Francisco Oller Garcia, a Customer Advocate at Drift, joins the team as one of our newest co-hosts. He and Ashleigh discuss his physical disability and how his positivity and honesty have propelled his career forward.

SHOW NOTES

His Sales Journey

-He graduated with an MBA in 2018 and went to work in marketing. As a marketer, you need to wear many hats, one of the most important is business development.

-He now works as a Customer Advocate at Drift but realizes every person is in sales no matter what they do.

Getting Connected With OSoS

-Ashleigh and Francisco met through Kasey last year while he was in the process of determining his next career move.

Feeling Like an “Other” In Sales / 00:05:17

-Francisco has felt like an “other” throughout his life because of his physical disability. In a pre-pandemic world, he rolled into conferences and received stares.

-He’s always chosen to use humor, vulnerability, and honesty to address that elephant in the room and make deeper connections.

-In a post-pandemic world, he doesn’t have to reveal he’s in a wheelchair. He chooses to because it’s an integral part of his identity.

What Is He Most Proud Of?

-As a Latino man with a physical disability and not much SaaS or B2B experience, he’s proud he made it into his dream company, Drift.

The First Thing He’ll Do When “Normality” Resumes?

-Francisco’s heading back to Puerto Rico to see his family.

Connect With Francisco

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-Instagram

-Twitter

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