Sara Woodman

I've been with Pepsi for 7 years, and it's been a wild ride - very fun and energetic. I started from the bottom, literally stocking shelves as a merchandiser. My boss at the time came up to me and let me know there was a sales position coming open, so I interviewed and got that position. From there, I moved into a merchandising manager position, where I managed and scheduled all the merchandisers and did payroll. Then I got hired on as a district manager in Louisville, Kentucky, where I was for two and a half years. After that, I came back to Northwest Arkansas in the Bentonville area as a small-format district manager for a year, and then got promoted again to my current role as Territory District Sales Leader. I now oversee all the most toured Walmart accounts in the U.S., managing about 8 people total - both frontline employees and salary managers. I was raised by a single mom all my life, and she taught me that nothing ever comes easy and you have to work hard for it. I'm also in the Air Force, and I think that integrity first has helped feed into my professional life. I've had 6 promotions in 7 years, and I just celebrated my anniversary on the 19th of this month. I'm currently preparing to leave in September for 2 years for training, and I'm recently engaged and in the middle of moving to a new house.