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Michael Gentili

Westminster

Summary

Results-oriented manager with a wide breadth of experience leading cross-functional teams to solve complex problems within varying sets of requirements.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Sales Director

PlayerPulse Inc
01.2025 - 05.2025

Managed team of three sales reps responsible for selling the platform to secondary schools throughout the US and Canada


Responsible for all planning, forecasting and strategy for the secondary school market


Conducted weekly meetings with each rep as well as quarterly performance reviews


Reported directly to CEO

VP of Sales EMEA / APAC

Markets And Markets
04.2020 - 12.2021

Ultimately responsible for all new and incremental revenue across the entire Eastern Hemisphere, including but not limited to strategy, forecasting, partnerships, management and processes.


Managed an overall team of 100+ including 12 direct reports and 20+ sales enablement employees


Established KPIs and metrics across the entire sales process to drive efficiency


Conducted weekly meetings and quarterly reviews with all direct reports as well as monthly sales all-hands with entire department


Collaborated with cross functional teams to optimize processes and increase customer engagment


Participated in quarterly shareholder presentations

Head of Operations

Roma Rentals SPQR LLC
04.2019 - 09.2019

Six month contract to evaluate and streamline operational efficiency and improve customer retention and satisfaction


Managed housekeeping and maintenence teams of 10+


Managed vendor relationships and budget


Was able to save the company ~20% on overall monthly expenditures while increasing long term rentals by 30% over the course of six months


Roma Rentals manages a portfolio of 150+ short and long term rental properties across central Rome

Sales Director

Attivio
05.2017 - 10.2017

Oversee all direct sales and customer relationships with Fortune 500 companies in the Central US


Managed a team of 10, including 3 direct reports


Conducted ongoing sales and product training, as well as consistent meetings and reviews with entire team.


Collborated closely with marketing, product and engineering leaders to improve market position

Enterprise Account Executive

Mendix
06.2016 - 05.2017

Sales rep responsible for new business revenue within financial and energy firms


Interfaced with broad internal and external teams to facilitate alignment across the entire spectrum of each individual enterprise, ensuring that Mendix could deliver tangible and valuable outcomes to all shareholders - from executive suite to business users

Team Lead EMEA

Catchpoint Systems
05.2014 - 06.2016

First EMEA employee. Responsible initially for spearheading all sales activities in the market, then hiring a multi-functional team to handle sales, marketing, engineering, and customer service across Europe.



Inside Sales Representative

EMC Corporation
05.2013 - 05.2014

Participated in best-in-class sales training


Responsible for demand generation for EMC's suite of data storage and backup appliances


Led entire inside sales org in all customer facing and internal metrics during tenure



Football Coach

Various Teams
07.2010 - 06.2025

Additionally have coached football at all levels (professional, college, women, high school, youth) around the world


Learned to manage a wide variety of personalities and cultures to come together and compete for each other

Professional Athlete

Various Franchises
10.2017 - 06.2025

Played 9 years of professional football across seven countries in Europe

Education

Bachelor of Science - Exercise Science

Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA
12-2013

High School Diploma -

Worcester Academy
Worcester, MA
06-2008

High School Diploma -

Leominster High
Leominster, MA
06-2007

Skills

    Leadership

    Cross-functional teamwork

    Management of diverse teams

    Goal setting

    Forecasting

    Complex problem solving

Affiliations

Dual Citizenship - US & Italy

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Italian
Full Professional

Timeline

Sales Director

PlayerPulse Inc
01.2025 - 05.2025

VP of Sales EMEA / APAC

Markets And Markets
04.2020 - 12.2021

Head of Operations

Roma Rentals SPQR LLC
04.2019 - 09.2019

Professional Athlete

Various Franchises
10.2017 - 06.2025

Sales Director

Attivio
05.2017 - 10.2017

Enterprise Account Executive

Mendix
06.2016 - 05.2017

Team Lead EMEA

Catchpoint Systems
05.2014 - 06.2016

Inside Sales Representative

EMC Corporation
05.2013 - 05.2014

Football Coach

Various Teams
07.2010 - 06.2025

Bachelor of Science - Exercise Science

Bridgewater State University

High School Diploma -

Worcester Academy

High School Diploma -

Leominster High
Michael Gentili