Dan Payne

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Business. People. Connection. At Regal I specialized in fine wine sales on the Central Coast. The territory bridges N. to S. California, spanning 90 miles, San Simeon to Solvang. A robust greenfield territory with 264 broad market clients. My focus here is new business development and retention of existing business. Team Foothills achieved notable growth in revenue and case sales, including significant year-to-date increases in key product categories. I'm proud of my personal achievements, but the team and customers come first. My professional background includes ~20 years of experience in strategic sourcing and talent acquisition. I've worked with agile teams to enhance recruitment processes for leading organizations. Certified in establishing AI guardrails, I combine hunter instincts, thoughtful persistence, tenacity, and work ethic. Consultative sales expertise plus a strong foundation in technology recruitment. Positivity, teamwork, grit, customer delight = Impactful Results...a Win-Win. I specialize in authentic intelligence and am evolving my knowledge base with artificial intelligence. Gemini, ChatGPT for formatting, Co-Pilot for context summary, Open Ai, Perplexity for refe

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