BBC's Amazing Race

 

BBC, Inc. organized an Amazing Race style competition held at our office location here in Woburn, MA. Manager's Stephanie, Vince and Kevin created six groups to compete, consisting of both veteran and rookie sales representatives.

 

Take a look at our teams!

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

To find out more about the event check out BBC's Amazing Race story...

Megan "Maggie" Badolato

Megan “Maggie” Badolato

Maggie was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. After starting her studies at Eastern Oklahoma State College she transferred to Salem State University where she is currently working toward a degree in Business Administration.

At the end of October 2012, Maggie began her career with Boston Business Concepts. She came in early each day and took it upon herself to arrange one-on-one meetings with her peers. Being internally motivated, after a mere five days Maggie was promoted to Corporate Sales Trainer. Maggie has proven herself to be a hard worker that is driven to succeed and maintains her spot as a top performer.

What was your previous work experience before joining BBC?

“Prior to working here I worked at Arrowhead Rehabilitation for three years in Oklahoma as an Administrative Coordinator. I also worked for AT&T for five years.”

Since working at BBC, what was the best piece of advice that someone here gave you?

“The best thing that someone told me was that attitude is everything. It’s important to never let your highs get too high and your lows get too low, consistency is the goal. I would definitely pass that on to others.”

What is it that you like best about what you do here at BBC?

“I think that it’s a fun working environment and I like the variety as far as day to day tasks.”

What is your long term goal both inside and outside of the BBC?

“My next goal is to reach Assistant Manager and to gain leadership experience along the way. Outside of here I would honestly just like to take care and provide for my mom.”

What song did you listen to on your way in this morning?

“It’s a Great Day to Be Alive, I love that song it pumps me up.”

What is your favorite place that you have traveled thus far?

“Well I have been to Paris so that would probably be my favorite place so far.”

If you were to get on a plane in one hour from now where would you want it to take you?

“Italy, I am Italian. I also really want to see the rain forest!”

Our holiday story, 2012

Here at BBC, Inc., we are always interested in various charity opportunities. Every year around the holidays, as an office we raise money to be able to donate holiday gifts to local children of Woburn. Read more to see our holiday story for 2012.

Baltimore Verizon Conference

In the beginning of January BBC, Inc. will be sending some of its top reps to the Verizon Conference in Baltimore, MD. Stay tuned to find out who the lucky reps will be!!

Who won Pats vs. 49ers Tickets?

Congratulations to Adam and Josh for winning tickets to the New England Patriots vs. San Francisco 49ers game this past Sunday, December 16, 2012!!

BBC Holiday Party

Company Holiday Party--> Always a Good Time!

Saturday, December 16th, BBC hosted our company holiday party at the Wild Rover Tavern in Boston. Consisting of food, drinks, music and dancing, the night proved to be a ton of fun! Interested in more? You can find some pictures of the event at our Google+ page.

To find more about who we are and what we do visit us at:

Our company page at www.bostonbusinessconcepts.com

Check out our blog at http://bostonbusinessconcepts.blogspot.com/

Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bostonbusinessconcepts

Follow us on Twitter @BBCIncPR

Flag Football Game for Operation Smile :)

Here at BBC, Inc., we like to keep things fun and interesting! In keeping with this theme, we organized a charity flag football game on November 20, 2012 to raise money for Operation Smile. To find out more about this event check out our press release.

As a company we would like to give a big thank you to all of our employees that participated in the event, as well as Turf Time Tewksbury for hosting it!

Brad A. Surdam

Brad A. Surdam

Originally from Fairfax, VA, Brad grew up in West Springfield, VA. Throughout high school he played both rugby and hockey and was named Washington Post’s All Met Hockey Player of the Year in 2006. He attended Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania where he majored in Business Administration with a pre-law minor.

