Eric started at Abstrakt Marketing Group in 2012 as an unpaid Operations Intern. In just nine short years, Eric has gone from an intern to holding a position on the Executive team. Today, he oversees the entire company as the President of Abstrakt Marketing Group. While each role that Eric has held throughout his tenure at Abstrakt has been vital, his role in the restructuring of the Partner Sales division was one of the biggest highlights. He enabled Abstrakt to grow immensely in a sustainable manner with the employee count increasing by 140%. In 2018, Eric Watkins earned Workforce Magazine’s Game Changer award for his contributions to Abstrakt’s culture and in 2022 he was one of STL’s 100 Titan’s. 

While at a previous sales position, Sapper founder Jeff Winters implemented a unique email strategy that consistently landed him in Fortune 100 boardrooms. But every time he finished his pitch, these companies would grill him on his strategy: “Great product, but how the heck did you get this meeting? “In 2013, after hearing this a dozen-too-many times, he started Sapper Consulting. Since then, Jeff has led the business to become one of the fastest growing companies in St. Louis and was most recently featured in St. Louis Business Journal’s list of 40 under 40. 

Scott has started, invested in, or played a major role in several companies over the past 28 years. His main focus has been in the Marketing and Lead Generation space, with three companies exceeding $12,000,000 in annual revenue. His current venture, Abstrakt Marketing Group, has grown by a minimum of 20% for 12 years straight, will surpass $50,000,000 in 2021, and will grow to at least $100,000,000 by 2024. 

He attributes his success to niche focus, powerful solutions, great team members/business partners, sound processes, and an innovative workplace culture.