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Jake Osa

@jakeosa

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Experienced sales professional specializing in lead generation and pipeline development.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking an SDR role in a growth-oriented company where I can leverage my lead generation, outreach, and pipeline-building skills and grow into higher sales responsibilities.

I am a highly motivated sales professional with over 8 years of experience in lead generation, cold calling, and client relationship management across multiple industries.

I have assisted 100+ businesses with brand strategy, naming, and domain acquisition while generating and qualifying inbound leads through marketplace engagement. I consistently build pipelines, book qualified meetings, and close opportunities with founders, entrepreneurs, and SMBs.

In operations roles I recruited, trained, and managed sales and admin staff, implemented processes to improve lead follow-up efficiency, and supported revenue growth through well-prepared proposals and tenders.

I bring strong communication, negotiation, and objection-handling skills, familiarity with HubSpot and Salesforce, and a results-driven approach looking to transition into a Sales Development Representative (SDR) role.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Independent Branding Expert

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SquadHelp.com

Jan 2017 - Present (8 years 9 months)

Assisted 100+ businesses with brand strategy, naming, and domain acquisition, generating and qualifying inbound leads through marketplace engagement and negotiating deals with founders and SMBs.

Lead Generation Brand Strategy Negotiation Closing Marketplace CRM

Operations Manager

YemYem Technologies

Oct 2015 - Apr 2017 (1 year 6 months)

Supported revenue growth by preparing client proposals and tenders, recruited and trained sales/admin staff, and implemented processes that improved lead follow-up efficiency.

Proposals Recruitment Training Sales Operations Process Improvement Lead Follow Up CRM

Risk Manager (Forex)

Greater Heights Enterprise

Jan 2007 - Dec 2010 (3 years 11 months)

Cold called and booked client meetings for FX investment presentations, delivered client training to improve retention and upsell, and produced market reports for the sales team.

Cold Calling Reporting Upselling Prospecting Market Analysis

Sales Representative

Paragon Generation Trust

Jan 2005 - Dec 2007 (2 years 11 months)

Prospected and followed up on leads, booked 15+ qualified appointments weekly, consistently closed new accounts and prepared weekly sales reports for management.

Prospecting Lead Follow Up Appointment Setting Sales Reporting Pipeline Management