Ben Chasek
Chicago
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales Development Representative (Retention)
Instacart
07.2025 - Current
- Consulting CPG brands from the initial campaign launch to evergreen strategies, integrating Instacart Ads into long-term media plans.
- On pace to drive over $600,000 in ad revenue through Q3 2025, achieving approximately 135% of the quota.
- Played a key role on the Account Prioritization team, optimizing BoB planning for strategic account management, and improved advertiser retention.
Sales Development Representative (Activation)
Instacart
07.2024 - 06.2025
- Achieved 149%, 190% and 213% of advertising quotas on Instacart platform over three consecutive quarters.
- Delivered data-driven analyses and targeted ad solutions to uncover growth opportunities and optimize ad performance for CPG brands across platforms.
- Built an in-depth understanding of digital ad tools and solutions to help advertisers achieve a wide range of marketing objectives.
Business Development Intern
Innovative Partnerships Group
Los Angeles
10.2023 - 12.2023
- Led market research efforts to uncover strategic alignment opportunities for key stakeholders.
- Built pipeline reports and implemented daily business development initiatives for the Consultative Business Development team.
Marketing Services Intern
Playfly Premier Partnerships
El Segundo
05.2023 - 07.2023
- Conducted comprehensive qualitative and quantitative market research on current sponsorship trends for professional and collegiate clients.
- Structured and executed a prospecting strategy to identify potential business opportunities.
- Created a mock pitch for a future MLB expansion team, detailing corporate sponsorship hierarchy presented to company executives.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration in Marketing
University of Oregon, Lundquist College of Business
Eugene, OR06.2024
Skills
- Account management and CRM
- Market research and data analysis
- Objection handling and cold calling
- Email outreach and social selling
- Strategic thinking and adaptability
- Full-cycle sales process
- Strategic planning
- Performance optimization
- Negotiation techniques
- Goal-oriented mindset
Timeline
Sales Development Representative (Retention)
Instacart
07.2025 - Current
Sales Development Representative (Activation)
Instacart
07.2024 - 06.2025
Business Development Intern
Innovative Partnerships Group
10.2023 - 12.2023
Marketing Services Intern
Playfly Premier Partnerships
05.2023 - 07.2023
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration in Marketing
University of Oregon, Lundquist College of Business