Business Development Executive

Resplendent Agency is a marketing agency specializing in PR, public relations, brand visibility, organic social, and paid social strategy for hospitality, lifestyle, CPG, travel and tourism and experience-driven brands. We partner with high-quality operators and founders who care about brand presence, reputation, community connection, and long-term growth — not just short-term marketing tactics.

We are building a relationship-driven growth model rooted in trust, credibility, and providing business growth outcomes and not just efforts. This role is the first business development hire in the organization and plays a foundational role in Resplendent’s expansion strategy.

Role Summary

The Business Development Executive is responsible for prospecting, relationship-building, and lead/meeting generation with hospitality and lifestyle businesses across the Austin and broader Central Texas market.

This is a Contract to Hire (1099 to begin) role designed for a high-autonomy, high-ownership professional who thrives in relationship-based sales. This role is located in Austin, Tx and requires in person meetings as needed. The core objective of the role is simple:

Get qualified decision-makers into meetings with the CEO — and help drive closed business.

This is not transactional sales.

This is connection-driven business development.

You will build relationships with owners, GMs, operators, founders, and executive leaders, understand their business needs, and position Resplendent as a premium growth partner.

Formal experience in business development or sales is needed and experience with PR or Marketing Agencies is a plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and engage hospitality, lifestyle, and multi-location brands in Austin, San Antonio and Central Texas and have ownership of  the business development lifecycle 
• Build relationships with owners, GMs, operators, decision-makers, and executive stakeholders
• Develop a local market presence through authentic connection,through digital outreach, networking, and referrals
• Create warm pathways into organizations through trust-based outreach through a variety of touch points.
• Use CRM (Hubspot) and sales outreach tools daily 

• Build long-term relationships — not just transactional conversations
• Understand business challenges in our market segments and growth goals
• Identify brand, PR, social, and visibility gaps
• Position Resplendent’s services as solutions aligned to real business needs

• Secure qualified meetings weekly with decision-makers for the CEO
• Ensure meetings are well-positioned, relevant, and aligned to real opportunities (BANT)
• Prepare warm handoffs with context, insights, and relationship background
• Attend 100% of meetings you book 

• Partner with leadership to refine messaging, targeting, and market strategy
• Provide market intelligence and insights from the field
• Support deal flow from first contact through close

Compensation Structure 

This role includes multiple earning pathways, with on target earnings of 60-80k year 1:

• Commission on closed business
• Fixed bi-weekly pay for administrative work associated with this role 

This creates income through both activity and outcomes, rewarding relationship-building and deal flow generation.

High performers will have the opportunity to transition into a salary with benefits role once specific revenue and performance milestones are achieved.

Ideal Candidate

This role is ideal for someone who is:

• A natural connector
• Comfortable initiating conversations
• Energized by relationship-based selling
• Not afraid of “no” or “not now”
• Motivated by autonomy and ownership
• Skilled at reading people and business dynamics
• Naturally can build trust and confidence

Required Capabilities

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to build trust and confidence quickly
• High emotional intelligence
• Business acumen in hospitality/lifestyle, CPG, and travel/ tourism sectors
• Comfort with ambiguity and autonomy
• Tech savvy
• Ability to self-manage time, pipeline, and outreach
• Professional presence with executive stakeholders

Please send your Resume to Careers@resplendent.agency