Founder

Entrepreneur Catherine B. Blake, founder of Sales Protocol International has a passion for sales, marketing and business development and a heart for encouraging others to be their personal best.

Experience

Blake has twenty years of sales and marketing experience with both FORTUNE 500 corporate giants such as EMC, GTE and IBM Corporation and start-ups.

Her assignments have taken her outside the United States to Chile, Ecuador, China, Australia, Germany, Sweden, England and France. In her tenure, some of her key clients have included NBC TV, ESPN, Raytheon, DeBeers, Daimler-Benz and the United States Navy. She has survived some of the best sales training on the planet, including walking across a bed of red hot coals to establish self-control and focus.

During her professional career, she had the privilege of working with the renowned marketing giant, Jack Trout, author of Marketing Warfare and The Twenty-two Innumerable Laws of Marketing. Her professional expertise includes creating a corporate identity, branding, sales and business strategy.

Ms. Blake has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and an Executive MBA from Harvard University, and has been recognized by Who’s Who in Information Technology.

Community Involvement

Ms. Blake has served on the board of directors of several non-profit groups including The Boys & Girls Club, Girls Inc. She is currently affiliated with SMPS (Society for Marketing Professional Services), SAMA (Strategic Management Association), and AMA (American Marketing Association).

True to her values, Ms. Blake serves as a mentor to young business women and serves on a leadership team at her church in New Hampshire.