Ted Benakis

Ted Benakis has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Ted currently holds the position of Sr. Director, Strategic Accounts at Highlight since August 2022. Prior to this, they served as the Director of Enterprise Sales from December 2021 to August 2022, and as the Head Of Business Development from January 2021 to December 2021.

Before joining Highlight, Ted worked as an Advisor at Pangea.app starting from October 2019. From February 2016 to September 2019, they held the position of Head of Sales & Growth at FunnelBeam, where they played a crucial role in developing and implementing custom A.I. solutions for B2B enterprise sales.

Ted also had experience in sales and business development at UserTesting, where they worked as an Account Executive in the Install Base team from October 2015 to February 2016 and as a Strategic Business Development specialist from February 2015 to October 2015.

Prior to that, they worked at Jobvite as a Lead Development Representative II from September 2014 to February 2015, responsible for outbound lead development and prospecting in the HR/Recruiting/Talent Acquisition function. Ted also briefly served as a Lead Development Representative I from June 2014 to September 2014.

Earlier in their career, Ted worked as a Technology Consultant at Protiviti from July 2013 to June 2014. Ted gained hands-on experience in system administration and troubleshooting while working as a System Administrator Intern at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. from August 2012 to June 2013. Ted also interned as a MIS/Computer Science Intern at the same company from May 2012 to August 2012, where they were involved in various IT projects.

Ted's career started at Apple, where they worked as an AppleCare At-Home Advisor from May 2011 to May 2012.

Overall, Ted Benakis has demonstrated expertise in strategic accounts, enterprise sales, business development, and technology consulting throughout their career.

Ted Benakis graduated from the University of Arizona in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Management Information Systems. In 2015, they obtained a certification in The Bitcoin Basics from Udemy.