Anqi (Angela) Lu

CATL is a World Fortune 300 Company, a global leader who provides premier EV battery and energy storage battery for the world. 𝐍𝐎.𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐕 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: CATL has led the EV battery market for 9 consecutive years. 𝐍𝐎.𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: CATL has led the energy storage battery market for 5 consecutive years.

We specialize in guiding companies from China to successfully penetrate the North American market. My role involves leveraging deep industry knowledge and strategic insights across marketing, sales, public relations, and talent acquisition to establish foundational programs and build high-performing teams, ensuring initial growth and sustained success. Consulting Expertise: • Market Entry & Expansion Strategies • Marketing & Sales Optimization • Public Relations & Brand Management • Talent Acquisition & Team Building • Cross-Cultural team management Professional Affiliations: • Director of US Zhejiang General Chamber of Commerce

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After Tesla made the decision to transition their energy business to online, I transitioned to manage the University Town Centre (San Diego) showroom where I led and coached up to 26 reports while fostering a mission-driven culture. During my tenure we grew the location from #5 in California to #1 in the US in test drive and order volume for Q1 2022 ($80M revenue).

I joined Tesla as a Founding Energy Consultant upon the SolarCity acquisition and later earned promotions to roles of increasing responsibility. Due to my position as a top sales performer at SolarCity, I was selected by leadership to launch and lead the pilot program for sales of PV and storage energy services at Tesla retail locations, and the program achieved 300% growth in the first four months with the business model later adopted and scaled nationwide. Highlights: Spearheaded brand awareness efforts that included marketing strategies. Promoted to district leadership role to define strategy and build a high-performing organization of 300 employees and 26 managers responsible for supporting energy sales for 10 stores in Southern California. Initiated continuous improvements in the sales process and refined lead capture and ordering processes to increase team effectiveness and efficiency and grew sales conversion rate from 18% to up to 40%. Provided detailed weekly and monthly sales forecasts for assigned regions and delivered regular updates, recommendations, and strategies to senior managers and store leaders. Set and tracked team KPIs to identify areas for improvement and opportunities. Trained and coached Tesla advisors on prospecting, presenting, and project management. Contributed to the transition of the energy business from Tesla retail to online and was tasked by leadership to train the customer support/service team in Las Vegas responsible for facilitating online sales.

I was hired as a Field Energy Specialist focused on lead generation in the field by SolarCity and earned a promotion to a Consultant role to execute face-to-face sales with prospects. I reached the #1 sales status in Southern California leveraging a referral model that brought in 118 new accounts and over $3.5 M in revenue in the first eight months.

EF Education is a privately held international education company with 50k+ employees that specializes in language training, educational travel, academic degree programs, and cultural exchange. I was responsible for selling high-end offline English programs using a consultative sales approach. While in this role I was consistently ranked among the region’s top three sales consultants (out of 220) in Shanghai. I expanded my business from 300 to 650 accounts within 18 months of employment, achieving the highest conversion rate (38%) in the company.