Kurt Bomke: Owner in Bend, OR

Operate all aspects of the sales cycle and act as spokesman for client brands promoting their products and services. Responsible for facilitating and closing sales transactions as well as providing outstanding customer service. Grow, cultivate and maintain a large network of retailer partners across a range of businesses including several large multi-door accounts as well as more than 500 individual retail accounts throughout the United States and Canada. Provide sales support to clients at trade shows and industry events. We have represented these premier brands- Quiksilver/Roxy, Hydro Flask, Polo Ralph Lauren, Osprey, Fjallraven, Columbia Sportswear, Ping, Thule, Russell Athletic, Zephyr as well as many others. • Identified, developed and implemented a sales strategy for Hydro Flask resulting in over $25M in sales since 2016. Created 300 brand new accounts in less than 2 years throughout the United States and Canada. • Grew sales from $600K to $1.4M in first 18 months representing Russell Athletic, resulting in 25% growth in new accounts and achieved over 100% of sales quota for 5 consecutive years. • Established long term relationships with retailers such as Barnes & Noble, Follett Higher Education, Kroger/Fred Meyer, Boeing, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, Sun Valley Resort and Portland Trailblazers.

• Spearheaded and led training initiatives with customers to establish early adoption of consumer visualization software resulting in 40 conversions to new business with Ford Motor Company dealers. Recognized as top sales trainer for 2000. • Identified new business opportunities with potential customers and conducted strategic sales meetings with purchasing managers. Created $150K in new business with Dodge Ram and Subaru of America.

• Oversaw a $6M budget for IT products and services. Responsible for purchasing equipment and services along with vendor management of companies such as Hewlett Packard, Xerox, Tektronix, and Lexmark. Wrote RFP’s, product reviews for engineers, and created KPI’s for both internal and external stakeholders for a variety of initiatives. • Coordinated a 12 month long project across all departments worldwide to reduce waste and redundancy of services producing a $2.1M cost savings to the company’s bottom line.