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Russell is particularly strong in consultative selling, price\-objection handling, and Zoom demonstrations that begin with conservative ROI scenarios—such as a single customer paying for a product—before showing the potential to scale\. In his first year as an Expansion Account Executive, he earned President’s Club by surpassing 100% of quota\. Previously, Russell was Shopmonkey’s top Marketing Development Representative, achieving 109% of annual quota, setting 542 qualified meetings, and contributing more than $298K in pipeline revenue\. Alongside sales, he brings an elite rugby background that includes Asian Games gold, Rugby World Cup Sevens participation, and coaching achievements in the United States and Hong Kong\. His professional sports experience informs a strong work ethic, receptiveness to feedback, leadership, and continuous\-improvement mindset\. ## Highlights - Earned President’s Club as a Shopmonkey Expansion Account Executive by achieving more than 100% of quota in his first year in the role\. - Manages a robust pipeline of high\-quality opportunities across Shopmonkey’s SMB customer base, supporting consistent revenue generation\. - Consults with automotive repair shop owners on business challenges and positions Shopmonkey CRM to improve digital marketing, online presence, customer retention, and customer acquisition\. - Closes new revenue through CRM features including Reviews Manager, Email & Text Campaigns, and Scheduling Wizard\. - Develops and executes strategic account sales plans that drive deeper Shopmonkey software adoption and expanded product usage among key accounts\. - Manages expansion plays across existing accounts, including tier upgrades, marketing tools, and accounting or bookkeeping services\. - Uses customized, consultative solutions and ROI\-based value discussions to support customer adoption and business growth\. - Conducts Zoom demos using conservative ROI scenarios, including demonstrating how one customer can pay for a product before showing scaling potential\. - Achieved 109% of annual quota as a Shopmonkey Marketing Development Representative and ranked as the top MDR during his time in the role\. - Set 542 qualified meetings as a Shopmonkey MDR, contributing more than $298K in pipeline revenue\. - Regularly exceeded monthly MDR targets and lead\-qualification goals while mentoring and training new team members\. - Covered MDR responsibilities during his Sales Manager’s maternity leave, maintaining pipeline flow and lead generation\. - Worked across phone, email, and live chat to identify prospect needs and communicate Shopmonkey’s software value\. - Partnered with sales teams on smooth lead handoffs that supported pipeline health and stronger conversions\. - Helped UT Rugby Football Club win the Lonestar State 7's championship in 2024 and 2025 as an Assistant and Backs Coach\. - Supports UT Rugby Football Club with game strategy, opponent analysis, drills, technical feedback, player development, training sessions, game\-day preparation, scouting, communication, logistics, and league\-policy compliance\. - Helped Austin Huns Rugby Club reach Nationals in August 2024 as a Player Coach, fulfilling the goal for which he was hired\. - Managed Austin Huns player development, practices, competitions, selections, match preparation, coach communication, and timely game\-stat reporting\. - Won an Asian Games gold medal with Hong Kong Rugby Union in 2023\. - Appeared at Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2022 and served as a Rugby World Cup captain\. - Won Asian Rugby Championships in 2021 and 2022\. - Finished as an Olympic Qualifier runner\-up in 2019 and 2023\. - Dedicated 50 hours per week as a Hong Kong Rugby Union athlete to field sessions, strength training, team analysis, and individual performance analysis\. - Held a Hong Kong Rugby Union leadership role that helped bridge communication between players and management, and led sessions on game strategy and goal setting\. - Represented Hong Kong in overseas competitions through monthly international travel and participated in interviews, campaigns, social media, and public appearances\. - Coached Hong Kong Rugby Union’s Return to Play programme for Under\-13/14 girls and Under\-19 boys following the COVID\-19 break, with attention to skills and mental health\. - Designed individualized gym programs and nutrition plans at The Hybrid Gym Group and led group training sessions for more than 20 people in person and over Zoom\. - Raised awareness of migrant domestic worker welfare in Hong Kong as an Ambassador for PathFinders Hong Kong 融幼社\. - Achieved the highest cold\-calling success rates among sales personnel during a Merrill Lynch internship\. ## Experience - **Expansion Account Executive at Shopmonkey** (2025\-09\-01–present) — \- Made President's Club, achieving above 100% in quota, in my first year at the role\. \- Manage a robust pipeline of high\-quality opportunities within the SMB customer base, leading to consistent revenue generation\. \- Consult with automotive repair shop owners to diagnose business challenges, effectively positioning Shopmonkey CRM's value in improving digital marketing, online presence, and customer retention\. \- Secure new revenue streams by closing deals for CRM features like Reviews Manager, Email & Text Campaigns, and Scheduling Wizard, directly addressing customer pain points\. \- Developed and executed strategic sales plans to drive deeper adoption of Shopmonkey software and expand product usage among key accounts\. \- Consistently communicated thoughtful, customized solutions, resulting