ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA – Bobby Barnes has been hired by At Work Uniforms to be the Sales Manager for Lousiana. A 1993 graduate of the University of New Orleans with a B.S. in Marketing, Bobby Barnes, jumped right into sales out of college. Starting out working for a consumer-brands brokerage business based in Jacksonville, Florida, selling to the retail grocery industry in the New Orleans marketplace. In 1994, Mr. Barnes got hired by the Uniforms To You company (Chicago, Illinois) to call on and sell to hotels and casinos in Lousiana. After 2 1/2 years of consistently achieving 100% over quota each year, Bobby got promoted to District Sales Manager by the then owner Cintas Corporation. In addition to setting many sales records, Bobby sold the unique custom uniforms for and installed Mr. Steve Wynn’s Beau Rivage Resort(Biloxi) The Beau was at that point in time, the largest casino investment outside of Nevada for the casino mogul.
In 2002, Bobby stepped away from the uniform apparel business and began selling brand new medical equipment to physicians and therapists at clinics and home-healthcare companies in Louisiana and southern Mississippi. In 2006, Bobby found an opportunity to sell for a company offering both products, as well as services. Territorially, he covered Louisiana, southern Mississippi, southern Alabama, and northwest Florida laying out and installing on-site laundry facilities for multiunit housing community property owners; again, setting company records for signing on new customers and negotiating contract extensions and renewals.
Bobby Barnes focus will continue working with long-time existing hotel, resort, and casino customers as well as prospecting on new customers throughout Louisiana. He will be reporting directly to the Co-owner and Founder of At Work Uniforms, Chuck Campbell.
“We are extremely excited about recruiting Bobby Barnes to At Work’s team. His personality and determination make him a great fit into our corporate culture of “Whatever It Takes”, with respect to the customer.”, said Chuck Campbell, President.
Started in 1991, by Shannon and Chuck Campbell, At Work Uniforms isfull-line career apparel and uniform manufacturer and wholesale distributor that caters to the hotel, resort, and casino gaming industries. The company has apparel for the Front-of-the-Houseto the Back-of the-House and all depts. in between.
Located on the Gulf of Mexico, near the Florida panhandle, the company has been selling to and servicing casino properties throughout Louisiana for the past 20 years. Now with sales management, based in New Orleans, the company is expanding to cover the entire Gulf of Mexico. The company in-house abilities include embroidery, screen printing, and made-to-order casino
apparel, led by Head Designer, Ms. Marcia Hischke, based in the company’s Chicago manufacturing
office. The company is a Certified Woman Owned Business Enterprise.
