Tonea Songer has been working for our sales team for the past 11 years. And no one knows our city and community better than someone who spends every day working with our local businesses like Tonea!
What got you started at the Independent? Had you always wanted to work in sales?
I have worked in sales most of my life. I was a territory rep in California for a shampoo company out of Vancouver, Canada, before coming to the Indy, and I REALLY wanted to get off the road. Traveling that much can take its toll. I remember sitting at Hollister Brewing Company in Goleta, in late fall of 2012, reading the Independent, as I did every Thursday, and saw the job posting for an accountant executive. I thought to myself, “Why not!” I didn’t think there was any way I would get the job, as my media experience was limited, but interview experience is always good! And the rest is history.