Giliam Joins Alaska Business as Sales Account Manager
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A new team member joins the Alaska Business Publishing Company sales department. Weston Giliam comes aboard as a Sales Account Manager, facilitating relationships between advertising clients and the production department.
Selling printed paper comes easily to Giliam, who previously ran Custacup, a distributor of logoed tableware for restaurants. He started the business in Miami after working for Flamingo Paper, a supplier of disposable cups and napkins to Caribbean cruise lines. His wife now runs Custacup while Giliam takes the 9-to-5 job.
His customer relationship experience translates easily to advertising sales, Giliam says, and he appreciates the opportunity to support Alaska businesses. He recalls selling Cutco knives door to door in Anchorage as his first job. A third-generation Alaskan, Giliam earned a degree in marketing from Florida International University.
Twelve years in Miami was enough. “I grew up doing all the outdoor activities on a weekly basis,” he says. “I was missing nature quite a bit, as one does in a concrete jungle.” He took up weightlifting indoors, and since he returned to Alaska in 2024 he’s back to snowboarding, fishing, and hiking. Giliam earned his Eagle Scout by landscaping AK Child & Family residential cottages in South Anchorage.
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