Chris Draper

Background

About Chris Draper

I pride myself in being a motivated sales and marketing professional with 30 years of experience. I began working at the age of 10 in my fourth generation family business, Draper Foods, Inc. We took great pride for being the largest wholesale foodservice distributer south of the Twin Cities. When my family sold the business in I decided to attend The University of St. Thomas to further my quest for savvy business, developement and marketing skills. I graduated Cum Laude with a BA in Entreprenurship. After graduation, I began working for Upsher-Smith Laboratories. I took on the challenge of opening up a new sales territoty on the east coast for Upsher-Smith, specializing in cardiology, dermatology, and female health products. During this time, I was a top producing sales representative. Awards and accolades include:#1 in the U.S. for top prescribers (2009),#4 in the U.S. for largest increase in standings (2009), top 10 finalist for best field sales performance (2007), runner-up for the President's Club (2007), member of the Million Dollar Club (2006), President's Club winner (2005), district captain Mid-Atlantic and NorthEast districts (2009 and 2010). By 2010, I was ready for a new challenge. I became a Associate Product Manager in the marketing department at Upsher-Smith Laboratories. While in this role, I learned invaluable skills. I coordinated sales training for the national roll out of our newly rebranded product-AmLactin, executed the first digital ad campaign for AmLactin, established myself as the key contact with Walgreens, Rite-Aid and Costco. The last 7 years at Breaktime Beverage have allowed me to bring my previous experience to create unprecedented, never-before-seen sales to the table. Breaktime Beverage has gone from a small fish in an ever-increasingly large vendor pond to a big fish with my experience and hard work. During my time here, we have opened over 500 accounts to date, achieved the highest revenue and retention percentage in the 40-year company history in (2017, 2018, 2019), 400% to goal for our large market accounts in 2019. I thrive in an environment that values hardwork, innovation, relationships, efficiency, teamwork, dedication, enthusiasm, strong communication and putting the customer first.