6282 Forest Stump Lane

Jacksonville, FL, 32258

AMBROSIUS TALA
SHIVUTE

650-855-4408

talkto@sudden.te
ch

EXPERIENCE SKILLS METRICS PROFILE

B u s i n e ss D ev e l o p m e n t / Marketing

ivute/
A career of reaching or exceeding goals, especially in revenue
generating roles

Exceeded lead size of HRIS solutions by selling into Fortune 500

companies

Executed a social media campaign for a retail store while I was the
manager

Founded a general trade and a marketing company

Web.com Exceeded target close rate by 50%

Black Friday Retail Marketing efforts increased total revenue by 30%

Global HR Research

C l o s e d 3 x the targeted deal size

Grow Sales Fast Identified a strategic partnership that made $50000 in sales
Apple Constantly above 90% in customer satisfaction ratings
Saved ASIC hundreds of thousands of dollars that would have been lost in production
efforts
Recruiting, Managing and Motivating staff
Consultative Sales
Marketing Automation, Buffer
Cold Calling
Negotiations & Presentations
Customer Service
Closing Sales

2011
2012
2012
2013
2013
2014
2011-

Facebook, Craigslist and Yelp marketing

Campaign Management
Audience Development
Email Copywriting
CRM: Salesforce
Landing Page, Unbounce
Advertising copy

Ashihe Investments & Sudden

6/16-Present
CEO, Founder

Windhoek, Namibia

- Created a marketing plan to expand the Namibian governments market share of beef in Europe and
other markets.
- Created content for my personal brand at https://medium.com/@TalaShivute
- Landing page design
- My twitter account has high engagement for my target market which is founders and people who work
in tech @TalaShivute
- Logo Design
- Facebook Ads
- Started a Public Relations Campaign for a local business
- Home page copy and referral letter for a therapists office
- Metrics pending further campaign activity
ASIC
Windhoek, Namibia
5/15-Present
Consutant to the board of Directors
-.Mitigated the loss of money by recommending the cessation of operations
-Took a field trip to assess the situation in Zambia and produced the report that changed the direction of
the company
- Took the company from a point where it was suffering continuous losses to a place where there is a
chance to exit with a profit
-Advised the board to seek relief. Directed them to find legal help and to negotiating with the lender
- My advice led company to complete an audit, pursue multiple options for relief and create a trust to
protect shareholder assets
- Created ads and cold called to find land to invest in
--Creating a real estate investment plan to service loan and make a return on money invested
Schoemans
Marketing Manager

Windhoek, Namibia

9/15-6/16

-My primary duty was to increase revenue through planning and executing marketing activities
-This included crafting the marketing message, the artistic vision, and measuring results
-I designed print ads, brochures and wrote advertising copy
-I also ran email marketing campaigns where I wrote the copy
- I also worked as a senior sales executive, selling company solutions to the government and private
sector
Convergys
Apple Tier 1 Technical Support

Jacksonville, FL, USA

08/14-5-15

Global HR Research
Inside Sales

Fort Myers, FL,USA

4/13 4/14

-In this position my primary responsibility was to increase sales by making calls and communicating by
email
-I called and sent emails to human resources executives to offer SaaS based HRIS technology and related
services
-Negotiating, persuading and presenting were the skills I used to often be ranked 1st in the number of
leads generated
-Averaged 90% of the required amount of leads
-I signed on two big accounts, Dillards & CH2M Hill that together exceeded the required total sales amount
by 6 times
-I was often 1st in email response rate, and on voicemail callbacks. I did this by writing carefully worded
email copy, and voicemail scripts
-Analyzed market trends to determine future opportunities

Black Friday
Manager

Fort Myers, FL,USA

05/12 02/13

-Managed a retail store with five employees, my duties included overseeing day to day operations,
scheduling and assigning employees
-Planned and initiated a social media marketing campaign by continuously posting on yelp, facebook and
craigslist that increased revenue by 30%
-Resolved issues between owners and staff and also co-wrote and edited flyers
- Negotiated vendor account terms with the owner
-Monitored and drafted strategic responses to competitors
Web.com
Web Consultant

Jacksonville, FL, USA

5/11-5/12

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-In this position I took inbound calls from SME owners and my main duty was to make sure that the sale
was complete by gathering information about customer websites and or SEO packages
-This information was gathered by asking a combination of pre-set and impromptu questions designed to
give the business owners insights and make for a clear website that would be indexable on search engines
-I consistently closed between 50% to 100% above the required target
-By completing my calls quickly, and accurately I contributed to the teams service level.
S.O.S Academy
06/11
Social Studies and Reading Teacher

Jacksonville, FL,USA

02/10

-I was a social studies and reading teacher who created and delivered engaging lessons for my students
-I also assigned and graded homework, and kept all necessary records like attendance and call logs
-I exceeded targeted learning gains by 30%. I did this by using data driven instruction to guide my
lessons
-Resolved student behavioral issues by creating a behavioral plan with other teachers.
Wayman Academy
Computer Lab Teacher

Jacksonville, FL,USA

08/08-04/09

-My main duty was to teach lessons in reading and mathematics that exposed elementary aged students
to computers
-I created and presented computer based lessons that supplemented the lessons that students received in
classrooms
-Coordinated learning goals with classroom teachers to maintain a cohesive learning environment
-Participated in a remediation research program that helped underperforming students improve their
academic ability with computer based lessons
Started a medium blog https://medium.com/@TalaShivute
Planned, coordinated and executed a crowdfunding campaign for a mobile app at OneSpark Jacksonville
2015 - tandmh.com