Blake Sawyers, MBA

Blake Sawyers, MBA, has comprehensive experience in sales and management roles. Their most recent position was as Regional Sales Manager for Stoli® Group, where they oversaw business operations in four southeastern control states. Their responsibilities included pricing management, budget management, maintaining relationships with spirits brokers and wine distributors, implementing sales programs, and marketing activations.

Prior to that, Blake worked at Republic National Distributing Company, starting in 2011. Blake held various roles during their tenure, including Control States District Manager, Alliance Division Off-Premise Territory Manager, and Charlotte Division On-Premise Territory Manager. In these positions, they managed key accounts, executed marketing strategies, introduced new products, conducted sales and marketing activities, and achieved significant growth rates.

Before joining Republic National Distributing Company, Blake worked at State Employees' Credit Union, where they held a role in Archive Operations from 2009 to 2010. Blake also has experience as a Regional Sales Representative at Jeld-Wen, where they managed a territory of Lowe's Hardware Stores, acted as a liaison between sales forces and manufacturing facilities, and conducted training classes for employees.

Overall, Blake Sawyers has a strong background in sales and management, with expertise in driving growth, managing key accounts, implementing marketing strategies, and fostering business relationships.

Blake Sawyers, MBA, has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Business Analytics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Prior to their MBA, they obtained a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) degree in Wood Products from North Carolina State University. In addition to their formal education, they have also obtained certification in Google Analytics for Beginners from Google in September 2020.