Sales Seekers

Sales Seekers

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Sales Seekers episodes

  • Leveraging Non-Sales Selling to Land a Sales Role

    Mike delves into the concept of non-sales selling and how it can aid in landing a job in B2B tech sales. Using personal experiences and insights from Daniel Pink's book To Sell Is Human, Mike explains how non-sales selling activities like teaching, coaching, and recruiting can demonstrate valuable sales skills. He offers practical advice on journaling these activities to build a compelling sales job application and encourages listeners to share their non-sales selling experiences.

    • Connect with Mike on LinkedIn

    Referenced in the episode:

    • To Sell is Human by Daniel H. Pink

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    • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:43) - How I used non-sales selling experiences to get into sales
  • (01:55) - What is non-sales selling?
  • (05:30) - Leveraging non-sales selling as a sales job seeker
  • (12:12) - Recap
  • (13:50) - Share your non-sales selling stories!
  • 15 min
  • How I Broke into Tech Sales

    In this inaugural episode of Sales Seekers, career coach and founder Mike Bird shares his personal journey of transitioning into B2B tech sales. He breaks down his experience into three parts: his initial career in education, the mechanical steps in transitioning to sales, and lessons learned during his first year in the field. Mike also offers practical advice for those considering a similar career move, highlighting key insights and actionable steps for success in tech sales.

    • Connect with Mike on LinkedIn

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    • (00:00) - Intro
  • (01:04) - What my life was like before switching to tech sales
  • (07:13) - Does it really take this long to switch?
  • (09:15) - Interview #1 w/future sales colleague
  • (12:18) - Interview #2 w/company CEO
  • (15:43) - Interview #3 for final executive alignment
  • (18:58) - What I was initially tasked with in my new role
  • (20:04) - Major pivot in my role as our company changed focus
  • (24:17) - Getting promoted and the life impact this made!
  • (26:01) - 3 things to think about or do if you're considering the jump to tech sales
  • 32 min

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