Hello.  

I absolutely love fishing and grew up with it in my blood since I was a little boy salmon fishing with my Dad in Seattle, WA.  I thrive on sharing fishing experiences with the younger generations and keeping them engaged and passionate about this great sport!  I have also been very successful teaching and promoting the sport to all demographics.   

My bottom-line is:  I WORK FOR YOU!  At shows, special events, speaking engagements, club meetings, tournaments, or just "working the crowd" in local shops...I motivate fisherman to fall in love with your products!

I value family support in this industry as well.  I am extremely blessed to have my wife Lisa supporting my fishing efforts and my 1 year old son Zeke is always cheering me on too.   My Dad & Mom are also my #1 fans!

Thank you for talking time to review my resume and consider me as a possible partner and team member.

Gratefully,

James Smiley

marketingwithjames@gmail.com

High Level Overview

• B.A.S.S. Open touring pro also competing locally in various pro am events and some team events

• Publisher of over 40 instructional fishing videos

• Common public speaker and fishing instructor

• Massive online following nationwide and reaching into 4 countries and 45K+ viewers (website, Twitter, YouTube, etc.)

• 11 years of professional sales/marketing management experience

• Seasoned outdoor journalist for major west coast magazines and websites

• 17 years of bass tournament experience

• 16 wins and 5 Angler of the Year titles

• 2009 President and Tournament Director of South Orange County BASSMASTERS (SoCal's oldest club)

• 4 years running a fully sponsored and wrapped corporate bass boat

• Licensed professional bass fishing guide and fishing instructor

Market and Ad Value Overview

• 12.7 million impressions/month generated

• Over 32k miles driven/year in boat and truck

• Calculated ad value of over $350k annually from media exposure 

Career Summary

• Professional background in marketing, sales, and business strategy development for Fortune 500 companies to successful start ups.  Known for trend setting ideas and innovations in the wireless and GPS industries and is partial owner of www.TeleNav.com. 
      o Verizon Wireless
      o Sprint

      o Nextel
      o TeleNav (www.telenav.com)
      o Boost Mobile (www.boostmobile.com)

• Proven professional sales abilities and training
      o Nextel Enterprise Data Consultant (B2B Consultant) – Averaged 218% to quote.
      o TeleNav Sr. Sales/Marketing Manager – Key leader in taking this start up company from 54 gross adds/month to an industry leading 4000 gross adds/month 

• Currently V.P. of Marketing at Evergreen Financial Center

Other Fishing Industry Experience
     o Director of Marketing for Top Shelf Tackle (www.rickstopshelftackle.com)
              Increased regional sales by over 600% in the first 8 months and got KVD to fish our baits and win

              2009 Smith Mtn Lake Bassmasters Elites Series event on our swimbait (shown on ESPN2).

     o Marketing Consultant for Bass Angler's Guide Magazine, Dobyns Rods, Skinny Bear Fishing

     o Have been a hired marketing manager for 7 professional anglers (website design, product development,

        boat wraps, personal branding, etc.)

     o 1999-2001 Federal Way Bass Buster (B.A.S.S. Club): Tournament Director
     o 1996-1998 Maple Valley Castmasters (youth B.A.S.S. club): President and Tournament Director

     o Bass8Baits - Marketing manager 2004-2006

Education

     o Bachelors Degree with Honors - Business Administration; major in Marketing

       Canterbury University

Angler of the Year & Other Awards
2009 S.O.C.B. Angler of the Year

2008 B.A.S.S. Central Opens - 20th Place AOY

2006 NWBASSER Angler of the Year

2000 Federal Way Bass Busters Angler of the Year
1998 Maple Valley Castmasters Angler of the Year
1996 Maple Valley Castmasters Angler of the Year