Adriene brings over ten years of training experience into the classroom as an instructor for Baker Communications. She began her career in the Banking and Financial Services industry with Wachovia National Bank formerly, First Union National Bank. After experiencing success in branch management and sales, Adriene was promoted to Corporate Sales Training Specialist for the Mid-Atlantic Region. During her tenure in sales training, she designed and delivered numerous training programs including Telephone Sales, Sale Academy, Situational Leadership, Managerial Coaching, and Branch Licensing Series 6 & 63. Adriene also worked for Glaxo SmithKline Pharmaceutical as an executive pharmaceutical consultant where she experienced tremendous sales success and was then promoted to Regional Mentor & Sales Trainer.

Becoming a regional trainer gave Adriene the opportunity to revisit her passion for training and development. This rewarding experience introduced selling skills and product knowledge to new hires and mentored them throughout their pharmaceutical careers.

As a member of the Baker Communications team, Adriene’s areas of expertise include:

Value-Added Sales
Win-Win Negotiations
Time Management
Business Etiquette
Consultative Selling Skills
Telephone Selling Skills
Time & Territory Management
Effective Business Writing
Exceptional Presentations
Executive Presentations
Technical Presentations
One-on-one Coaching
Inside Sales
Management
Leadership
Assertiveness

Adriene holds a B.A. in Political Science and Communications from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, VA. She is currently working on a Masters degree in Exercise Science. Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Adriene and her husband have recently moved to Texas.