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    Sam Runkle

    Sam Runkle

    Operator & Investor in climate tech.

    Product Development San Francisco Dartmouth College '18
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    Experience
    Lumen Energy
    Lumen Energy
    Sales & Partnerships 2022 - Present (over 4 years)
    Climate Capital
    Climate Capital
    Principal 2022 - Present (over 4 years)
    On Deck
    On Deck
    Climate Tech Fellow 2021 - 2023 (over 1 year)
    Green D Ventures
    Green D Ventures
    Venture Fellow 2021 - 2022 (about 1 year)
    Zipnosis
    Zipnosis
    Sales Consultant 2020 (about 1 month)
    Consulted a virtual healthcare SaaS company on sales productivity in the midst of Covid-19. Worked in unison with Director of Strategic Sales to optimize HubSpot organization... more and build workflows to automate lead qualification. Implemented research and outbound processes to new health systems,
    and consulted customers on software implementation and virtual care marketing strategies.
    Zeus Living
    Zeus Living
    Sustainability Lead 2020 (about 1 month)
    Initiated an audit of Zeus’ total carbon footprint and identified methods to increase efficiencies and reduce carbon emissions across the company. Collaborated with COO and... more key department heads to gather internal data and performed extensive research to supplement data. Used Excel and Google Apps to synthesize data and identify areas of opportunity for cost and emission reduction. Interfaced with strategic partners to offset carbon as well as implement 3rd-party-services to reduce carbon emissions.
    Business Development Lead, Real Estate 2019 - 2020 (about 1 year)
    Promoted to lead institutional partnership efforts for Zeus. Sourced and closed opportunities with 23 west coast and national multifamily investors, growing Zeus’ institutional... more partner base 135% and adding a forecasted $7.2MM in ARR. Collaborated across product and engineering teams to create reporting dashboards and deal tracking tools for institutional relationships. Analyzed internal and external datasets using SQL, Looker and Excel to develop and implement expansion strategy.
    Vocate
    Vocate
    Sales Operations Intern 2017 (2 months)
    Collaborated with a small team of entrepreneurs looking to provide college students with better access to employment opportunities. Worked part-time while balancing a full... more course load. Reviewed registered students and matched them with partnered employers. Monitored outbound sales success. Performed Excel analysis to boost sales development productivity and maximize process efficiency.
    Waypoint
    Waypoint
    Business Development Associate Intern 2017 (2 months)
    Worked with a sustainability-focused team developing an expense-management SaaS platform for commercial real estate firms. Lead-sourced and executed cold outreach via email... more and phone calls to prospects, including C-suite and VP level executives. Scheduled demos for prospects and supported account executives during presentation.
    Pattern Technologies
    Pattern Technologies
    Sales Intern 2016 (3 months)
    -Worked with small team of ex-Google entrepreneurs.
    -Responsible for managing outbound sales pipeline.
    -Gained 40+ new users to the product.
    -Engaged customers and... more prospects both remote and in-person.
    -Organized marketing campaigns through social media as well as at Dreamforce
    Seminole Lacrosse
    Seminole Lacrosse
    Coach 2013 (about 1 month)
    -Trained and directed 6-7 year old children through skill-building drills.
    -Taught the children essentials of lacrosse, as well as teamwork and other values.
    Lacrosse The Nations
    Lacrosse The Nations
    Coach 2013 (about 1 month)
    -Guided young, underprivileged children through lacrosse drills.
    -Educated children about nutrition and health.
    -Emphasized the idea of setting personal goals to the... more children.
    Paylode
    Paylode
    Head of Sales 2020 - 2022 (almost 2 years)
    Grew sales from $0 to $300k for a pre-seed SaaS startup backed by Susa Ventures. Sold into multifamily housing, insurance, and other verticals.
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    Employee
    Seminole Lacrosse, Lacrosse The Nations, Pattern Technologies, Paylode, Waypoint, Vocate, Zeus Living, Zipnosis, Green D Ventures, On Deck, Climate Capital, Lumen Energy
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    Attorney
     
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    Administrative Assistant Management Microsoft Microsoft Excel Microsoft Word Real Estate Recruiting Scheduling Salesforce Salesloft Project Management Customer Relationship Management Customer Service Sales Outbound Prospecting Outbound Sales Account Manager Business Development Email Social Media Sourcing SQL
    Locations
    San Francisco
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