Max Wegner
- Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
- nesto
School Information
School: Michigan State University
College Major: Engineering
Years at College Works: 2003
Career Information
Working For: nesto
Title: Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
Industry: Finance
Brief Description of Duties / Responsibilities:
I am responsible for optimizing our client conversion from sales to funding while increasing our client experience as measured by profitability and growth across the organization.
What Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP?Professionally it is accomplishing the current role of regional Vice President in less than 10 years.
College Works Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CW meant to you?
College Works Painting introduced me to and gave me the chance to experience everything business.
How did your CW experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?
My College Works Painting experience is invaluable. Now it allows me to have access to, if needed an unlimited network of successful people across the country.
What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CW experience?
Understanding and listening to clients is the most important thing to any successful business. Doing what it takes is all it takes.
Advice
What advice do you have for potential CW participants? Current CW participants?
Potential College Works Painting participants: As a person who has been making hiring decisions for our organization there is nothing more valuable on a resume than someone who has experience like College Works Painting. Current College Works Painting interns: I would say burn the bridges and sell out to making this the biggest thing you do currently. The more you put into running a successful small business the more you will get out of it.
What’s your favorite memory from CW?
10+ years later I still have many memories. The one I would simply describe would be the trips to Cabo and Park City, UT.
Last words of wisdom?
No one can describe or explain the value of the College Works Painting internship that has not completed it.