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Michael K. Smith

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Sales Executive at Avalara
📍 Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

Michael is a high-achieving Sales Executive at Avalara, specializing in SaaS and tax compliance automation. A three-time President’s Club winner, he excels at engaging C-Level executives and consistently exceeds sales targets. He holds both a Bachelors and a Master of Science degree from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Outside of his sales career, Michael is a driven entrepreneur, running two successful e-commerce businesses—an apparel brand and a private label candle company. In his downtime, he enjoys watching sports, playing video games, and relaxing with his wife over a comedy or horror film.

As a solopreneur, he has generated over $300, 000 in e-commerce revenue across Amazon, eBay, and Shopify.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Sales Executive
Job Level
Junior
Location
Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
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AI in Tax Tech
His recent social media activity focuses on how Avalara is embedding AI into its tax research tools to drive efficiency and accuracy for finance leaders.
Sales Performance
He has a consistent record of high achievement, earning President's Club honors at both Avalara and ADP by significantly exceeding his sales quotas.
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Career

Work history

2-2024
Sales Executive
Avalara
12-2022
President
CatalyXt Entertainment LLC
11-2021 - 12-2022
Account Executive
NetSuite
11-2021 - 12-2022
Steering Committee Member
The CFO Leadership Council
6-2021 - 12-2021
Elite Senior District Manager
ADP
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Education
2017 - 2018
Master of Science - MS
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
2013 - 2017
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
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