Sebastian Ruiz

Summary

Results-driven bilingual (English/Spanish) sales and business development leader with 7+ years scaling revenue across US and LATAM markets. As Head of Sales at Thankz Global Staffing, I grew the customer base 200% (generating $760K-$950K+ in placement revenue through 30+ specialized AI and finance placements), built an 8-person SDR team, then used agentic AI workflows to compress that operation into a lean 2-person team running at 75% higher efficiency, and expanded operations into 14 countries. My background also spans international trade consulting (brokering $70.6M+ in medical supply sales during a global PPE shortage) and government-facing trade research on Colombia's commercial agreements with Mercosur and the EU. I pair that commercial track record with hands-on AI fluency: deploying AI-driven prospecting and CRM stacks in my sales role, and building AI-powered internal tools, guest-experience software, and automation workflows as Founder of 77Rentals. Bachelor of Science in International Business & Entrepreneurship from the University of Tampa (Honors); MBA on pause, expected 2028 at Indiana Tech.

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