Joined AMP: 2011
College Attended: Illinois State University, Psychology and Business
“Happiness is a mindset for your journey, not the result of your destination.” Shawn Achor
Luke started his career with AMP right after graduating from Illinois State University in May 2011. His charm, intelligence, and resolve enabled him to quickly put the pieces together and never look back. Aside from dominating the AMP leaderboards as a rookie, Luke’s claim to fame is setting a record for most CloseBy® Text Marketing programs sold in a single sales month (14). As good as Luke was in the field by himself, his sales acumen grew when he began teaching and training others the AMP blueprint. He became a Corporate Field Trainer in 2012 and spent several months training side-by-side all over the Midwest. In 2013, Luke was promoted to Assistant District Manager, where he did both facets of our work at the highest level – top individual sales performer and top trainer. In 2014, Luke was promoted to District Manager of Chicagoland.
Luke’s 5-star abilities enabled him to lead the most tenured AMP markets to growth year after year while also evolving the team to be one of the top-selling digital units in the company. In 2018, a new digital market was born under his guidance with Raphael Weaver at the helm. The dual success of print and digital throughout 2018 made Luke the recipient of the 2018 DM of the Year award while also catapulting him to a Regional Sales Manager promotion in 2019. He has never wavered from his greatest strength, side-by-side leadership, and he owns the most Field General Awards in AMP history. In both 2020 and 2021, his region led AMP in print sales, OPTIMA™ sales, and GSV sales. In 2022, Luke widened his sphere of influence and earned a promotion to Vice President of Sales. Luke now oversees sales teams in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Texas.
Luke simply loves to compete at everything and possesses that rare quality of a quieter, calmer intensity. That’s not to say his passion doesn’t completely shine through; it’s a compliment to his unflappability and capacity to see the big picture and stay the course, steadying everyone around him.
Outside of work, Luke is a devoted husband to his wife, Gretchen, and a loving father to their daughter, Nora, and to their Bernese Mountain Dog, Amos. Luke and Gretchen have a passion for traveling and attending live sporting events—Nora has already been to more stadiums than some adults. As someone who competed in sports his whole life, it’s only fitting that Luke brings that same energy to AMP every day, striving to be the best leader and create success for his teammates.