Countertop Surfaces
Sam Graham has vast experience in the countertop surfacing industry:
LG Hausys America, Inc., Territory Manager
- Territory sales manager for Viatera Quartz Surfaces and HI-MACS solid surface
- Rolled out LG’s new business model overseeing Oregon, S. Washington and Alaska territories
-Successfully stabalized sales in these territories while working through inventory, customer service and logistics issues that arose during changeover
-Achieved top sales in Western US : Q1 2010 – 142.6%, Q2 2010 – 105% - Transferred to Dallas, Texas with LG to help grow underperforming marketshare
- Redesigned and repurposed www.Countertops101.com used when operating Exceeding Expectations to facilitate real-time transfer of information to fabricators regardless of their location in the world
-Website averaged over 500 visits per month
Exceeding Expectations, Founder/President
- Founded countertop company specializing in solid surface, quartz and natural stone.
- Developed sales/marketing teams focusing on B2B sales in the residential and commercial
- Core focus on builders, K&B Dealers, GC’s and millwork shops
- Successfully grew sales by over 120% each consecutive year
- Doubled throughput in solid surface shop with no increase in square footage
- Collaborative work with 2 GM’s implementing TOC, Synchronous Flow and QC at the Source
- One of the first countertop companies to move towards SaaS – Moraware
- Materials Fabricated:
-Corian
-HI-MACS
-Avonite
-Durat
-Staron
-WilsonArt
-CaesarStone
-Silestone
-Viatera
-IceStone
-Zodiaq
-Richlite
-Paperstone
-ShetkaStone
-Natural Stone
- Notable Projects:
-America West Arena
-Sky Harbor Airport
-Phoenix Symphony
-McDonalds
Designer Surfaces, Fabricator/Installer
- Fabricated and installed solid surfaces countertops.
- Materials fabricated:
-Corian
-WilsonArt
-SSV
-Avonite
- Notable Projects:
-BankOne Ballpark
-America West Arena
-Houston Ballpark
-Portland Airport
-Sky Harbor Airport
-Boston Market
-McDonalds


