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Dennis Wise

Executive sales leader specializing in SaaS, sustainability, and business development

WasteZeroSyracuse UniversityRaleigh-Durham, NC24 Years ExperienceExecutive Level

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Senior sales executive in waste and recycling who has repeatedly transformed regional businesses into national growth stories. He reports growing Waste Zero from $6M to $26M and Recyclops from $4M to $50M+, while personally remaining the top rainmaker and leading public sector expansion across the U.S. and into major municipal accounts like Toronto.

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Key Strengths

  • Scaled Waste Zero revenue from $6M to $26M over 8 years
  • Scaled Recyclops from $4M to $50M+ starting in 2021
  • Led full sales and revenue strategy as SVP/VP across two organizations
  • Expanded Recyclops from 6 states to 32 states
  • Built and led sales teams of 8 at Waste Zero and 4 at Recyclops
  • Consistent top individual rainmaker while leading teams
  • Strong public sector and municipal sales expertise
  • End-to-end ownership of complex government deals
  • Executive-level stakeholder selling
  • Used market signals like tipping fees and landfill constraints to prioritize expansion
  • Disciplined CRM-driven pipeline inspection and forecasting
  • High-accountability sales leadership with structured performance management
  • Cross-border public sector deal experience with City of Toronto

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Experience

Vice President, Sales & Business DevelopmentRecyclops · Jan 2021 – Present
Senior Vice PresidentWasteZero · Jan 2024 – Present
Senior Vice PresidentFutures Inc. · Jan 2010 – Jan 2012
New Business Development – AEC & Commercial Real EstateBobbitt · Jan 2007 – Jan 2010
Sales Director / Senior Marketing ConsultantAmerican City Business Journals · Jan 2003 – Jan 2006
President, Chief Operating Officer, Majority OwnerTraces, Inc. · Jan 1999 – Jan 2003

Education

Syracuse Universitymaster, Public Relations Management
SUNY Fredoniabachelor, Mass Communication / Media

Awards

  • Chairman's Club (Top 5% ABCJ producer)
  • ACBJ Eagle Award for #2 in sales volume
  • TASP
  • Sales Professional of the Year

Skills

SalesBusiness DevelopmentGo-to-Market StrategyMarketingTeam BuildingCross-Functional LeadershipP&L ManagementPipeline managementSaaS SalesEnterprise SalesC-Suite SalesGTM Program DevelopmentSales LeadershipSalesforce DesignRevenue Growth

Languages

English

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