Brad began his career with Boston Business Concepts on September 17, 2012. With a keen interest in getting to know people and impeccable work ethic, he was promoted to Corporate Sales Trainer a month later on October 17, 2012. Brad remains a positive force within the BBC sales and marketing team and continues to work toward his next promotion.

Did you have any cool internships?

“My internship actually led to my first job which was with NASDAQ OMX as an internal auditor for global data usage compliance. I also had an internship with the Lebanon County Public Defender’s Office where I got to basically assist lawyers with court preparation; I even got to help out with a murder case.”

Since working at BBC, what was the best advice that someone here gave you?

“I think that the best advice that I got was to always have a positive attitude because you don’t know what the next day will bring.”

What is your favorite piece of advice that you like to pass on to those that you train?

“I like to tell people to ask as many questions as possible when with a potential customer, but in general I just like to tell people to have fun!”

What is it that you like best about what you do here at BBC?

“What I like best about BBC would definitely be the interaction with people, both in the office and in the field. I love to just talk to people and get to know them when I’m in the field and everyone in the office is great.”

Do you have any claims to fame?

“I played professional hockey for the Cape Cod Blue Fins for one year. I have been skating since I was 3 years old so hockey has always been a part of my life.”

What is your long term goal?

“I want to own three houses. One in the mountains, one on the beach and one…well one to just live in. The mountain house I would probably want to be in Denver, the beach house in South Carolina, and the third…well we will see!”

If I were to go out to your car right now what would be your top played songs on your IPOD?

“This morning I listened to Christmas music! My favorite Christmas song is the Carol of the Bells! I also like Remember the Name by Fort Minor.”

What is your favorite place that you have traveled thus far?

“So far I really liked going to South Africa to see the World Cup in soccer. As far as where I would still like to go I think Japan would be great! They are so advanced and have so many ideas; I want to see what knowledge I can bring back here.”

Josh Matthews

Josh Matthews

Josh grew up between Derry, NH, Winchester, MA and Windham, NH. He went to Salem High School where he played four years of football and was the senior captain of the varsity lacrosse team. Josh attended the University of Massachusetts Lowell where he graduated in December of 2010 with a degree in Criminal Justice and a Business minor.

In mid-February 2012 Josh joined Boston Business Concepts. His main focus was to learn the company systems and product knowledge as quickly as possible to get promoted. After only three days outside of the training process, Josh earned his promotion to Corporate Sales Trainer.  

Did you have any cool internships while in school?

“I interned with the United States Postal Inspection Service. It basically deals with any mail related crime. I got to witness arrests, go along when they conducted searches and prepare federal court documents. It was actually really cool and I learned a lot.”

What was your previous work experience before joining BBC?

“I was a town maintenance worker for Windham, New Hampshire.”

What was the best piece of advice that someone at BBC gave you?

“I have gotten a lot of good advice working here. You just have to remember that basically everyone is good at something so you can learn something from each person.”

What is your favorite piece of advice that you like to pass on to those that you train?

“You have to have fun doing what you are doing. If you don’t you end up just waiting for the day to be over and not look forward to the next.”

What is it that you like best about what you do here at BBC?

“Honestly, the people here and I love meeting new people every day.”

Do you have any claims to fame?

“(laughs) A lot of people here already know this story already, but on my first door that I pitched solo I actually yelled at the lady. I was so nervous that I yelled my entire pitch, so much so that she even covered her baby’s ears…she did not sign up.”

What is your long term goal?

“I want to own my own logging company in Pittsburg, NH. I love snowmobiling and doing stuff outside so I can just do that during the off season. I currently have 4 of my own chainsaws that are probably worth more than my own car! It requires a lot of start-up money to open a logging company so it will probably take about 30 years. In the mean time I can get experience with management by working at BBC.”

If I were to go out to your car right now what CD would be playing in the stereo?

“(without any hesitation) Eric Church’s album, Chief.”

If you were to get on a plane this afternoon where would you want it to take you?

