Brandy Kreft, Account Executive for south Texas and Louisiana on Influential Women

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Brandy Kreft

Account Executive for south Texas and Louisiana, Legrand AV

TX

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Degree High school graduate Degree Some college (did not graduate)

Her Story

About Brandy

Brandy Kreft serves as an account executive for Legrand AV, a company in the audio-video industry. Based in Kyle, Texas, she covers South Texas and Louisiana, where she focuses on relationship building, cross-selling, and upselling while meeting with customers to present products such as projection screens, cables, display mounts, and racks. With eight years of experience in the AV industry, including seven and a half years at Legrand AV and one and a half years in her current role, Kreft is a high school graduate who completed some college coursework without earning a degree. She attributes her success to her drive and hard work, as well as her efforts to build relationships with customers and her internal team. Kreft values dedication, honesty, and follow-through in both her professional and personal life. She advises treating everyone the same regardless of position and encourages young women entering the male-dominated AV field not to get discouraged by setbacks but to keep pushing through.

Her Interview

Ten minutes with Brandy

01What do you attribute your success to?

Definitely my drive. I'm a hard worker. And also I try to get to know everybody, I try to build that relationship with all of my customers and my internal team.

02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?

Treat everybody exactly the same, no matter their position.

03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?

Don't get discouraged. There's gonna be a lot of setbacks, but you just have to keep pushing through, especially being a woman in the AV industry, it can be tough at times. It's a male-dominated field and we have to work to gain trust from customers sometimes.

04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?

The economy is a big one. Manufacturer lead times is another big one that we struggle with.

05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?

Dedication, honesty, and follow through.

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