Owner, Carwie & Associates – Chris Carwie is the owner of Carwie & Associates (C&A), a service firm specializing in sales training, business development, and market research in the construction and material-supply industries. Chris established C&A in January of 2005, following more than a decade of direct work experience with Vulcan Materials Company, Ashland Oil and Koch Materials Company.
For over twenty years, Chris has worked extensively in selling and marketing-related roles, focusing on developing and cultivating relationships, project estimating and bidding, procuring and selling materials and sales management. In the last ten years, C&A has expanded into sales training and coaching in the material-supply industry as well as working with individual clients in the highway maintenance, graphics, financial services, counseling, pipe, and testing industries. In short, C&A can benefit about anyone tasked with relationship selling. This wide-ranging experience enables C&A to stay current on sales issues and industry topics, providing Chris with key insights into today’s sales professional.
Chris holds an undergraduate degree in Business Management from Birmingham-Southern College and a Master’s in Business Administration from Louisiana State University. In his spare time, he enjoys outdoor activities including golf, tennis, hunting, mountain biking, and hiking. Chris lives in Birmingham, AL, with his wife, Lea, and has two children, Caroline and John.
