Jon Feldman was my VP of Sales. As an AE, I desperately wanted to be a manager. I invited him for coffee, looked him in the eye, and said, "If you don't promote me to Sales Manager, it'll be the greatest mistake of your career. Everyone will say, 'Gee, what happened to the Government Division? It was so promising... oh, Feldman made the wrong hire. Don't be that guy.'"
He gave me my chance, I seized it, and I've never looked back.
Fast forward to today, Sales Gurus everywhere are helping AEs make millions. But what about the lowly Manager? Often derided and expected to move mountains for tech companies, Sales Managers are mostly trained with platitudes like "hire competitive people" and don’t receive the support they need to thrive.
I want to change that and help Sales Leaders take their careers to the next level.