Westport Properties Inc. and Storage Network Advantage LLC have hired Dave King as a business development manager to help both companies grow nationally.
A self-storage operator with 44 properties, Westport provides third-party management services to self-storage owners. Founded by Westport president Barry Hoeven, SNA is a network that allows self-storage operators buy from a menu of industry products and services at a discount. King will be responsible for expanding the SNA network and securing additional management business for Westport.
King has several years of experience in general business development including business-to-business sales, sales training, sales-team leadership and recruiting. He most recently worked as business development manager for Phoenix-based OpenTech Alliance Inc., a provider of self-storage kiosks and call-center services. In that position, he garnered knowledge of self-storage automation and achieved beyond his sales quota in 2010.
Membership in SNA is free. Available offerings include marketing services, administration support, insurance services and more.
Hoeven is a self-storage owner/operator with more than 25 years of experience in the industry.