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Kris Alford

Venture Capital at Cercano Management

Bellevue, Washington

Work Experience

  • Venture Capital

    2022

2017

  • Founder

    2017

    KnowTern is a non-profit that provides diverse undergrads with the resources and information they need to excel in their early careers

2021 - 2022

  • Investment Banking Analyst

    2021 - 2022

    Investment Banking - Tech

2018 - 2021

  • Sales Development and Operations

    2018 - 2021

    TripActions is the leading global business travel platform that empowers companies and travelers to show up and create growth. Nothing can truly replicate the value of being there face-to-face –– which is why we’re on a mission to power the in-person connections that move people, ideas and businesses forward. - Created excel model to map out sales territories for east coast team by estimating expected travel spend for prospects in pipeline - Managed a cross-functional team that assisted sales operations, sales development, and recruiting teams - Performed analysis of sales team procedures and presented new strategies to boost team efficiency and increase revenue - Team coordination and project execution for email campaigns sent to target customer profiles

  • Sales Development and Operations

    2019 - 2019

    Developed target market reports and calculated new sales rep benchmarks for executive team presentation Created new sales team processes to increase revenue generation from closed lost accounts by 21% Forecasted segmentation for 6 new regions to determine future sales team growth in Asia-pacific region

  • Sales Development and Operations Intern

    2018 - 2018

    Increased salesforce database account universe by 400% and established new salesforce rules of engagement Conducted extensive research of top 10 competitors and presented summary reports to the executive tea Implemented new knowledge base tool and created 300+ informational guides for multiple departments

2020 - 2020

  • Investment Banking Summer Analyst

    2020 - 2020

    Investment Banking - Tech

  • Program Participant - Investment Banking

    2019 - 2020

2017 - 2017

  • Marketing and Sales Associate Intern

    2017 - 2017

    Operated in the sales and marketing division of the company. Made B2B sales calls in order to list vendors on Ovenues' website. Handled multiple social media channels for the company and greatly increased social media presence. Wrote a blog piece for company facebook page.