Pam Waston Korbel

Sales Manager, Marketing Leader, Growth Advisor

An expert on leadership in fast-growth businesses, Pam Watson Korbel demonstrates high capabilities to build revenue and profits through her sales management and marketing experience. In two different firms, she has overseen profitable growth once achieving 500% growth in revenue over four years and another company 1500% growth in eight years.

She maintains the professional advisory firm SmartGrowth, Inc., through which she provides services as a contract sales manager and interim chief marketing officer.

She was a finalist for the Entrepreneur of the Year Award through Inc. Magazine and has also worked in strategic and sales positions in Fortune 200 and Inc. 500 companies.

Pam is a much sought after board member for businesses and non-profit organizations. She has chaired the Governance/Nominating Committee for one corporate board and serves on three non-profit boards.

She is a member of the Business Marketing Association, the National Association of Corporate Directors and is past president of the Denver Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners.

Pam has been recognized for her expertise and contributions to the business community by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Women Business Owners, and US Small Business Administration.

In 2005 she received the Martin Luther King Award for Business Social Responsibility for Colorado, and in 2004 the David E. Bailey Award for Small Business Advocacy.

Pam’s mentoring extends as well to her volunteer work. A life-long Girl Scout, she founded the Demeter Scholarship Foundation for Gold Award Girl Scouts. While a resident of San Diego, she co-founded the Roads to Self-Employment Program, which helps women to reduce their dependence upon welfare by becoming entrepreneurs. She is also active with the Women’s Bean Project and the Spread the Warmth Campaign.