Clay Sayers is an accomplished professional with a proven track record in revenue growth and business development. With a BS in Marketing from Illinois State University and an MBA in Innovation & Strategic Management from the University of Denver - Daniels College of Business, Clay possesses outstanding strategic planning and analytic skills that enable him to identify and activate market opportunities. His talent for developing programs and supporting narratives to increase sales and profitability through product assortment, merchandising, and promotions make him a valuable asset to any team. Clay has a history of building lasting relationships with key partners and accounts, and this has helped him achieve success in both the Director and Sr. Director positions he has held in Customer Insights and Solutions at The Hain Celestial Group. Clay also has experience as a Principal Sales Consultant at SPINS, where he developed a talent for building fact-based selling stories and was responsible for business management, synergy, and cross-functional projects. Before SPINS, Clay worked at Hormel Foods where he was a Sr. Category Development Analyst and Category Analyst- Target on-site. He began his career as an Associate Sales & Product Manager at ADM. Clay possesses several skills, including sales planning and strategies, data analysis, promotion planning, team leadership and training, consumer data, and cross-functional project management. He is passionate about insights, natural products, market research, analytics, data narratives, retail solutions, and innovation.