News: Retail
Posted: July 28, 2011
Thomas Hefferman 2011
Name: Thomas Hefferman
Title: Regional Vice President, Commercial Sales Division
Company: Mac-Gray
Location: 404 Wyman St., Suite 400, Waltham, Mass.
Place of birth: Brookline, Mass.
Family: Married, 4 children
College: Westfield State University
First job unrelated to your current field: Coca Cola
First job in current field: Biz Development manager
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: Identifying new laundromat locations.
Hobbies: Spending time with my family, racquetball
Favorite movie: "Fever Pitch"
Key to success: Trust and relationship building
Person you most admire (outside of family): George Bush, Jr.
If you had to choose another vocation, what would it be? Motivational speaker
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