Carmen Kingston believes she's "an example of how ordinary can become extraordinary, when empowered and supported by others." As regional general manager, vice president for Sam's Club's east region, Kingston is responsible for 91 Sam's Club locations and 13,000 employees.
Looking back, she knows she's come a long way from the 18-year-old who left her entire family behind in northern Mexico to move to the United States.
Kingston's parents, who only completed the third and sixth grades, were the first to believe in her.
"My dad raised me thinking and believing I could do absolutely anything," she said. "From my mom and dad, I had this great example of commitment, hard work ethic and integrity. My father sacrificed a lot for me and my sisters to go to school. He always told us he had nothing to give us, but his inheritance to us was going to be our education."
Kingston's first job with Walmart was as an hourly employee with the company's international division in 1996. She then moved to Sam's Club where she had multiple recruiting, e-learning, marketing and operations roles. In 2007 she became director of multichannel business services for Sam's Club Ecommerce and was named to...
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