Employee Spotlight on Waylon Smith
Our employee spotlight for this edition is on Waylon Smith. Waylon is originally from Mobile, AL but now he and his family live north of the Atlanta area. He has…
Spotlight on Al & Bobbie Blackburn, Founders of Southern Professionals
Al Blackburn founded Southern Professionals in 1979, calling on drug and food chains in the Southeast. For over 30 years, he led national manufacturers towards growing and attaining their sales…
Employee Spotlight on Lisa Akers
Lisa Akers was the first employee to come on board Southern Professionals when leadership of the company transitioned from Al to Bert Blackburn, 9 years ago. Originally from Louisville KY,…
Employee Spotlight on Haley Maldonado Graves
Haley Maldonado Graves joined the Southern Professionals Bentonville team in February of this year, in a business development capacity.Although originally from Corpus Christi, TX, she and her family have lived…
Employee Spotlight on Rachel Newman
Rachel came to work for the Southern Professionals team in February, 2018. She and her husband Josh live in the Nashville, TN area with their 2 young children, Ava Kate…
Employee Spotlight on Oriel Jones Stanley
Oriel came to work for the Southern Professionals Bentonville team in August 2017. She and her husband live near Bentonville, AR and have a 6 year old daughter who keeps…