Matt Durkee

Matt Durkee is the Director of Corporate Sales at GourmetGiftBaskets.com, a nationally recognized eCommerce brand known for delivering handcrafted, high-quality gift baskets. In his role, Matt leads the company’s corporate sales organization, overseeing a team of account executives while working directly with a portfolio of strategic large business clients to develop customized gifting programs that support client relationships, employee recognition, and large-scale corporate initiatives. He also oversees customer service operations, ensuring consistent execution across both new business development and existing account growth.

Born and raised in New Hampshire, Matt built his career in sales leadership across multiple industries. After early experience in tech lead generation and outbound sales management, he transitioned into the footwear industry, where he served as Director of Sales for a national distributor. In that role, he managed relationships with large-scale customers, including several major e-commerce retailers, oversaw complex accounts, and drove growth across key strategic partnerships.

Today, Matt focuses on expanding corporate gifting partnerships for GourmetGiftBaskets.com while building and leading a high-performing sales organization centered on service, responsiveness, and long-term customer success.

Articles by Matt Durkee:

Can Food Gifts Make a Difference When Client Retention Gets Harder and Budgets Shrink?

April 9, 2026

A new report from Gourmet Gift Baskets analyzes Google Trends data for “retaining client,” “budget restriction,” “retaining talent,” and “corporate gift” from 2021 through early 2026, then combines it with holiday gift‑spending surveys, labor‑market revisions, and corporate gifting studies to show how businesses are trying to protect existing client relationships while operating under tighter budgets, and how thoughtful food gifts can still support retention when companies choose to do less, but do it well.

The Global Pandemic: How Businesses Are Staying Connected With Employees And Clients

April 2, 2020

Some of the ways companies are staying connected with their employees, clients, and prospects during the global pandemic and beyond.

8 Reasons Why Gift Baskets are STILL the Perfect Business Gift

September 20, 2019

For most companies, Holiday Business Gifting has become a standard practice. The opportunity to forge stronger bonds with customers and improve engagement is too valuable to pass up.