Liz Stephany, Close.io: Law School, Disappointment, and Becoming a Startup Team Leader

CLOSE.IO WOMEN IN SALES INTERVIEW SERIES http://blog.close.io/topic/women-in-sales

Host: Rebecca Luo, account executive at Close.io @rebeccatluo

Liz Stephany is our very own Senior Customer Success Manager at Close.io. ([email protected]). She has worked in sales at Oracle and as a sales and account management team lead at Thomson Reuters. She received her JD at the Cecil C. School of Law at the University of Memphis.

We talk about overcoming doubt and disappointment when your career and life doesn’t go according to plan. Liz shares her take on being resilient and calm as someone in her role, which involves having difficult conversations with customers about their concerns and criticism.

Liz tells us about how she’s evolved from a self-proclaimed “yes” person at the start of her career to a highly adaptable, proactive, and respected leader at Close.io. She believes in treating your career like dressing for the job you want to have -- if you do the job you have now as well the job you want to have, you will get it!