G-F, Congrats on your new gig, and if you are half as good as your 32 years of professional selling implies, you will kick azz, imo...the competition in 'sales', as you probably know, has eroded, and I suspect you will be very successful, esp when up against the usual 'gang in the cubicles'.
NEway, as a fellow peddler that sold at literally all levels for 27+ years, the last 11 as VP of Sales & Mkting for a ~ $Qtr Billion manufacturing operation, I hear you, and only that I bailed early in 2000, have I not had to seek work or another selling career...
Glad to read of your situ coming to fruition, and I wish you good luck & success.
Best Regards,
Ol'UncleMotor
PS: And Yes, to keeping our '01 3.0, until it drops on the side of the road, or rides off to Valhala.