Matthew Potter Email & Phone Number

Arlington Heights, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, United States

With over 55 years of providing innovative maintenance and sanitation solutions under our belt, Goodway Technologies offers the industry’s most innovative equipment for cleaning and sanitation in food production plants, bakeries, and processing facilities, breweries, beverage production, distilleries, and more.For the food production markets, we specialize.

US Midwest

• Manages 50+ stocking distributors in a $4M, 5 state territory (IL, WI, IN, OH, MI)
• Trains reps, manufacturers, distributors and contractors on product knowledge and sales techniques.
• Administers accredited industry presentations to architects, engineers, developers, interior designers, and other construction professionals in the residential, commercial, RV/motorhome, hospitality markets.
• Developed the project pipeline for the multi-family, hospitality, and commercial markets in Chicago.
• Developed the RV market, relationships with eight Class A motorhome brands.
• Mentors sales executives on goal setting, time management, scheduling, and organizational skills.

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

• Managed all aspects of the sales process, day-to-day logistics and dispatching duties in the US and Canada.
• Averaged over 100 cold calls per day for over a year to build a book of business.
• Trained and managed three employees on TQL computer systems, dispatching duties, carrier relations, load tracking, carrier and customer communication and sales techniques.
• Mentored young employees in sales goals and overall career development.

My business started out as a lawn care service and then moved on to be a residential design and build company. I managed this venture in all facets and hired one employee.

1211 W. 22nd Street Suite 905 Oak Brook, IL 60523

• B2B in-person cold called 50-60 potential clients per day, averaging 250 per week and over 1,000 per month. Closed an average of two business deals per day.
• Specialized in office supply demand and needs of small to medium-tier clientele in over 20 business verticals.
• Built a team of account executives by interviewing up to three potential candidates every week
• Hosted training classes to prepare over 50 executives for an outside sales role.
• Managed outside sales executives’ daily sales processes and financial goals.

Ba Of Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Activities and Societies: Beta Theta Pi, ASLA

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