Colin Leese
CA Raised • AZ Bound Sales & Client Relations
Inbound Sales Representative — Big Brand Tire & Service

Colin
Leese

Twenty-two, competitive, and closing. Colin turns cold callers into repeat customers for a living — in his first two months on the phones he won the company’s Sales Strategy Competition, then backed it up with a top-4 finish in the Phone Strategy Competition that earned him a trip to Skip Barber Racing School.

Experience
4+ yrs
Roles held
5 since 2021
Sales titles won
2 in 90 days
Trip earned
Skip Barber, Sept ’26
The Pitch

Sales isn’t a title he’s chasing.
It’s the thing he’s already good at.

Colin’s résumé doesn’t read like a straight line to a sales floor — and that’s the point. He’s spent the last four years earning trust fast in every high-pressure, customer-facing seat he’s sat in: training new hires as a Crew Trainer at McDonald’s, upselling preventive maintenance as a Customer Service Advisor at Jiffy Lube, walking customers through service pricing as a Certified Technician at Valvoline. Every one of those jobs was, underneath it, a sales job.

Now he’s doing it on the phones. As an Inbound Sales Representative at Big Brand Tire & Service, Colin fields high-volume calls, quotes tires, books appointments, and converts callers into customers — and he did it well enough, fast enough, to win the company’s Sales Strategy Competition within his first two months on the job.

He also spent a semester as a staff writer for The Channels, Santa Barbara City College’s student newspaper, covering campus news and sports — the kind of experience that shows up in how clearly and quickly he communicates with a stranger on the phone. Between the phones and the counter, he’s grown comfortable working in multilingual, multicultural environments — and has found ways to communicate with everyone who calls.

Credentials on file

  • Food Handler CertificationActive thru 2026
  • ServSafe CertifiedCurrent
  • Valid Driver’s License + CDLCurrent
  • Work authorizationAny US employer
Verified win · July 2026

Sales Strategy Competition — Big Brand Tire & Service

Recognized company-wide for top performance in sales technique and customer conversion strategy — earned within his first two months in the role. Ask him to walk you through how he closes a call.

Verified win · August 2026

Phone Strategy Competition — Top 4 Finish

Placed 4th company-wide in Big Brand Tire & Service’s Phone Strategy Competition — a finish that earned him a spot on an all-expenses-paid trip to Skip Barber Racing School in Sonoma, CA (Sept 7–10, 2026), sponsored by BFGoodrich & Michelin.

Track Record

Four years, five roles, one direction: up.

NOW
Inbound Sales Representative Current
Big Brand Tire & Service · Moorpark, CA · June 2026 – Present
  • Handles high-volume inbound sales and service calls — tire quotes, appointment scheduling, service recommendations
  • Builds rapport quickly with callers, driving positive feedback and repeat business
  • Consistently meets or exceeds call metrics and sales goals in a performance-driven environment
Winner — Sales Strategy Competition, July 2026
Top 4 — Phone Strategy Competition, Aug 2026 → Skip Barber Racing School trip
’25–’26
Certified Technician
Valvoline Instant Oil Change · Kingman, AZ · Dec 2025 – June 2026
  • Walked customers through service options and pricing — oil changes, filters, fuel system cleaning, preventive maintenance
  • Handled cash, card, and digital payments while logging service details in the POS system
’24–’25
Staff Writer, The Channels
Santa Barbara City College · Santa Barbara, CA · Aug 2024 – Feb 2025
  • Covered campus news, sports, and opinion pieces for SBCC’s student newspaper
’24
Customer Service Advisor
Jiffy Lube International · Goleta, CA · Mar 2024 – Oct 2024
  • Recommended and sold maintenance services against vehicle history and manufacturer schedules
  • Ran preventive inspections and translated findings into clear, honest customer conversations
’21–’25
Crew Trainer
McDonald’s · Santa Barbara, CA · Oct 2021 – May 2025
  • Trained new team members and managed high-volume drive-thru operations under pressure
  • Delivered consistent customer service while holding the line on safety and speed standards
Capabilities

What he brings to the floor.

Sales & Business Development

Inside Sales Outside Sales B2B Prospecting Lead Generation Outbound Calling Price Quotes Product Demos CRM Software Client Referrals

Customer Relations

Client Communication Relationship Building Complaint Resolution Multi-Line Phones Product Support Cross-Cultural Communication

Leadership & Operations

Staff Training Team Leadership Appointment Scheduling POS Systems Time Management Attention to Detail
Education

Built the communication chops early.

Santa Barbara City College
Communication and Media Studies
AUG 2023 – MAY 2025
Westlake High School
High School Diploma
GRADUATED JUNE 2022 · WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA

Let’s talk
opportunity.

Colin is actively exploring any role built around sales — hospitality, inside sales, outside sales, business development, or remote. If you’re hiring — or just want to see how he closes — reach out directly.

colinaaronleese@gmail.com → Connect on LinkedIn →
Based in Tempe, AZ — open to Remote