Connie Hammond

Hi, I'm Connie Hammond, a resort entrepreneur who loves to share ideas that create results with other entrepreneurs.

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A current entrepreneur and 20-year digital media executive, Connie Hammond has extensive experience in the following areas: Brand Management, Website Strategy & Monetization; Content Creation, Media Planning; Social Media & Community Building; Competitive Analysis; UX and UI Design; Product Launches; Business Development; Enterprise Sales.    Connie Hammond received the Dow Jones Pinnacle Award in 2007, ranking her #1 in the world for licensing sales and 5th in customer retention globally. 

Alumni Advisory Board Member: College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Denver

January 2010 - Present | Denver, CO

Awards Committee; Mentorship Committee

Founder and CEO at Sharing Profiles (Resort Lifestyle Network)

January 2010 - Present | Aspen

The Resort Lifestyle Network consists of resort-based websites (Resort Workers, Resort Entrepreneurs, Resort Lifestyle Program, Resort Pix, Resort Locals).

Enterprise Sales at News Corp / Dow Jones Factiva

2007 - 2010 | Aspen / San Francisco

During my eight year tenure at News Corp / Dow Jones / CBS MarketWatch, I successfully developed and retained up to $6.3 million in annual revenue from top-tier accounts in the financial, media and corporate sectors via licensing content, data and technology to large public-facing media websites as well as corporate intranets and extranets. Triumph in all territories required: securing enterprise-wide content and SaaS expansion deals that drove revenue; generating new product ideas for upsell opportunities; aggregating data from untapped sources; writing in-depth, high-level proposals that won RFP opportunities; strategic pricing negotiations that resulted in optimal margins; overall market, product and sales consulting expertise and execution. Success tactics included high-level (1MM+) contract negotiations; overseeing cross-functional teams through all phases of application design, development and deployment to secure on-time deliverables; completing SWOT analyses and detailed website audits to demonstrate consulting expertise and enrich client engagements; and leading client teams including legal, account management, sales engineers, product development, project management, data integrity and tech support which resulted in customer satisfaction and revenue growth. Key Corporate Accounts: Chevron, Levi Strauss, Northrop Grumman, Visa, Clorox, Qwest, Amgen, Molson Coors, Micron, Korn Ferry, Dolby, Toyota, Occidental Petroleum, Safeway

Director of Media Sales at Dow Jones

2004 - 2007 | New York City

Key Media Accounts: New York Times, CNN Money, Fox News, USA Today, CBS, Washington Post, Earthlink, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Ask.com and The Street.com. Awards: (2007) Pinnacle Award Winner, (2007) 100% Club, (2006) Top Sales Producer / Licensing, (2006) 100% Club (2005) Sales & Service Advisory Board

Sales Manager at CBS MarketWatch

2003 - 2004 | Minneapolis

Key Financial Accounts: ING, MFS, Mass Mutual, Nuveen, Franklin Templeton, State Street Research, Guardian, Nuveen, Russell, Northwestern Mutual, Mellon Bank, Dreyfus, AIM, CIBC, TD Bank and Bank of Montreal

Outside Sales Consultant at Sexton Printing

1994 - 2002 | Minneapolis

Partner at Thomas Hammond Advertising

1991 - 1994 | Memphis

National Marketing Manager at Spring Air Mattress Company

1989 - 1991 | Chicago

Partner at Smiling Sherpas

2011

Brand building agency specializing in social media marketing, website design and development, media planning (print, radio, TV, online), geo-targeted campaign management, content creation, voice-overs and product launches.

NYU - School of Continuing & Professional Studies

2002 – 2002

Certificate of Fine and Decorative Arts

Concentration: Appraisals

University of Denver

1983 – 1986

BA - Mass Communications

Connie Hammond loves to laugh, ski, read, brainstorm, go to the park with her black lab, mentor others, write and live the resort life!