I distinctly remember the first time I was asked if I had looped in the appropriate people. I wanted to say, “Why? How can everyone not already be looped in?” Between lunch, beer o’ clock, Slack, random conversations in the bathroom or at the printer, how could anyone at a 60-ish person startup not know […]
Interviewee: Robert Kinck, Esq. at Washington, D.C based Klinck LLC Interviewer: Liene Biksa, Co-Editor and Community Manager of Sotoventures Media Liene: What is your professional background and how did you become involved with Startup IP? Robert: I am a lawyer who runs an intellectual property law firm in Washington, DC. My practice focuses on representing innovators, entrepreneurs, […]
If it wasn’t already obvious, Content Marketing is not just for businesses – it can really help your personal brand. It is essential for anyone who wants to do business in today's environment. Most content marketing is funneled through the same old hub-and-spoke channels: Blogs, Medium, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, videos, and Slideshares. But from my […]
Throughout my career I have work with thousands of sales reps and as I begin my relationship with each of them I have asked, "Are you where you want to be in your career right now?" What I hear time and time again is “No, I want to take the next step.” My hope is […]
Interviewee: Philip Schweizer, Founder and CEO at Switzerland-based SalesWingsApp Interviewer: Jorge Soto, Host and Chief Editor Jorge: What is your professional background and how did you get into sales? Philip: I graduated with a major in Entrepreneurship from the world’s first hospitality management school here in Switzerland, so no evident link to sales really. Hospitality is a “people […]
Jorge: What is your professional background and how did you become fascinated by startup culture? Brad: It’s been an interesting journey, to say the least. I grew on a farm in southwest Michigan. It’s the type of environment that requires self-sufficiency. You have to learn how to solve problems by yourself on the fly. What […]
Jorge: What is your professional background and how did you get into sales? Mic: I have been in sales and marketing over the course of the last 35 years. I had natural flow from and to marketing since I am a strong believer in having sales experience as a marketer and vice versa.
As a #millenialwomeninsales I came into the workforce in 2011 during the tail end of the recession. The outlook was still bleek on the job front and branding yourself was of utmost importance. Problem was it wasn’t the branding or networking our parents or grandparents had done, showing up at an office unannounced and introducing […]
I write you from my couch on a snowy day in Washington, DC as a #millennialwomaninsales. I, Sarah Fricke, happen to be one of the many many women studied by firms like @CEB, @BCG, and @Deloitte on what makes us tick. Not only do I happen to be a female but I am also part of the […]