Chan Patel

Chan Patel has worked in various roles across the sales and business development sectors since 1997. Chan started their career at Franklin Templeton Investments as a Senior Marketing Research Associate, Equity Trading/Portfolio Research, Sales Financial Advisors Division, and Supervisor of Research and Adjustment Department. In 1999, they became the Director of Sales at Sectorbase.com. In 2000, they joined Branders.com as Manager and Sales Team Leader, where they grew the organization to up to 30 before the dotcom bust. In 2012, they were hired as the Director of Sales at RepairPal.com and tested the business model to ascertain whether an inside or outside sales approach was best. In 2017, they became the CEO of TireConsumer.com, managing 3 teams with staff across California, Florida, and Tel Aviv. Currently, they are the Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Autotext.me, a web-based, simple workflow and communication tool developed to bridge gaps regularly happening inside and outside of an auto repair shop.

Chan Patel obtained a Bachelor of Science from the University of the Pacific, majoring in Biological Science and minoring in Business Administration. In 1997, they obtained a Series 6 & 7 license. Chan also holds a Chartered Financial Analyst Level II certification.