Heath Cowgill - Director of Client Development

Heath Cowgill joined Cornwell Jackson in 2011 as part of the firm’s initiative to nurture their clients’ success and provide value across many aspects of their business.  Heath works with clients to uncover and improve their pains in sales, marketing, and operations; he offers strategic counsel to help them grow—whether that means a referral, improving operation processes, focused marketing efforts or tactics for improved sales management.  He is also responsible for Cornwell Jackson’s marketing and sales, as well as helping to streamline their operations.  Heath offers a unique combination and a valuable asset to the firm and its clients.

Heath brings a non-accountant point of view to Cornwell Jackson along with a broad knowledge of tactics that work to grow revenue, an ability to investigate and listen, and a thoughtful approach to creating solutions.  Over the course of his career, Heath has worked frontline sales and sales management, built and sold a company he founded, and doubled the revenue of a division of a large manufacturing company.  Heath combines a natural talent for sales with an understanding of how to motivate and manage sales people, a love of marketing, and a keen eye for saving companies money.

Heath has seen and implemented sales and marketing strategies that produce solid growth for companies from small start-ups to large corporations.  He offers business owners and division leaders an opportunity to get a savvy, outside look at their sales and marketing operations.  From brand audits and niche marketing tactics, to observing sales people at work and finding new ways to motivate them, Heath is unafraid to get in trenches and build lasting solutions.

Heath graduated in 1995 from the University of Mississippi with a degree in Business Administration and took a sales position with Yellowbook, selling advertising and marketing solutions.  Within two years, he was one of the top salespeople nationwide and became the youngest employee to be promoted to manager.  As a manager, he stayed closely involved with his team, helped individuals set goals, and appreciated their successes.

After six years with Yellowbook, he decided to become an entrepreneur, and created a distribution company for the sanitation industry.  He built that company for four years until he was approached by Ameriform, one of the largest thermoform companies in the nation.  Ameriform hired him to run one of their divisions and over the next three years, he grew that division from $14 million to $30 million.  His growth strategy was to develop the sales people, come up with new product ideas, and streamline existing practices to save money.

When he’s not busy helping businesses grow, you can find Heath spending time with his wife and three children or preparing for his next marathon.  He’s an avid runner, bike rider, and is now training to participate in triathlons. He also enjoys golfing and watching Ole Miss Football.