Hi, I’m Alan Lee.  Founder of Flatiron Sales Strategies.

I began my sales career representing commercial photographers in New York City.

We started doing business with advertising agencies, graphic design firms, financial services companies, and an endless number of national brands. A great business to be in for many years.

Then there was a sea change. Mainly due to the mergers and acquisitions that were taking place at that time. Where there were two and three companies, now they were consolidating into one. Budgets were getting cut, and from the client side, they requested more use of the improving quality of stock images which led to fewer assignments for the photographers we represented. 

I saw the handwriting on the wall and started my own stock photo group which I ran for seven years. That business grew steadily, as I had built an extensive national client base.

I then merged with a larger stock agency and became head of sales. Two years later they were bought by an innovative company based in Canada where I joined them as National Account Manager, responsible for new business in the U.S.  

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A NEW DIRECTION
A few years later I made a career change. I got into commercial real estate, first as retail broker then into Investment Real Estate Sales. 

After 6 years I wanted to pursue something different and use my experiences in sales to help people in a sales role build a solid pipeline and grow their business.

FORMEr Clients included:

Bank of America, Chase Bank, American Express, Charles Schwab, Time Inc., Honda, Toyota, Ogilvy, J. Walter Thompson, Grey Advertising, Saatchi, Wieden + Kennedy, Hill Holliday, DDB NY/Chicago/LA, Young & Rubicam, Deutsch, BBDO, Sony Pictures, Nike.