2025 Kickoff Meeting: Collaboration and Cohesion

2025 Sales Kickoff Meeting (3)

Awards, Demonstrations, and Presentations

Our analysts from Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota came together for educational presentations, round-table discussions, and new product engagement for our 2025 Kickoff Meeting.

Prince Shema, Sioux City, diligently takes notes during a presentation.  

As a constantly growing reseller of Kyocera and the 7th largest reseller in the country, Century Business Products focuses on doing what is best for the customer.  

In order to know what’s best for our customers, our employees must be continually trained and informed of all updates and changes within our products.  

Left to right: Raymond Williams (Sioux Falls), Aaron Gerdes (Sioux Falls), Scott Shelburne (Omaha)

The Attendees 

Our Solutions Analysts took part in an all-day conference led by Century leadership and representatives from Kyocera and eGoldFax.  

Presentations were given by: 

  • Aaron Gerdes, CFO/Owner
  • Adam Smith, Sales Operations Manager
  • Amanda Mathis, Human Resources Manager
  • Chuck Gonzalez, Kyocera Senior Manager
  • Chris Olson, IT Director
  • Kevin Jergenson, CSO/Owner
  • Kyle Ruhland, VP of Sales & Marketing
  • RJ Shephard, eGoldFax Channel Sales Manager (via Teams)
  • Ryan Majors, Kyocera Area Sales Manager
  • Todd Gordon, Service Director 
Chuck Gonzalez, Senior Manager for Kyocera

Every informative lecture gave our employees a chance to ask questions and to delve deeper into their knowledge about the products Century and Catalyst offer at a deeper level than they might have before the meeting.  
 
Continual education is a crucial aspect in the field of business technology—as technology adapts, so must we. By bringing our team together to discuss what worked and what didn’t in 2024, we put ourselves in a better position to help you.  

Craig Doeden (middle) discusses the benefits of eGoldFax with RJ Shephard (via Teams)

Congratulations are in order…  

Every year during our kickoff meeting, awards are given to the top-performing sales reps.

Quota Buster Award – Going above and beyond yourself goal for 2024 

Recipient(s): 

Tyler Stenberg, Sioux Falls. Tyler joined Century in 2022.

Left to right: Ryan Majors, Tyler Stenberg, Kevin Jergenson

Chase Wells, Northwestern Iowa. Chase joined Century in 2022.

Left to right: Ryan Majors, Chase Wells, Kevin Jergenson

Steve Cogdill, Brookings Area Branch Manager. Steve joined Century in 2001.

Left to right: Ryan Majors, Steve Cogdill, Kevin Jergenson

Diamond Club Member Award – Exceptional Sales and Customer Service   

Recipient(s):  

Kyle Ruhland, VP of Sales & Marketing. Kyle joined Century in 2002.

Left to right: Ryan Majors, Kyle Ruhland, Kevin Jergenson

Congratulations to Tyler, Chase, Steve, and Kyle for an exemplary 2024! Keep up the great work!   

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