Alumni Directory

Sam Moore

Area Business Director
Sanofi

School Information

School: Colorado State University

College Major: Other

 Years at College Works: 2009 to 2013

Career Information

Working For: Sanofi

Title: Area Business Director

Industry: Pharmaceuticals

Brief Description of Duties / Responsibilities:

Strategically lead and mentor a high-performing team of 9 area business managers covering the Pacific Northwest territory. Drive growth by effectively managing large, organized customer accounts and contracts within diverse healthcare settings, consistently exceeding annual quotas. Provide hands-on coaching and guidance to team members, empowering them to analyze business opportunities, enhance selling techniques, and foster strong, enduring relationships with key customers.

What Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP?

Getting the opportunity to interview for a Store Manager position in Wells Fargo 14 months into the start of my job here.

College Works Career Impact

In one sentence, what has CW meant to you?

College Works Painting taught me what it takes to separate myself from my peers.

How did your CW experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?

College Works Painting gave me great interview experience that gave me the skills needed to be successful in an interview also gave me real life experience to draw on within the interview as well as in my day to day job.

What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CW experience?

The greatest lesson I learned is that hard work and persistence always shows much better than someone with a lot of talent and no work ethic.

Advice

What advice do you have for potential CW participants? Current CW participants?

To work as hard as you can and learn from every experience that comes up. It will be very challenging but in the end you will look back and have learned so much! Even if your experience is only one year make sure you take full advantage of it.

What’s your best advice for someone interested in entering your career field?

To have opportunitites prior to entering the career that can help you step out of your comfort zone and to develop leadership skills. Once I showed them that I was a leader within the company my promotions happened very rapidly.