulting in sharply increased demand for product\. • Expanded customer base by leveraging c - **Account Manager at Sears Contract Sales** (2001\-11\-01–2005\-07\-01) — I substantially expanded sales by 40% in year one and regenerated a dormant market by offering home appliance solutions to residential and commercial builders across IN, IL and KY\. • I increased the average package sale from $4K to $100K\. • Opened new markets including manufactured homes, dorms, and house boats\. - **Real Estate Agent/Retail Builder & Property Developer at Kelly Development Group, Inc\.** (1994\-04\-01–2001\-10\-01) — Generated $500k annually at peak and built a firm valued at $750k\. • Converted $50k of farm land into $90k in sales through strategic developments\. • Created turnkey rural homestead solutions covering land, construction, utilities, and setup\. - **Chief Operating Officer at Armstrong Store, Inc** (1984\-05\-01–1995\-12\-01) — Grew a 52 year old agribusiness to $3M annual revenue\. • Managed 18 employees serving 3000 customers\.base • Developed sales techniques and launched a profitable hunting pro shop division\. ## Education - Bachelor of Science \(BS\), Political Science and Government — University of Tennessee at Martin - Germantown High School ## FAQ ### What does Steve do? Steve is a Territory Manager at FLANDERS\. He covers Evansville, Indiana, and the surrounding two\-hour radius, selling rotating\-apparatus solutions such as motors and pumps to plant maintenance and engineering teams and procurement departments\. ### What are Steve’s strongest professional capabilities? Steve specializes in territory development, new\-business development, consultative sales, strategic account growth, technical industrial selling, relationship management, and sales leadership\. He is particularly experienced in heavy\-industry customers, including power plants and plastics, and in selling to technician and maintenance\-manager stakeholders\. ### What has Steve accomplished at FLANDERS? At FLANDERS, Steve has been the \#1 hunter on the sales team, ranked among the Top 10 quota performers, and ranked among the top eight in new\-business bookings\. He has reactivated former accounts, rebuilt long\-term customer relationships, and supported customer decisions with technical and industry knowledge\. ### What did Steve accomplish at Stemlock? At Stemlock Inc\., Steve marketed specialized blasting products through boots\-on\-the\-ground selling to the mining industry across the Illinois and Appalachian coal basins\. He attained a 70% increase in year one, grew sales 177% in his first 24 months, increased distributor\-channel sales 25% and profitability 18%, and helped create demand that required the manufacturing facility to more than double from 4,000 to 9,000 square feet within two years\. He also expanded the customer base by using civil engineers to evaluate and fabricate custom solutions that saved customers money and strengthened loyalty\. ### What did Steve accomplish at Horner Industrial Group? At Horner Industrial Group, Steve generated $1 million in first\-year sales in a competitive industrial market\. He then achieved 40% year\-over\-year growth in year two through strategic prospecting and relationship expansion, while reestablishing dormant accounts, converting new prospects with clear value propositions, and strengthening the company’s reputation through proactive communication and on\-site engagement\. ### What did Steve accomplish at Company Wrench? At Company Wrench, Ltd\., Steve achieved 166% of his first\-year goal, expanded the customer base 40%, and increased new revenue 40%\. He cultivated a new market segment by educating customers and offering heavy\-equipment rental alternatives that enabled them to provide more services for less\. ### What did Steve accomplish at Sears Contract Sales? At Sears Contract Sales, Steve expanded sales 40% in his first year and regenerated a dormant market by offering home\-appliance solutions to residential and commercial builders in Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky\. He increased the average package sale from $4,000 to $100,000 and opened markets in manufactured homes, dormitories, and houseboats\. ### What did Steve accomplish at Armstrong Store? As Chief Operating Officer of Armstrong Store, Inc\., Steve grew a 52\-year\-old agribusiness to $3 million in annual revenue\. He managed 18 employees serving a customer base of 3,000, developed sales techniques, and launched a profitable hunting pro shop division\. ### What was Steve’s work at Kelly Development Group? At Kelly Development Group, Inc\., Steve worked as a real estate agent, retail builder, and property developer\. At peak, he generated $500,000 annually and built a firm valued at $750,000\. He converted $50,000 of farmland into $90,000 in sales through strategic development and created turnkey rural\-homestead solutions spanning land, construction, utilities, and setup\. ### How does Steve approach sales and territory building? Steve uses a consultative approach centered on active listening, frequent on\-site engagement, technical knowledge, and long\-term trust\. He has won competitive deals even at premium pricing by building relationships over time, and he is comfortable with 50–60% overnight travel\. ### What skills does Steve list? Steve’s skills include sales management, contract management, territory development, operations management, continuous improvement, project planning, mining, direct sales, strategic planning, manufacturing, sales operations, minerals, business development, small\-business management, sales process, B2B selling, real estate, key\-account development, Salesforce, contract negotiation, supervisory skills, negotiation, cold calling, employee relations, coaching, lead generation, team leadership, client relations, board development, business relationship management, nonprofit leadership, nonprofit board development, profit management, territory management, new\-territory development, territory planning, sales and marketing leadership, territory account management, territory analysis, sales strategy, territory growth, territory penetration, strategic sales, account sales strategies, strategic sales plans, board of directors work, and key\-account relationship building\. ### What is Steve’s education? Steve earned a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Government from the University of Tennessee at Martin\. He also attended Germantown High School\. ### What do references say about Steve? Robert Karlheim, a VP of Sales & Marketing who interacted regularly with Steve while Steve was a sales representative, described Steve as very strong at opening doors with new prospects, building quality customer relationships, and serving as an effective liaison between customers and suppliers\. Robert characterized Steve as ethical, honest, trustworthy, and someone who genuinely enjoys sales\. He cited Steve’s handling of late deliveries and faulty work: Steve advocated strongly for the customer while representing the supplier’s perspective, resolving conflict and strengthening the partnership\. Robert said Steve works well autonomously, benefits from regular check\-ins, handles stakeholder situations effectively, and is particularly strong with technicians and maintenance managers he would recommend Steve and had tried to hire him again\. Greg Hite, a past sales manager and coworker for about five years, described Steve as outgoing, persistent, hardworking, and possessing a can\-do attitude\. Greg cited Steve’s sale of a $400,000 variable\-frequency\-drives project and his coordination of product training for about 60 people across three locations\. Greg said Steve communicates effectively by video, in person, and email works well from home is self\-motivated and is loyal, reliable, and committed to customer service\. ### How can someone contact Steve? Steve can be reached by email at \[contact removed\]\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/ACoAAA48oH8BOZdSgMna\_LiCIwZxAzAByLMQF4c