Andrew Vest

Currently Andrew resides as the Sales Manager of Guidant Financial located in Bellevue WA. At Guidant, we’re all about empowering entrepreneurs. Our belief is that you should have equal opportunity to live the American Dream. Before Guidant Andrew was Co-Founder of The Agency: a Social Media and Strategy consulting firm based in the Seattle WA area. While leading the operations and business development efforts at The Agency, Andrew was also co-founder and a member of the team developing the word-of-mouth marketing platform www.brandbuddee.com launched in OCT. 2012 . Andrew is the founder of multiple Executive, Tech & Professional networking events throughout the NW. He has spoken on multiple panels in the areas of Sales for start-ups and networking. In past roles he's been a technology consultant working with various fortune 100 to 500 companies across all industries. Prior to consulting, he ran the state of Oregon for the largest direct dealer of T-Mobile overseeing 70+ employees while maintaining a top 3 market out of 37 markets. Before Andrew entered the world of technology he was enjoying the role as the youngest area sales manager at New Century Mortgage. Specialties: Social Media, Mobile, Technology, Consulting, Strategy, Inside and Outside Sales, Account Prospecting and Analysis, Sales Management, Business Development, Lead Generation, Marketing, Market Research, Market Forecasting, Growth Planning, Negotiations, Sales Cycles, Conflict Management, Motivation, Training and On-boarding Plans, Interpersonal Skills, Results Oriented,Project Management