“I would want to go to Alaska. It’s the only place in the United States that isn’t 100% discovered by man. My uncle, who has traveled everywhere, worked in Alaska and said it was his favorite place. I think it would be really cool to know why.”

Patrick Futrell

Patrick Futrell

Patrick spent most of his life between Jacksonville, FL, San Diego, CA, and Meridian, MS. He graduated from Belmont University in Nashville with a degree in French in 2012. While attending Belmont University, Pat interned with the Office of International Business and studied abroad in France for two semesters.

Shortly after graduation Pat joined Boston Business Concepts on July 25, 2012 and quickly excelled to Corporate Sales Trainer by August 5, 2012. As one of our top trainers, Pat has excellent work ethic and the ability to transfer knowledge efficiently. Having been recognized for his hard work he was chosen by management to attend the John Maxwell Leadership Conference on personal and professional growth on December 6, 2012. Pat is currently on a steady track to management.

What was your previous work experience before joining BBC?

“I was a student. I was an office administrative assistant for the school.”

Since working here at BBC what was the best piece of advice that someone here gave you?

“To think like an entrepreneur and run my life like an entrepreneur.”

What is your favorite piece of advice that you like to pass on to those that you train?

“I like to pass on the idea that you have to trust the systems that are put in place to help you succeed. In terms of advice, I would say that I like to show my work ethic and motivation for what I do when training others.”

What is it that you like best about what you do here at BBC?

“I like the performance based nature of the job. I like being able to take on different responsibilities at my own pace.”

What is your long term goal?

“I would like to be able to spend my middle ages available for my family and to continue to travel. Professionally, I want to devote myself to consulting.”

If I were to go out to your car right now what would be playing on your IPOD?

“Right now it would probably be electronic music.”

What is your favorite place that you have traveled so far?

“Nice, France. It’s got a Mediterranean feel and is very beautiful. The café sort of culture combined with fresh seafood and landscape makes it a very peaceful place.”

Where is the one place right now that you really want to go?

“I want to go to Florence, Italy. I like that kind of culture. It seems like a peaceful place and is so full of history.”

Jessica Rea

Jessica Rea

Originally from New Jersey, Jess traveled cross country to the University of California Davis where she graduated with a degree in Psychology. Right after graduation she had the opportunity to spend a few months teaching English to students in a small country near Turkey.  

Jess joined Boston Business Concepts at the end of August in 2012. She is a natural at creating personal relationships and always maintains a positive attitude. Jess was promoted to Corporate Sales Trainer after four days of joining the BBC team and remains motivated to keep moving up within the company. 

What was your previous work experience before joining BBC?

“Before BBC I was a gymnastics coach. I taught levels 4-8 but I would have to say that my favorite was the level 8 group. They were more skilled and interested in doing difficult things.”

Since working here at BBC what was the best piece of advice that someone here gave you?

“I think that the best advice I’ve gotten would be if you give 100% all the time then you can achieve anything that you want to do.”

What is your favorite piece of advice that you like to pass on to those that you train?

“I would say to always maintain a positive attitude.”

What is it that you like best about what you do here at BBC?

“I love the people that I work with and the relationships that I have made here in the office.”

Do you have any claims to fame?

“I don’t really have a claim to fame but I was the captain of my gymnastics team and the bar champion in 2011.”

What is your long term goal?

“My long term goal is to travel to Thailand and teach English.”

If I were to go out to your car right now either what CD would be playing?

“Christmas music, I love Christmas music! On a regular basis though I like Taylor Swift and Eric Church.”

What is your favorite place that you have traveled thus far?

“So far my favorite place that I have traveled is Istanbul, Turkey. It’s so exotic, different and beautiful. The culture, the history and the food was all so amazing. Their food is kind of Mediterranean influenced; they have a certain way of grilling and spicing their meat and they serve a lot of vegetables in red sauce.”



