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Rafael Gonzalez
CO-FOUNDER
ASPIRE SYSTEMS,
A SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY
“My field or any field where you understand the nature
of your business ... at the end of the day we’re a service company.
Don’t forget that the customer’s best interests are your best interests also.”
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Tony Carlston
SENIOR SALES MANAGER
CUTCO CUTLERY
“My advice to anyone starting out in the sales profession would be to see the right prospects and have fun with your job. By that I mean, focus on prospective clients that are most likely to use or need your services or product and enjoy what you do, or get a different job. There’s something very special about enjoying going to work everyday.” |
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Diane Durnin
BROKER
JD FULWILER & CO. INSURANCE INC.
“If you work hard, the sky’s the limit. Insurance is a fabulous career that most people don’t think about. You have to be customer-oriented, a self-starter and have a positive view of life. It’s best to work your way up, learning all aspects of the way things work – rating, underwriting, customer service.” |
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Diane Rivera
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BATTLE GROUND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
“Be open to reinvent oneself, not be afraid of that. Be sure to keep all bridges intact, take all experiences with you good and bad and surround yourself with persons and colleagues with skill sets that are better than yours.” |
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Matt Elerding
BRANCH MANAGER AND LOAN OFFICER
CHASE HOME MORTGAGE
“One: Commit 100 percent to the job. Two: Make sure your sphere of influence, everybody from former co-workers to your communications professor in college to your wife’s bunco group, knows exactly what you do for a living. Three: Send people handwritten thank-you notes. Recognize people.” |
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