My First Job: Bart Preecs, business development manager

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December 11, 2005

My First Job: Bart Preecs, business development manager

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Bart Preecs

Current position: Business Development Manager, Washburn Communication, a technology marketing company in Bellevue that offers marketing and related services for clients primarily in the technology industry.

First job: Vendor, Spokane Indians Baseball Stadium. I sold soft drinks and ice-cream bars in the stands during games. When I got a little more experience, I sold programs at the gate.

What I learned: To keep working after sales slowed down. People stopped buying snacks by the sixth or seventh inning and it was tempting to slow down and be a spectator. I also learned that it helped to have the right product: On some cool evenings we switched to coffee or hot chocolate and I usually did well with that. I learned that a little personality gave regular customers some incentive to look for me among the crowds.

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