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“Why I’m So Interested In Selling,” Martin Mackay

Partners in Excellence

Of course, what I did not realise was that every role requires sales skills – whether direct or indirect in terms of influence – and ultimately, we are all judged by financial results. I joined PeopleSoft in 1996 as the head of Product Marketing and Strategy for Europe. I guess it is not so much that I hate losing but I love winning!

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Sales Hacker’s 35 Most Influential Women in Sales

Sales Hacker

Amy Appleyard is an experienced, strategic sales leader with demonstrated success in overseeing cross-functional teams to improve the customer experience, drive sales and increase retention in both Distribution as well as SaaS-based sales organizations. Andrea Austin – VP at Nokia Software | Published Author.

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PODCAST 77: Navigating the Pace and Pressure of Startup w/ Vikas Bhambri

Sales Hacker

Sam Jacobs: You’re at the top of your profession at this point, managing a number of different teams, how’d you get into sales? Vikas Bhambri: Before even the journey to sales management. So I actually shifted out of being a developer now to more of a program manager, tech consultant. Walk us through that.

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