in increased customer adoption and business growth\. - **Marketing Development Representative at Shopmonkey** (2024\-08\-01–2025\-08\-01) — \- Achieved 109% of annual quota, ranking as the top MDR during my time in the role\. \- Set 542 qualified meetings, contributing over $298K in pipeline revenue\. \- Regularly exceeded monthly targets whilst mentoring and training new team members\. \- Stepped up to cover MDR responsibilities during my Sales Manager’s maternity leave, ensuring no disruption in pipeline flow or lead generation\. \- Adept at multitasking across phone, email, and live chat, quickly identifying prospect needs and clearly communicating the value of our software solutions\. \- Partnered closely with the sales team to ensure a smooth lead handoff, supporting a healthy pipeline and stronger conversions\. \- Known for prompt, high\-quality follow\-up, regularly exceeding monthly lead qualification goals\. - **Player Coach at Austin Huns Rugby Club** (2024\-05\-01–2024\-08\-01) — Hired with the goal to reach Nationals in August 2024 \- Achieved\! \- Manage and develop players, practices, competitions and selections \- Maintain regular communication with assistant coaches and club captain regarding selections, player feedback, and other coaching policies\. \- Coordinate with Team Manager to enter game day stats on usarugbystats\.org within 48 hours after kick off\. \- Manage practice routine and game day preparation according to the current club schedule\. \- Collaborate with Team Manager, Field Secretary, Match Secretary and Club Captain\. - **Assistant Coach at UT Rugby Football Club** (2024\-01\-01–2025\-09\-01) — Assistant / Backs Coach for the University of Texas Rugby team\. • Technical and Tactical Coaching: Assisting in developing and implementing game strategies, analyzing opponents, and providing technical feedback to players\. • This includes conducting drills, refining individual skills, and ensuring players understand their roles within the team’s tactics\. • Player Development: Focusing on the growth and improvement of individual players\. • E\.g\. • Tailoring coaching to the needs of different players, and providing constructive feedback\. • Writing up training Sessions: Helping plan and execute training sessions\. • Game Day Preparation and Support: Assisting with pre\-match preparations, including warm\-ups, strategic planning, and team talks\. • Scouting and Analysis: Analyzing both the team’s performance and that of the opposition\. • This includes reviewing match footage, gathering data, and using insights to improve team strategies and individual performances\. • Communication and Leadershi - **Ambassador at PathFinders Hong Kong 融幼社** (2023\-04\-01–2025\-04\-01) — Raising awareness for Migrant Domestic Workers welfare in Hong Kong, with a focus on influencing and educating the next generation\. - **Associate Trainer at The Hybrid Gym Group** (2022\-01\-01–2022\-04\-01) — Devised gym programs and nutrition plans catering to client goals\. Coached clients through body transformation journeys through strategy of goal\-setting and implementation of lifestyle and habit changes\. Lead \+20 people in group training sessions in\-person and over ZOOM\. - **Rugby Coach at Hong Kong Rugby Union** (2020\-10\-01–2021\-03\-01) — Return to Play Coach for Under 13/14 girls and Under 19 boys\. This programme was designed to re\-introduce players back into the game of Rugby after a long break due to COVID\-19\. We provided coaching on warm up, warm downs, basic skill sets, with an emphasis on mental health\. - **Athlete at Hong Kong Rugby Union** (2017\-07\-01–2024\-06\-01) — Dedicated 50hrs a week to field sessions, weight training, team performance analysis, and individual performance analysis\. ● In a leadership role to assist bridging communication between players and management\. ● Preparing and leading meeting sessions including game strategy and goal setting\. ●\-screen and print interviews, ad campaigns, social media, and public appearances\. ● Monthly international travel to represent Hong Kong in overseas competitions\. Asian Games Gold Medal \- 2023 1 x Rugby World Cup Sevens \- 2022 2 x Asian Rugby Champions \- 2021, 2022 2 x Olympic Qualifier Runners Up \- 2019, 2023 - **Rugby Player at HKFC Rugby Section** (2017\-06\-01–2024\-01\-01) - **Intern at Merrill Lynch** (2015\-07\-01–2015\-07\-01) — Introductory Client Calling for investment allocation and pension planning products • Cold Calling Sales activities \(achieved highest cold calling success rates amongst all sales personnel\) ## Education - Bachelor of Arts \- BA, Interdisciplinary Studies Globalisation in East Asian Cultures and Development — University of California, Berkeley (2012\-01\-01–2017\-01\-01) - GCSE,AS,A2 — Tonbridge School (2007\-01\-01–2012\-01\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Russell do at Shopmonkey? Russell is an Expansion Account Executive at Shopmonkey\. He manages expansion opportunities within the existing SMB customer base, developing strategic sales plans that increase software adoption, product usage, and revenue\. ### What industries and customers does Russell work with? Russell works with automotive repair shop owners to diagnose business challenges and connect Shopmonkey CRM capabilities to outcomes such as stronger digital marketing, online visibility, customer retention, and customer acquisition\. ### What products does Russell sell and expand at Shopmonkey? Russell closes expansion opportunities for CRM features including Reviews Manager, Email & Text Campaigns, and Scheduling Wizard\. He also manages upsells involving tier upgrades, marketing tools, and