Due to some recent changes at Strong Roots I am looking for new opportunities to best deploy my skills as a Sr./Director of Sales.
Over the past decade plus, I've been fortunate enough to have participated in the growth, cultivation, and emergence of some powerhouse brands/categories that are still thriving well beyond my departure, alongside some of the most inspirational founders/teams imaginable. I've been able to work collaboratively with some of the best minds in this industry, and I've crafted long-lasting relationships along the way, which I am grateful for. I’ve managed internal teams, nearly every brokerage, called on National Accounts, Mass and every Regional customer under the sun. The insight, knowledge, experience and friends I’ve forged along the way serves to solidify my adoration for this industry and what we all do - I love Natural CPG, I feel like I make a difference here.
If you know of any opportunities that might be a good fit, wouldn’t mind tapping into your network, want to touch base and catch up, or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to chime in, re-share, etc. If you’re reading this, thanks for being part of this journey with me, I’m excited for what this next chapter has in store!
A snapshot into my journey thus far:
🥔 STRONG ROOTS (Director of Sales, National) - Helped launch 18 skus within 2 categories (FZ Veg, FZ Entree) into over 5000 doors Nationally. Key customers including Absco Global, Kroger, Target, Publix, Wegmans, Wakefern, etc.
🥛 NotCo (Director of Sales, East) - Entered the wild world of food tech and worked alongside my first Global team. Leveraged a robust shopper budget to launch algorithm-developed PB Milk & PB Burger into over 8000 doors Nationally.
🥛 Oatly (Director of Sales, East)- US Retail Salesperson #3, managed the entire East from the earliest days and helped build the rocket-ship as it was taking off - what a journey! Encountered a new set of challenges, not having enough product to sell, and successfully made it through an IPO for the first time in my career.
🍅 Sir Kensington's (National Sales Manager) - Where I truly learned what culture could be when done right. With the support of Unilever, in a National sales capacity, sold our condiment and dressing portfolio with resounding success. Still the only condiment you’ll find in our household.
🌱 KeVita (Regional Sales Manager, Mid-Atlantic & Southeast) - Climbing up the ladder and finding my first mentor within the industry. Another powerhouse brand on an accelerated path to acquisition, when we handed things over to PepsiCo, it felt like a job well done, there wasn’t a pocket of distribution throughout the entire country we hadn’t developed.
🥥 ZICO Rising (Market Sales Manager, Mid-Atlantic) - Where it all started and when I fell in love with this industry. Learned and grew so much leading up to the Coca-Cola acquisition, figured out DSD, and managed my first broker.
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An Professional Food Technologist specialize in Food Safety and Management System, Former Quality Assurance Manager/ FSMS and IQA Auditor /A versatile General Virtual Assitant
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