We're thrilled to welcome John Pink to Paragon IT Professionals.
John will serve as an Account Executive and will be focused on helping Paragon expand existing and new relationships within the Minnesota market.
He has over 15 years of sales and management experience and has served as a board member for the Society for Information Management – Minnesota Chapter for the past two years.
Get to Know John:
1. Born and raised? Oakdale, Minnesota
2. Favorite sports team? Minnesota Timberwolves
3. Undergraduate and major: University of Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree in Social Services
4. Favorite book? Connectable by Ryan Jenkins and Steven Van Cohen
5. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? Professional wrestler
6. Any siblings: A younger sister and brother
7. Activities or clubs you were in growing up: Football, basketball, and baseball
8. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Naples, Florida
9. Favorite food: Steak
10. Passions: Meeting new people and building relationships
11. What do you like to do in your free time? Fishing and golf
12. Idols/those you looked up (or look up) to? Warren Buffett and Michael Jordan
13. Any Pets? A dog named Isabelle Rose
14. Favorite place to travel? Florida or Arizona
15. What’s on your bucket list? Fishing trip to Alaska and to purchase a Porsche
16. What are you most afraid of? Failure
17. Proudest accomplishments: Married to my wonderful wife (Sandi) for 27 years and raising two hardworking, respectful children (Trent-25 and Grace-21).
18. What’s something that would surprise people about you? I played Minor League Baseball and won a State Football Championship as a Coach in 2016.
19. Favorite movie: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
20. Favorite TV show: Gold Rush
21. If you could have dinner with 2 people, who would it be? Mother Teresa and Kobe Bryant
22. How would your closest friends describe you? Down-to-earth
23. What game show do you think you could win? The Price is Right
24. What is your favorite board game? Monopoly
25. Sweet or savory? Sweet
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