May 15, 2024 12:00 PM
Ward Nelson
Rose Sale Tickets Distributed - Sales Training Skills and Role Playing.
Greetings,
Our Presenter this week will be Ely Rotary Club member and Rotary International Foundation chair, Ward Nelson.
Ward will be sharing his sales experience, expertise and tips for achieving success in making sales.
Ward’s 36 year career in the information technology industry included consulting services, general management, diverse field sales management, new product and business development ventures. He retired from IBM as a Certified Project Executive in IBM Global Services e-business Hosting Services organization in 2009. During his career he and his family lived in San Francisco, CA; Reno, NV; New Cannon, CT; Los Angeles, CA; Atlanta, GA; Denver, CO and Ely, MN.
 
Ward holds an MBA from Dartmouth College and a BA in Economics from Augustana College, Illinois. As a former Commissioned Officer, US Army Finance Corps, Ward’s service included a 13 month tour in South Korea.
 
Ward and his wife Muffin have two grown children and four grandchildren. They were named Grand Marshalls for the 2011 Ely Winter Festival and Ward is a Paul Harris Fellow.
 
Angela will be distributing Rose Sale Tickets and reviewing details and sales opportunities  on various days at Zup’s as well as the Rotary tent at the Blueberry Festival on July 26, 27 and 28.