Travis Goodwin Appointed Director of Sales

Travis Goodwin appointment announcement

St. Louis Music is excited to announce the appointment of Travis Goodwin as Director of Sales. Travis is a seasoned member of the music products industry and has been a valuable leader on St. Louis Music’s District Sales Team for the last two-and-a-half years.

Chief Operating Officer Chris Meikle explains that “Travis possesses a vision for St. Louis Music’s commercial development that we are excited to get behind as we continue to build our brands. He has done a superb job as District Sales Manager in the Southeast territory and contributed greatly to the dynamic of the DSM team.”

“This new position allows me to bring my passions for driving growth and fostering a world-class sales team to a national scale,” says Travis. “I look forward to leading our efforts to achieve even greater success and continuing to contribute to the vibrant culture at St. Louis Music.”

Celebrating over 100 years of serving the music industry, St. Louis Music is one of the largest general distributors of musical instruments and accessories in North America. In addition, SLM is the owner of Alvarez and Austin Guitars, Blessing Band Instruments, Hamilton Stands, Knilling String Instruments and several other accessory brands. St. Louis Music is also the exclusive North American distributor of Dixon Drums and Hardware and P. Mauriat Musical Instruments. SLM distributes over 250 brands of accessories to nearly 2000 music stores across the United States.

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