Congratulations to Matt Lopes for his promotion to assistant
management!!
BBS, Inc joined by several other New England offices gathered this
morning to celebrate Lopes’ advancement. Tra Trombetti praised Matt for being “cool,
calm, consistent and competitive,” while other attending managers expressed
admiration for his easy going attitude, student mentality and unwavering
persistence.
Speaking to his peers and colleagues, Matt Lopes shared his development
from being “unable to say my name and Verizon in the same sentence” to being a
leader both in the office and the field. “You are going to mess up, you are
going to fail” he stated “but it is not about the challenges it’s about how you
pick yourself up and move forward.” After a year and a half in the office, 360
days in the field, 300 days on bell and the daily ups and downs of acquiring and
developing a team, Lopes possesses all the experience and characteristics that will
make him an excellent assistant manager. Despite recognizing the significance
of his promotion, Lopes emphasized that assistant management is only a stepping
stone to his next goal: management. Before his next promotion, Matt hopes to
promote one of his own team to assistant management because, as he stressed, it
was only through the dedication and hard work of his crew that achieving
assistant management became a reality. 
In his hallmark quiet yet commanding manner, Lopes shared many
of the lessons he learned along his path to becoming assistant manager.
Condensed, his overarching message was clear: “If you feel comfortable, you know you can be
doing something different. I feel uncomfortable every day I come into work and this
is what pushes me to learn more and improve both in the field and as a leader. Giving
up is not in my nature”
Once again Matt, CONGRATULATIONS and we all wish you the
best as you pursue management!!!!
