
Marvin Vines
Vice President, National Sales
Coca-Cola
Alpharetta, GA USA
“Don’t be afraid to fail. Don’t look at failure as the end point—look at it as a learning point.”
Coca-Cola
Alpharetta, GA USA
“Don’t be afraid to fail. Don’t look at failure as the end point—look at it as a learning point.”
Vice President, National Sales
I lead our Aramark account team for Coca-Cola.
I have three national account executives and a marketing manager that report to me. I also work with an operations manager. The six of us work closely together to manage the Aramark account for Coca-Cola, which has nine lines of business (i.e. higher education, dining, healthcare, sports and entertainment, etc.). I work on my own development plans and then work on development plans for my team. My main priority every day is to make sure my team has everything they need to succeed in the market.
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