accounting or bookkeeping services\. ### How does Russell approach consultative selling and ROI discussions? Russell uses a consultative approach that starts with customer pain points and ROI rather than a feature\-first product pitch\. In Zoom demos, he presents conservative ROI scenarios, such as one additional customer paying for the product, and then demonstrates the potential for greater scale\. ### How does Russell handle price objections? Russell addresses price objections by leading with conservative, credible ROI numbers and showing how results can scale as a customer adopts and uses the product more fully\. ### What has Russell accomplished as an Expansion Account Executive? In his first year as an Expansion Account Executive, Russell earned President’s Club after achieving more than 100% of quota\. He also maintained a robust pipeline of high\-quality SMB opportunities and delivered customized solutions intended to increase adoption and business growth\. ### What did Russell accomplish as a Marketing Development Representative at Shopmonkey? As a Marketing Development Representative at Shopmonkey, Russell achieved 109% of annual quota and ranked as the top MDR during his time in the role\. He set 542 qualified meetings and contributed more than $298K in pipeline revenue\. ### What additional responsibilities did Russell have as a Shopmonkey MDR? Russell regularly exceeded monthly targets and lead\-qualification goals, mentored and trained new team members, and covered MDR responsibilities during his Sales Manager’s maternity leave to maintain pipeline flow and lead generation\. He worked across phone, email, and live chat and partnered with sales on prompt, high\-quality lead handoffs\. ### What does Russell do as Assistant Coach at UT Rugby Football Club? Russell is an Assistant and Backs Coach for the University of Texas Rugby team\. His work includes strategy, opponent analysis, technical feedback, player development, training\-session planning, game\-day preparation, scouting, communication between coaches and players, and logistical administration\. ### What has Russell achieved with UT Rugby Football Club? Russell’s coaching with UT Rugby Football Club includes helping the team win the Lonestar State 7's championship in both 2024 and 2025\. ### What did Russell do at Austin Huns Rugby Club? Russell was a Player Coach at Austin Huns Rugby Club, where he managed player development, practices, competitions, and selections coordinated with coaches and club leaders prepared the team for practices and match days and ensured game\-day statistics were entered on usarugbystats\.org within 48 hours of kickoff\. He was hired with the goal of reaching Nationals in August 2024, and the club achieved that goal\. ### What was Russell’s role as an athlete at Hong Kong Rugby Union? At Hong Kong Rugby Union, Russell dedicated 50 hours per week to field sessions, weight training, team performance analysis, and individual performance analysis\. He also held a leadership role bridging players and management, led meetings on game strategy and goal setting, participated in media and public appearances, and traveled internationally each month to represent Hong Kong in competition\. ### What are Russell’s notable rugby achievements? Russell’s rugby achievements include an Asian Games gold medal in 2023, one Rugby World Cup Sevens appearance in 2022, Asian Rugby Championships in 2021 and 2022, and Olympic Qualifier runner\-up finishes in 2019 and 2023\. His rugby background also includes leadership experience, including serving as a Rugby World Cup captain\. ### What was Russell’s experience with HKFC Rugby Section? Russell was a Rugby Player with the HKFC Rugby Section\. ### What did Russell do as a Rugby Coach at Hong Kong Rugby Union? Russell served as a Rugby Coach for Hong Kong Rugby Union’s Return to Play programme for Under\-13/14 girls and Under\-19 boys\. The programme reintroduced players to rugby following the COVID\-19 break through warm\-ups, warm\-downs, basic skills coaching, and an emphasis on mental health\. ### What did Russell do at The Hybrid Gym Group? As an Associate Trainer at The Hybrid Gym Group, Russell designed gym programs and nutrition plans tailored to client goals\. He coached body\-transformation journeys through goal setting, lifestyle changes, and habit implementation, and led group training sessions for more than 20 people both in person and over Zoom\. ### What did Russell do with PathFinders Hong Kong 融幼社? Russell was an Ambassador for PathFinders Hong Kong 融幼社, raising awareness of migrant domestic worker welfare in Hong Kong with a focus on educating and influencing the next generation\. ### What did Russell do as an intern at Merrill Lynch? During his Merrill Lynch internship, Russell conducted introductory client calling related to investment\-allocation and pension\-planning products\. He also performed cold\-calling sales activities and achieved the highest cold\-calling success rates among sales personnel\. ### What is Russell’s educational background? Russell earned a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, focused on Globalisation in East Asian Cultures and Development, from the University of California, Berkeley\. He also completed GCSE, AS, and A2 studies at Tonbridge School\. ### How has Russell’s rugby background shaped his sales career? Professional rugby developed Russell’s work ethic, ability to take feedback, leadership, and continuous\-improvement mindset\. He applies those qualities to customer\-facing sales, account expansion, and coaching\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/russell\-webb\-554085125