Digital Transformation Advisor
New York, New York
Bugsnag
Enterprise Account Executive
April 2015 to July 2017
San Francisco, CA
Square
Strategic Account Executive
August 2014 to April 2015
Groupon
Account Executive - Eugene, Oregon
October 2010 to March 2011
303 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago IL 60606
Campus Special
Campus Manager (Internship)
September 2008 to December 2008
VTS, Inc.
Enterprise Account Executive
New York, New York
Salesforce
Commercial Account Executive
July 2019 to September 2019
New York, New York
Sabbatical
Personal Travel
March 2019 to June 2019
Southeast Asia & Europe
Salesforce
Commercial Account Executive
July 2017 to March 2019
Sydney, Australia
Square
Mid Market Account Executive - Team Lead
March 2014 to August 2014
San Francisco, CA
Cisco Meraki
Channel Account Executive - Cloud Networking
February 2013 to March 2014
San Francisco, CA
Cisco Meraki
Channel Account Executive - Cloud Networking
September 2012 to February 2013
San Francisco, CA
Account Executive - Commerce
September 2011 to September 2012
San Francisco Bay Area
Groupon
Account Executive - Anchorage, Alaska
March 2011 to September 2011
303 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago IL 60606
State Farm Insurance
Sales Representative
September 2007 to August 2010
Campus Special
Field Account Executive (Internship)
June 2008 to September 2008
- Joined in April, 2015 as Bugsnag's 1st commercial hire (employee #8)- Key role in acquisition & management of top-grossing accounts including Cisco, Airbnb, Pandora, Comcast, Xoom, Aetna, Amazon, and Lyft- Seed to Series BBugsnag automatically detects crashes and other errors in real-time from web, mobile, and desktop applications. Developers are notified of crashes by email, SMS... - Joined in April, 2015 as Bugsnag's 1st commercial hire (employee #8)- Key role in acquisition & management of top-grossing accounts including Cisco, Airbnb, Pandora, Comcast, Xoom, Aetna, Amazon, and Lyft- Seed to Series BBugsnag automatically detects crashes and other errors in real-time from web, mobile, and desktop applications. Developers are notified of crashes by email, SMS and chat, and can use our sophisticated dashboard to drill down and find diagnostics information.
What company does Chris Kotars work for?
Chris Kotars works for Bugsnag
What is Chris Kotars's role at Bugsnag?
Chris Kotars is Enterprise Account Executive
What industry does Chris Kotars work in?
Chris Kotars works in the Internet industry.
Who are Chris Kotars's colleagues?
Chris Kotars's colleagues are Al Ullman, Hersh A., Daniel Kloepfer, Rachel Perraud, Balachandar Mariappan, John Deerhake, Jlil Jlil, Sarah Lo, Jandeep Chugh, and Jenton Lee
💼 Past Experience
Chris Kotars has been working in the real estate industry for over 4 years now. Kotars started his career with Bugsnag in April of 2015 and has held multiple roles in their digital transformation team. In their role as Enterprise Account Executive at Bugsnag, Kotars was responsible for acquiring and managing the company’s top-grossing accounts, including Cisco, Airbnb, Pandora, Comcast, Xoom, Aetna, Amazon, and Lyft. They also managedseed to seriesbugsnag automatically detects crashes and other errors in real-time from web, mobile, and desktop applications and developers were notified of crashes by email, SMS and chat, and could use our sophisticated dashboard to drill down and find diagnostics information. In their role as Strategic Account Executive at Square, Kotars was responsible for promoting the company’s products and services to the 18-24 year old demographic and they also acted as the President’s Club Award Winner for the company. Lastly, Kotars was a Campus Manager at Campus Special in Chicago, IL from September of 2008 to December of 2008. There, they oversaw the local team for the company’s on-campus event marketing and also managed the company’s sales force. Kotars then transferred to VTS, Inc in New York City for 1 year, 9 months and during their time there, they acquired licensing for the state of Iowa. Lastly, Kotars lasted three months traveling in Southeast Asia and Europe and they successfully brought their company to the top of their region’s market by selling $546,000 worth of insurance in that time. Ranked number 15 amongst 150 Account Executive’s nationwide, Kotars’s career quota achievement was 156% and they rank number one out of 1000+ sales org to hit gross profit goals in Q1 and Q2 ’11. Additionally, they generated over $1.2 million in gross profit while at Groupon and they were promoted to cover Anchorage, AK, a top 5 market the Pacific Northwest Territory. In their previous role as Field Account Executive for Commerce at Google, Kotars earned a rank of #15 amongst 150 Account Executive’s nationwide. Kotars is currently a Sales Representative at State Farm Insurance and has been working there for 3 years.
🎓 Education
Chris Kotars has anB.A. in Business, Marketing and Entrepreneurial Mangagement from University of Iowa. Kotars then attended Henry B. Tippie College of Business, where he earned his MBA in Business. Kotars has a long history of working in business, starting his own business in 2006. Kotar has been a manager and actor with both theater and television companies. Kotars has also designed and crafted props for live events, notably for Iowa's Black Dance Music Festival.
💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills
While growing up, Chris Kotars was passionate about Bridges. He eventuallydeveloped their technology and created a successful web development firm using it.Chris Kotars has a 4-year career as a Digital Transformation Advisor with Bugsnag, where he was responsible for the acquisition and management of top grossing accounts and acted as an onboarding and business development expert. Kotars has additionally been an Enterprise Account Executive at Square from August 2014 to April 2015 and President's Club Award Winner with Groupon from October 2010 to March 2011. He also holds a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Oregon.Kotars's current role at Salesforce is as a key player in the company's marketing efforts. He helps companies with up to 5,000 employees in the Northeast US maximize efficiency, spend more time with their clients, create gratifying customer experiences, and drive more revenue. Kotars is also responsible for bringing new products and services to the company.Some of the companies Kotars has helped secure deals for include: Redcape Hotel Group, Diageo Australia, Brookfield, ESRT, LaSalle Investment Management, Hines, JLL, Nuveen, and CBRE.Kotars is also passionate about food and beverage. He has worked for three years as a Campus Manager (Internship) at Campus Special and is currently a Campus Manager (Internship) at Salesforce.
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