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William Leslie

United States - South Carolina

108 Gunnery CT W, Ninety Six, SC 29666

25 Years of Experiences

25 Years of Experiences

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WTL- Business Development Founded to drive growth in family and PE backed CPG Food companies. A retained business development leader, embedded with your team. Transformational Sales, Marketing & Operations Leader serving a variety of entities from multibillion dollar multinationals to small cap family businesses and private equity restructures. Experienced in all classes of trade and all temperature states. Drive revenue & EBITDA through business and relationship management, strategic planning, business insights and new product innovation. Bring large corporation profitable growth process skills and right size for family and PE backed companies in the $10M to $350M range. Currently serving as Chief Sales Officer for Chef Hak’s and CEO/Founder of WTL-Business Development. Provide thought leadership, strategic growth planning & execution, insights for branded and private label industries, specifically CPG manufacturers selling to grocery retailers, warehouse clubs, and foodservice chains. ● Private Equity Turn Around – EBITDA from - $10M to break even in 17 months. ● Private Equity Growth - Drove 27% growth in 14 months. ● Founder Led Growth - From $7M to $19M in 30 months.
Industry
Food & Beverages
Specialities
Consultations and services
Skills
business_&_strategy_development - cpg_food - retail - foodservice - warehouse_clubs
Experiences

Founder & CEO - WTL-Business Development

United States - South Carolina

From - (1 second after)

EVP Sales - Chef Hak's

United States - California

From 2020-02-15 - (4 years after)

VP Sales - The Perfect Bite (client WTL-BD)

United States - California

From 2018-10-01 - 2019-12-31 (1 year after)

EVP Growth & Strategy - Carolina Pride (client WTl-BD)

United States - South Carolina

From 2016-09-01 - 2018-02-28 (1 year after)

Dir Sales - Great American Appetizer

United States - North Carolina

From 2014-01-15 - 2016-08-15 (2 years after)

Dir Sales - Rich Products

United States - Georgia

From 1989-11-27 - 2013-12-31 (24 years after)


Educations

University / Wake Forest University

Degree / Biology

Field of Study / Biology

Grade / BS

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Training & Courses