NextGen Account Managers

Sarah Blanco
Account Manager
Sarah Blanco is a California central coast native who decided to take a leap of faith and move to San Diego in hopes of growing both personally and professionally. During her time on the central coast she worked at a large dental supply company where her focus was customer support and sales. She has also completed her education at Allan Hancock College. In her free time she enjoys spending time with friends, traveling, and going to the beach with her two Australian Shepherds.

Jan Cruz
Account Manager
Jan Cruz began his career with the U.S. Marine Corps where he participated in two campaigns in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He aided in multiple missions and provided support for hostile regions like Fallujah, AR Ramadi and Baharia. After receiving his honorable discharge, Jan attended Concorde Career College, earning his AAS in Medical Science. Post college he helped set up two satellite stores for retail store, J. Tomson. He enjoys going to the beach and spending time with family and his two dogs.

Lisa Montgomery
Account Manager
Lisa Montgomery moved to San Diego at 8 months old. She was homeschooled all the way through high school and has spent time in Europe, South Africa, and Australia as an exchange student. She started her professional career working for start ups in the preventive medicine space, here in San Diego. With medical administration as her background, Lisa has joined NextGen as an account manager. In her spare time she enjoys anything involving sunshine: beaches, hiking, exploring new cities, and traveling outside the country are amongst her favorite activities.
NextGen Leads has transformed the lead purchasing market! We provide a modern and seamless experience for our customers and are committed to staying true to our authenticity. I take pride in working for NextGen Leads and can’t wait to see the magnitude of impact it will continue to have in this space.

Eliazar Valdez
Account Manager
Eliazar Valdez was born in Albuquerque New Mexico and moved to San Diego early in his life. Eli enjoys going to beach with family and friends and taking in all of the beauties that San Diego has to offer. Eli started as a member of our sales development team and has worked his way up to his current role of Account Manager.

Jay Araiza
Account Manager
Jay Araiza is a San Diego native with experience in customer service and marketing. Jay's passion for being the best version of himself is the driving force of his professional growth which was prominent during his time at a San Diego startup in the alternative health care sector. Jay attended Missouri Baptist University on an athletic scholarship. In his free time, Jay is learning web development, practicing Portuguese and, exploring new parks throughout San Diego with his son.

Paige Calvo
Account Manager
Paige Calvo moved to Vandenberg Air Force Base when she was 2 years old and has been living in the California central coast ever since. With 8 years of dedicated sales and customer service experience, she has a passion for doing whatever it takes to exceed customers expectations. In her free time Paige enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, weight lifting, and taking her son on adventures.

Nikolas Eppel
Account Manager
Nikolas Eppel is a Bay Area native who began his professional career with NextGen Leads shortly after graduating from San Diego State University. He is passionate about meeting new customers and building strong, healthy, and successful relationships with them. Nik saw NextGen as an opportunity to learn about the industry as well as mature within one of the fastest growing companies in the country. During his free time he enjoys reading and working out.

Eugene Clay
Account Manager
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Eugene is a midwest kid at heart. Eugene joined the United States Air Force and was stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base and has seen as much of the world as possible. After seeing the world from different perspectives, he began his career on the civilian side. With a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, Eugene moved to San Diego and started his career in sales. Eugene's free time involves physical activities such as bike riding, traveling as much as possible, and meeting new people with new stories/perspectives.