In this episode I talk to Adrianna Vidal, a jack of all sales trades, but an actual master of getting hired as a sales rep. Her story is intriguing because she dropped out of high school. Then out of community college.
Join in on her story of how she kept defying the odds until she became a stellar sales professional crushing her metrics. Learn how you can do the same.
Video content and navigation:
00:00 - Podcast intro (and a cool rock song - hope you like it)
01:40 - Early career was full of ups and downs
03:37 - Becoming a manager
04:16 - Discovering tech sales
05:50 - Breaking into tech
07:42 - Failing first interviews
08:26 - The winning process for interviews
10:22 - How to compare companies
11:54 - Upside of working at a small company
13:13 - Crazy first SDR months
15:39 - Path to a quick promotion
17:02 - LinkedIn as a tool for success
20:43 - Treat it like you own it
22:30 - Sales as a starting point
23:44 - Do everything you can to stand out
25:16 - Episode outro (more awesome rock music)
You can connect with Adrianna on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianna-vidal/
Beyond - the company Adrianna worked at (since we shot the episode she changed the company):
https://www.linkedin.com/company/beyond-pricing/
Patrick Dang - the sales trainer who's content Adrianna came across: https://www.youtube.com/c/PatrickDangOfficial
Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEoyjx4aOUI
