Last month, making my rounds at the Sweets & Snacks Expo, I had the opportunity to sit down with Marty Thompson, president and ceo of Chirardelli Chocolate Co., and chat about his “Career Day” participation at Montini Catholic High School in Lombard.
Thompson, who had graduated from there in 1980, was asked to speak to juniors at the high school earlier this year about the sales profession. Having worked for a series of companies, including Procter & Gamble and the Clorox Co. before joining Ghiradelli and eventually ascending to the chief executive role, Thompson’s broad base of experiences was certainly worth sharing with today’s younger generation.