Account Manager Key
Resume:
JOHN T. GRIFFIN III
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Apt 2N
Evanston, IL 60202
1980
03.1991 – 06.2001
11.2014 – 09.2022
08.2002 – 09.2014
• Journalism Internship at local NBC affiliate WPLT
• Disc Jockey at college radio station
• Responsible for key account sales and management, including 5 years exclusively with D&W chain, doubling sales during that time
• Achieved sales increases 9 years in a row
• Helped many on-premise accounts receive Wine Spectator awards for their lists
• Daily beer education classes for all bar and wait staff
• Beer menu development for 131-handle tap list—the largest draft list in Michigan
EDUCATION
WORK HISTORY
PLATTSBURGH STATE UNIVERSITY, N.Y.
BA in Communication Arts
SLOCUM AND SONS – NORTH HAVEN, CT
Fine Wine Sales Representative
IMPERIAL BEVERAGE COMPANY – KALAMAZOO, MI
Account Manager
THE SCORE RESTAURANT & SPORTS BAR – GRAND RAPIDS, MI Consultant
07.2016 – 05.2025
• Drove as a retirement gig, ended up loving it
• 16,892 rides provided at a 4.9 star rating
UBER
Driver
Former sales professional with expertise and passion for fine food and beverage seeking part-time
work in partial retirement.
JOHN T. GRIFFIN III
REFERENCES
Steve Dixon – Queensboro Wine and Spirit – W. Stockbridge, MA OWNER
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Terry Moore – Old Mill Restaurant – S. Egremont, MA OWNER
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Ira Smith – Kent Wine and Spirit – Kent, CT
OWNER
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Bryan Ulbrich – Left Foot Charley
OWNER/WINEMAKER
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Spencer Stegenga – Bowers Harbor Vineyards
OWNER/WINEMAKER
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Jim Lester – Wyncroft Wine
OWNER/WINEMAKER
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Mark Thomas Gavigan
FORMER VINO DEL SOL REP
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Roz Mayberry – D&W stores
CORPORATE WINE BUYER
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James Van Der Kolk – i-lixir beverage
OWNER
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Michael Honig – Honig Vineyard and Winery
OWNER
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James Rosbach – Seagram’s Chateau and Estates
RETIRED VICE PRESIDENT
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Joseph Locke – The Score Restaurant
CO-OWNER
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Joe Cekola – Imperial Beverage
PRESIDENT
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Bradford Hammerschmidt – Imperial Beverage
DISTRICT MANAGER AND PARTNER
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Key account management, new business development, on- and off-premise staff training, relationship building, good with math, critical tasting and product descriptions, joke telling
QUALIFICATIONS
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