Weston AgriFood Sales Program

Our renowned Weston AgriFood Sales Program is an outstanding resource to students and professionals across the University, state and nation. We have built a strong network of corporate partners and industry representatives who bridges the gap between industry and academia.

We prepare you for an exciting profession in business to business sales. Exposure to these classes would be essential to any student looking to pursue a career in professional sales, expand their professional network, and explore career development opportunities.

Professional Sales Summit

Each year we host the Weston AgriFood Sales Summit. Our students have the opportunity to network with professionals, learn about hot button issues and discuss industry trends. We celebrate excellence and the achievements they’ve made in the past year with an awards banquet to highlight their success.

Creating professionals through real-world sales experience 

Our goal is to give you the resources you need to be successful by teaching beyond the classroom. In this program, you’ll participate in high-impact, role-play scenarios with industry experts and state-of-the-art technology. You’ll graduate with skills needed to be competitive in the job market.

Read Success Stories

Interested in the program?

Contact one of our program directors to learn more about what it takes to be a Weston AgriFood Sales student and the opportunities we can provide.

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  Simon Somogyi

  Professor and Kerry Litzenberg Endowed Chair and Director, Weston AgriFood Sales Program
  

  979-213-5734

  simon.somogyi@ag.tamu.edu

  AGLS 212E

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  Henry Clark Springfield

  Professor of Practice
  

  (979) 845-4805

  clark.springfield@ag.tamu.edu

  AGLS 212D

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  Codie Wright

  Assistant Program Director
  

  (979) 458-0288

  codie.wright@ag.tamu.edu

  AGLS 210T

What people are saying about Weston AgriFood Sales

Probably the most important thing the program taught me was how to accept rejection and bounce back from it. Because it gave me the opportunity to have real-life interactions with professionals from diverse companies, I gained a lot of confidence and also learned I wasn’t always going to be successful.

Susie Saca ’21Oil and Gas Sales and Recruiting Representative

Students in the program are exposed to products, services, customers and competition. Our goal is to prepare the student to make an immediate difference in their new sales position. We train them to be prepared not only on the technical aspects of sales but also the more personal and human aspects.

Clark Springfield ’84Weston AgriFood Sales Program Director and Professor of Practice

I learned how to read a room and the right way to approach and interact with buyers – who ranged from ‘relationship’ buyers who liked to talk about their families to ‘spreadsheet’ buyers who wanted little or no personal interaction with me. The courses gave me a lot of life lessons, but one I keep reflecting on was that they taught me to expect both peaks and valleys in my career and how I should prepare for them.

Alan Newcomb ’18Sales Representative, Bamberger Polymers