Bill Perry ... The Go2Guy
Bill's unique background combines 35 years of sales and marketing experience with a successful career in small business and corporate level management. A talented and creative team leader, he is recognized for his ability to build relationships and solve problems.
Coming out of the U.S. Air Force as an air traffic controller, Bill worked for Kimberly Clark Corporation. Within a year, he was promoted to District Sales manager. Later transferred to the Pacific Northwest, he took responsibility for five states, setting sales increase records each year before leaving the company to start his own business, Perry & Associates.
For the next 20 years, Bill developed his small Bellevue-based sales & marketing business into a thriving company employing 20 full-time team members, representing 15 national firms and more than 150 products. Among the earliest to recognize Costco's emergence as a major force in the marketplace, Bill established a business alliance that produced more than $100 million in product sales to Costco alone between 1987 and 2001.
An effective and experienced public speaker, Bill planned marketing campaigns for a variety of business and community campaigns, and has coordinated special events from golf tournaments to business openings. Bill is a long time active member of the Bellevue Sunrise Rotary.
Bill is an avid golfer and started taking lessons and playing while in high school. Recently, Bill attended the Butch Harmon Golf School in Nevada and the United States Golf Teaching Federation School in San Diego. Bill is a Certified Professional Golf Instructor. In addition, Bill has had a "Hole in 1" and won a new car in the process. He also won a National, Buick Sponsored "Tiger Woods" contest and attended a two hour shot-making exhibition by "Tiger" in Las Vegas.
In October 2007, Bill made the decision to take his golf teachign skills to the putting green and created a new company, Just Putt'n Around. The concept was simple, take the Art of Putting program Indoors to the Active Senior Retirement Communities. The program included teaching, putting turf, putters and fun. From the start, the program was well received and continues to grow. Articles have bee written in the Pacific Northwest Golf Magazine and the Bellevue reporter on the company's unique concept and success.
Bill continues to look for new opportunities to share his enthusiastic sales & marketing skills in the Pacific Northwest Marketing area.
