Brian Kim ☁

Salesforce Enterprise Seller | US Army Civil Affairs Paratrooper | Former D-1 Golfer | Salesforce Ranger | 8xMarathon Runner

Irvine, California, United States

About

Experienced Sales Leader | Army Reservist Paratrooper | Customer-Centric Pro | Marathon Runner | Competitive Golfer 🔸 Accomplished sales exec & Army Reserve Paratrooper with a successful track record in revenue growth, sales optimization, and leadership. 🛡️ Military Career: Airborne-qualified Civil Affairs Specialist 🧠 Operational Expertise: Proficient in SaaS solution selling, sales management, and value based selling. 🏌️‍♂️ Golf Champion: As a former Division 1 golfer at Duke University, I've translated my dedication and precision from the fairway to the sales arena. My strategic approach and tenacity set the stage for continuous excellence. 👟 Endurance and Triumph: As an avid runner, I've conquered the LA marathon seven times, embracing challenges and pushing beyond limits. Just like Oprah Winfrey, my journey even led me to walk on fire at Unleash the Power Within, embodying my belief in conquering the seemingly impossible🔥 📈 Sales Management: Managed teams, improved forecast accuracy, and trained in sales methodologies. 💼 Revenue Success: Proven growth and success in Enterprise Software for both Customer Acquisition and Account Management. 🏆 Awards & Recognition: Salesforce FY23 Achievers Award, Army Accommodation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, and top-performing Sales Manager/Director honors. 🤝 Community Involvement: Dedicated volunteer at Second Harvest Food Bank and promoting youth golf development through the SCPGA Connect to explore sales, leadership, and community growth: 📧 Email: [email protected] | #Sales #Leadership #MilitaryVeteran

Experience

  • Salesforce (Full-time · 7 yrs 1 mo)
    • Named Account Director
      Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

      Selling Salesforce's diverse set of solutions to meet the needs of today's AI Economy.

    • RVP, Sales
      Nov 2023 - Apr 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Leading a Sales team for a Digital team. Marketing Cloud+Commerce Cloud

    • Mid Commercial Account Executive
      Jul 2019 - Nov 2023 · 4 yrs 5 mos

      FY23 Achievers Club Helping companies have a better relationships with customers.

  • United States Army Reserve (Part-time · 5 yrs 8 mos)
    • Civil Affairs Team Sergeant (Airborne)
      Aug 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

    • Civil Affairs Specialist (Airborne)
      Sep 2022 - May 2025 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Civil Affairs Specialist. Airborne Paratrooper Reducing human suffering within a local population with a military objective in mind.

    • Human Resources Specialist
      Dec 2020 - Sep 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Direct Sales Manager at TPx Communications
    Apr 2018 - Jun 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Manage a team of 10 Direct Sales Professionals Our team is dedicated to helping our customers address their technology & network needs through 3 key areas: Communications/Collaboration, Managed IT, & Network Services. Communications: Unified Communications, SIP trunking, Call Center Solutions, audio conferencing Managed IT: Managed WAN, Managed LAN, Managed Firewalls, Managed Servers, Managed Workstations, Managed Backups, Managed Office 365, Data Center Solutions. Network Services: SD-WAN, Private Network, Internet Access, Ethernet Transport, Fixed Wireless

  • Account Executive at Mavenlink
    Dec 2016 - Feb 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos

    I work with customers to understand challenges that affect the top & bottom line. If I had to narrow it down, I helped address two areas for organizations: increase margin delivery and increase billable utilization for professional service organizations. That meant I had a thorough understanding of key drivers within professional services: Project Management, Resource Management, Collaboration, Project Accounting, & Business Intelligence.

  • Sales Account Manager at BlueJeans Network
    Apr 2015 - Nov 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Working with customers with 50-500 employees in LA,Orange County, San Diego, & Hawaii. Present and sell Blue Jeans SAAS offerings by understanding customer's need and goals. Work with selling team to help meet customer's goals. Generate revenue and maintain a quota. Some of the key services of Blue Jeans follows: Room to remote video conferencing Cloud based multipoint video conferencing (MCU) bridge Mobile video collaboration Blue Jeans Primetime (large interactive events) Through these services, Blue Jeans is helping organizations connect with more people easier than ever. Whether you have a conference room system, mobile device, Skype, Jabber, Google, Lync or web browser, anyone from anywhere can connect on Blue Jeans.