{"id":36090,"date":"2019-09-12T11:16:42","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T18:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=36090"},"modified":"2019-09-12T11:17:55","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T18:17:55","slug":"winning-all-around-difference-maker-vince-puente-sr-seeks-successful-outcomes-for-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/the-week-in-imaging-twii\/editors-blog\/2019\/09\/winning-all-around-difference-maker-vince-puente-sr-seeks-successful-outcomes-for-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Winning All Around: Difference Maker Vince Puente Sr. Seeks Successful Outcomes for Everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Vince Puente Sr., President of Sales\/Marketing, Southwest Office Systems<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not enough for Vince Puente Sr. that his company,\nSouthwest Office Systems of Fort Worth, Texas, enjoys success. Nor is it\nconsidered a victory if both the dealership and its client come out on top in a\ndeal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, should SOS, its client and Puente\u2019s team members\nall check the satisfaction box, that enables long-term success and adds a smile\nto the face of the company\u2019s president of sales and marketing. A win-win-win\nscenario might be harder to achieve, but its impact is longer lasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat means we give exceptional customer service and value\nto our clients, even though that may draw on the profitability of the company,\u201d\nsaid Puente, a 2019 ENX Magazine<\/em>\nDifference Maker. \u201cWe treat all team members with respect and are willing to\nreward them financially for exceptional performance. With these two priorities,\nour bottom line shows exceptional results, giving SOS the win in the long run.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOS is very much a family, with Puente and his brother,\nBuddy, the patriarchs of the organization. For example, Puente proudly notes\nthat many longtime employees are reaching retirement age and will enter the\nnext stage of their lives buffered by an aggressive 401K plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work Ethic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then again, hard work has always been ingrained in Puente\nand his blood family. In sixth grade, he ran a paper route, and always held a\njob through high school. But as a senior in high school, Puente lost his job at\nthe local hardware store. His \u201cpop,\u201d Victor Puente Sr., needed a delivery\nperson for his typewriter repair shop, and the youngster reluctantly accepted\nthe position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In college, Puente gave architecture a shot, but it didn\u2019t\ntake. He even tried selling system furniture, but soon found that sales\u2014and a\ncareer with SOS\u2014was his true destiny. Working with his father provided insight\nnot only to the business world, it also offered the opportunity to seek out his\nbetter self.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe taught me that whatever I lacked in talent or financial\nwherewithal, I could overcome with an exceptional work ethic and a focus of\nvalue-add for our clients and teammates,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That mantra was put to the test in the fall of 2018, when\nSOS\u2019 largest client (a Fortune 500 company) informed him they would be issuing\na new RFP. Puente and his team quickly mobilized, and in a series of meetings,\nthey were able to illustrate the value-add that SOS brought to the table. The\nbid was rescinded and the contract extended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOS has fostered a reputation for operating debt-free, which\nthe Puentes have extended into their personal lives. The company is tracking\nrecord-breaking net income for 2019, and Puente hopes to add record-breaking\nrevenue to the narrative as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pushing Ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are aggressively pursuing new accounts and creating\nunique answers to our clients\u2019 document technology challenges,\u201d he said. \u201cThe\nongoing challenge is solving the problem of sales recruitment and productivity.\nWe continue to look and try various avenues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puente has two great passions outside of work: family and\nhis relationship with Jesus Christ as his lord and savior. Vince and Mona\nPuente have been married for 44 years and have two grown children, Vince Jr.\nand Lindsay. The Puentes are highly involved with local, state and national\npolitics, along with Christ-centered organizations. Their home was constructed\nwith hosting in mind, and upwards of 1,000 people attend events there on an\nannual basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Puentes are also avid dancers, while Vince enjoys tinkering\nwith spreadsheets and developing new formulas. \u201cSounds boring, but at least I\u2019m\nhonest,\u201d he confided.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s not enough for Vince Puente Sr. that his company, Southwest Office Systems of Fort Worth, Texas, enjoys success. Nor is it considered a victory if both the dealership and its client come out on top in a deal. However, should SOS, its client and Puente\u2019s team members all check the satisfaction box, that enables long-term success and adds a smile to the face of the company\u2019s president of sales and marketing. A win-win-win scenario might be harder to achieve, but its impact is longer lasting. \u201cThat means we give exceptional customer service and value to our clients, even though that may draw on the profitability of the company,\u201d said Puente, a 2019 ENX Magazine Difference Maker. \u201cWe treat all team members with respect and are willing to reward them financially for exceptional performance. With these two priorities, our bottom line shows exceptional results, giving SOS the win in the long run.\u201d SOS is very much a family, with Puente and his brother, Buddy, the patriarchs of the organization. For example, Puente proudly notes that many longtime employees are reaching retirement age and will enter the next stage of their lives buffered by an aggressive 401K plan. Work Ethic Then again, hard work has always been ingrained in Puente and his blood family. In sixth grade, he ran a paper route, and always held a job through high school. But as a senior in high school, Puente lost his job at the local hardware store. His \u201cpop,\u201d Victor Puente Sr., needed a delivery person for his typewriter repair shop, and the youngster reluctantly accepted the position. In college, Puente gave architecture a shot, but it didn\u2019t take. He even tried selling system furniture, but soon found that sales\u2014and a career with SOS\u2014was his true destiny. Working with his father provided insight not only to the business world, it also offered the opportunity to seek out his better self. \u201cHe taught me that whatever I lacked in talent or financial wherewithal, I could overcome with an exceptional work ethic and a focus of value-add for our clients and teammates,\u201d he said. That mantra was put to the test in the fall of 2018, when SOS\u2019 largest client (a Fortune 500 company) informed him they would be issuing a new RFP. Puente and his team quickly mobilized, and in a series of meetings, they were able to illustrate the value-add that SOS brought to the table. The bid was rescinded and the contract extended. SOS has fostered a reputation for operating debt-free, which the Puentes have extended into their personal lives. The company is tracking record-breaking net income for 2019, and Puente hopes to add record-breaking revenue to the narrative as well. Pushing Ahead \u201cWe are aggressively pursuing new accounts and creating unique answers to our clients\u2019 document technology challenges,\u201d he said. \u201cThe ongoing challenge is solving the problem of sales recruitment and productivity. We continue to look and try various avenues.\u201d Puente has two great passions outside of work: family and his relationship with Jesus Christ as his lord and savior. Vince and Mona Puente have been married for 44 years and have two grown children, Vince Jr. and Lindsay. The Puentes are highly involved with local, state and national politics, along with Christ-centered organizations. Their home was constructed with hosting in mind, and upwards of 1,000 people attend events there on an annual basis. The Puentes are also avid dancers, while Vince enjoys tinkering with spreadsheets and developing new formulas. \u201cSounds boring, but at least I\u2019m honest,\u201d he confided.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":166,"featured_media":34122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3626,80,1650,82,84,1638],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36090"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/166"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36090"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36092,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36090\/revisions\/36092"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}