Leah Martinson

Leah Martinson

Leah attended Pennsylvania State University, where she achieved both a marketing and international relations degree. In addition to a double major Leah also received a double minor in international business and Spanish. While in school she was able to travel abroad from her home state of Pennsylvania to Madrid, Spain for one semester.

Leah started with the company as a Corporate Sales Trainer. As of now  she is considered one of the top trainers at BBC and on her way to Assistant Manager.

Did you have any cool internships while in school?

“I actually had two internships. The first was for marketing with Majestic Athletic, they make major league baseball uniforms. I was able to assist with operations, promotions, and apparel for the all-star game in 2009 where I got to meet Andrew Jones of the Baltimore Orioles when I handed him his jersey! The second was with Consolidated Green Services where I handled social media and marketing.”

Since working here at BBC what was the best piece of advice that someone gave you?

“To get out of your comfort zone, don’t be afraid to fail and to take risks because that’s the only way you can grow. It is the same advice that I always pass on to the others that I train.”

What is it that you like best about what you do here at BBC?

“The people in the company and the relationships that you form here. Some of my best friends that I hang out with on the weekends are from here in the office. I just love the laughs, the smiles and the jokes. If you want any of that come here to BBC! I also really love that if everyone here does well individually then the company does well as a whole.”

Do you have any claims to fame?

“I am 6 feet tall!”

What is your long term goal?

“I really want to own a 172 Cessna airplane. My boyfriend is a pilot so I figure he can fly me all over the world! I also want to have a million dollars in the bank by the time I am 35.”

If I were to go out to your car right now what would be your most played songs on your Ipod?

“Let it Rock by Kevin Rudolph, it will actually be my song playing when I get promoted to organizational consultant. REM’s Shiny Happy People- it always makes me happy. Angels of the Silences by the Counting Crows, and Jason Aldean’s Big Green Tractor because I love country.”

If you were to get on a plane this afternoon where would you want it to take you?

“ I've been to Europe before but I still want to go to Greece, Italy, and Brazil or Argentina in South America. Hawaii is also somewhere I have always wanted to go.”

Steven A. Battle

Steven A. Battle

Steve was originally born in El Paso, TX and then moved to North Dakota. After moving around a bit he finally settled in Amesbury, MA where he currently lives. Steve studied Entrepreneurship at the University of North Dakota where he put in four years as a running back for the school's division one football team.

In mid-November of this year Steve became a part of the Boston Business Concepts sales team. Having developed a fantastic team mentality and healthy competitive edge he quickly excelled and became noticed by management. By the end of November Steve was officially promoted to Sales Trainer. Having earned his promotion after only a few weeks, Steve now looks forward to continuing his journey to reach management.

What was your previous work experience before joining BBC?

“Before here I was in a management trainee program at Trade Home Shows, it’s a company only in the Midwest. Other than that I have had a bunch of manual labor jobs. One of them I worked a forklift which was boring but easy money.”

Since you started working here what was the best piece of advice that someone gave you?

“I think this was from Pat, but he told me to maintain the same attitude no matter where you are at. I haven’t been here that long but this advice has helped me out a lot.”

Once you get the opportunity to train others what advice will you pass on?

“I would tell them to set goals in order to keep the work ethic up. Attitude is everything.”

What is it that you like best about what you do here at BBC?

“I love talking to people. I really like the track to management at BBC too.”

What is your long term goal?

“My biggest goal is to be able to buy my daughter a house within the next 5-10 years. She is two years old and the most energetic child on the planet.”

If I were to go out to your car right now either what CD would be playing or what are your top songs on your IPOD?

“I don’t know what would be in there right now but I am a very superstitious and ritualistic person so I like to listen to Katy Perry’s 'Fireworks' before going out into the field every time. Sometimes I turn it up really loud and sing a little bit.”

What is your favorite place that you have traveled thus far?

“After visiting Alaska I could move there tonight. I went there for a friend’s wedding and it was the most beautiful place I’ve ever been.”