Griffs Jobs

Job #24 K-1 Packaging Group, Industry, CA 1999 Vice President
Sales & Marketing Business Development and Supervised Staff
This Job opportunity was an offer I could not refuse. Salary $80,000 as
VP of Sales and Marketing. I did not know the job would only last nine
months
Although… At this stage in my life I was a bit more secure although
having experienced success as a real estate I had a fall back plan and I
was not putting all my eggs in one job… I felt the opportunity at K-1
was a good one because I was hired to help train a younger sales force
and set up a sales plan and marketing plan which I effectively did in a
few short months. I enjoyed training the sales representatives, interviewing
and hiring one rep during my tenure and of course handling my own
book of business which I brought in and making calls with the reps who
needed my support. I believe my employer got the most out me and I
got the most out them in 9 months and we parted gracefully after the 9
months… I had come to a point in my life as a seasoned professional
with a horrible resume that I would be a hired gunslinger it appeared
for the rest of my career in was not worried about it too much since
my track record was pretty much established and I knew that my heart
and soul was not selling printing and probably mot managing a printing
company from my experiences to date. At age 44 I was pretty much as
one of my friends had reminded me a balding tire to corporate America.
The fight in me was still there but the jobs I had taken were just not the
right fit. At this point I was open to anything and to my surprise another
printing opportunity surfaced which would not be last one but close to
it.
Job #25 Westamerica Graphics, Foothill Ranch CA
2001 Print Salesman
Yes, I kept repeating the same pattern of taking a job that I was not suited
for or really had a passion not the best time in my life…thankfully my
home life was great and work was something I just was going through
the motions on I recall at this time in my life… I was paid a Base Salary
of $50,000. I was spinning my wheels. Unexpectedly the tragedy of
9/11/2001 hit me like millions of Americans with Shock, Disbelief. 911
was a wakeup call to America and I’m sure If I was younger I would
have joined the Military to help in any way I could. After 911 my desire
to do something different led me to resign from my position at Westamerica
Graphics to become a Teacher something I had thought about
and was interested in trying.
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