Mike Johnson, Progressive Group Alliance



{mosimage}Johnson, an affable, gifted and dedicated sales trainer, was distributor training manager and headed many training sessions, notably the successful Top Gun Academy, for Progressive Group Alliances' Success Solutions unit. He also authored a couple of sales training articles for ID readers.

According to the marketing group, few details are currently available but additional information will be revealed as soon as it is made known by the family.

Johnson is survived by his wife, Christine Johnson, grocery marketing category manager at Progressive Group Alliance.

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