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Marvin Vines
Marvin Vines
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Marvin Vines

Coca-Cola

Alpharetta, GA USA

"Don’t be afraid to fail. Don’t look at failure as the end point—look at it as a learning point."

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Marvin's work combines: Business, Numbers, and Working with Others

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Day In The Life

Vice President, National Sales

I lead our Aramark account team for Coca-Cola.

My Day to Day

I have three national account executives and a marketing manager that report to me. I also work with an operations manager. The six of us work closely together to manage the Aramark account for Coca-Cola, which has nine lines of business (i.e. higher education, dining, healthcare, sports and entertainment, etc.). I work on my own development plans and then work on development plans for my team. My main priority every day is to make sure my team has everything they need to succeed in the market.

Skills & Education

Advice for getting started

Be active in your school. Join different organizations and participate in the culture. Work on your leadership skills by taking on leadership roles in campus organizations because that can be a difference-maker when you eventually join the workforce. If you already have an idea of where you want to end up working, don't be afraid to reach out to people who are already working in those roles. Ask how they got to where they are and what advice they can give you for your journey.

Here's the path I took:

  • High School

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Accounting

    North Carolina A&T State University

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Life & Career Milestones

My path in life has been direct

  • 1.

    I grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • 2.

    My family all attended an HBCU, so I grew up around that culture—I chose to go to North Carolina A&T State University because I got a full scholarship to their accounting program.

  • 3.

    Upon graduating, I got a job at Deloitte & Touche as a senior accountant.

  • 4.

    After a few years at Deloitte & Touche, I joined Coca-Cola as a principal auditor.

  • 5.

    I spent some time in finance for Coca-Cola before transitioning into sales—a colleague had observed that I had a good personality for sales and I really took that to heart.

  • 6.

    I’ve spent the last 27 years working for Coca-Cola and making my way up through different positions to my current role now as vice president of national sales for the Aramark account team.

Defining Moments

How I responded to discouragement

  • THE NOISE

    Messages from Society in general:

    HBCUs don't give you a picture of the real world.

  • How I responded:

    Many people doubt the benefits of going to an HBCU. In much the same way that some people think all Black people are they same, they also think that HBCUs aren't like the real world. I disagree with that. I attended an HBCU and I have never regretted it. Not only do HBCUs add more culture and spice to your college experience, but they actually prepare you for success in the real world because of the mentors, support, and networking opportunities they offer.

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