SheSellsToo

Have you ever wondered what it's like to work for Pinterest? Or to lead a Women's community within a large organization? In this episode we meet with Alexis Constantinopoulos, Partner Manager and Co-President of the Womens@ Community at Pinterest! We discuss why we never viewed sales as a valid career choice in University, how by being herself she became a better salesperson and why some women in sales are like Chandler Bing in Friends - Transponsters!

Another summer episode out - this time with the SheSellsToo crew. In this episode we talk about our expectations of potentially going back to the offices, Jenny's experience with onboarding remotely, and our highlights for the first part of the year. We also open up about some of the challenges and the tough times we've been through, and what the downs in sales can actually look like. Listen in!

In this episode we're talking with the amazing Hanna Riehl - Senior Account Manager at Google. Hanna is the most positive person we've ever met and after chatting with her we felt like we could take on the world. Listen in to learn all about how her time in Costa Rica changed her outlook on life, why no dream is too big, and how you can become more confident in your everyday life.

In this episode we are incredibly excited to be welcoming back one of the first women we interviewed for SheSellsToo - Silvia Sampere! Since our first conversation, Silvia has left the world of sales and pursued her dream of traveling the world, and even spent time working at a beautiful yoga retreat in the Pyrenees! In this chat, we discuss why she has actually found her job at the retreat to be more stressful than sales, key learnings, and which sales skills she still utilizes to this day.

In this episode we host our first guest in 2021 - Charlotte De Ridder! Charlotte is the CoFounder and CEO of Yusudi, an award-winning organizaton that focuses on delivering high quality, holistic learning experiences specialized in sales. We discuss what it's like to start your own business in Kenya, how Yusudi help young professionals get their first job in sales and how sales can help them support not only themselves, but entire communities.

We're back with our 20th episode - and the first episode of 2021! This time you get a full on SheSellsToo-conversation with Ellen, Elle & Jenny where we talk about our learnings from 2020, how we appreciate the major shift companies have done to focusing on mental health, and our hopes and goals for 2021.

In the last episode of 2020, we meet with Vincent Myers, sales manager at Google. We talk about making a mutually beneficial rep/manager relationship that will help you boost your career, how coaching has been crucial for his team during the pandemic, and how being present can help you figure out what your next career step should be.

Want to find out more about what it's like to work for the tech giant Google? In this episode we meet with Amelie Matuschka who works at the Google office in Toronto. Amelie shares her experience of what it's like to move from Google Dublin to Google North America and we discuss the pros and cons of working for such a large organization. If you're looking to start your career in sales, this one is for you

Meet Taylor Jones, who is currently working at Salesforce as a BDR Manager. Taylor shares how she got into sales and how her passion for the profession lead her to founding her own company, BlackArrow, where she mentors sales professionals in the tech space. And that's not all! Taylor also just recently started a part time role as a professor at George College Brown in order to raise awareness around sales to students and young professionals. If you are just looking to start your career in sales, this one's for you!

In this episode we meet with Lauren Bailey; founder of Factor 8 and Girls Club. We talk about why women are hard-wired to be perfectionist, how Lauren attempts to close the confidence gap and transition more women into sales leadership with Girls club, and how authenticity is at the core of what they do.

In this episode our most recent addition to the team, Nandini Srivastava, shares her story on how she ended up in sales and why she wanted to be a part of the SheSellsToo initiative. We discuss the importance of having female role models in the line of business you pursue and how more organizations can foster an environment where both men and women feel comfortable to express their thoughts and opinions

In this episode, we take a step back from talking about our careers in sales and instead share our experiences on what life during Covid19 has been like for us so far. We talk about our struggles, how our routines have taken us through a lot of hardships, and how we hope the future will look like.

In this episode we have a special guest live from Norway - Marie Rhoda Kamfjord! Marie has lived all over the world - in Sweden, Scotland, Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia and Ireland. We discuss her constant itch to travel, experience different cultures and what it was like growing up in Norway as a woman of color.

In this Episode we get to take part of why Ankita Rajpal decided to leave recruiting to pursue a career in sales, what it was like to loose her job due to Covid, and how she managed to get 4 job offers in only 5 weeks!

In this episode, SheSellsToo meets with Carly Giltrap who talks about her experience of being laid off in the middle of the Covid-19 crisis, and how this was a forced pause that allowed Carly to create purpose with her online yoga studio Coco-Bella. She teaches us the mentality of 'You are exactly where you are meant to be' - and how to use the new doors that are being opened to us.

In this episode we've gathered the entire SheSellsToo-team to get to know our newest member, Elle Flood. She shares with us her vision for the initiative, why she wanted to join SheSellsToo, and her main tricks on how to be resilient and keep bouncing forward.

In this episode, SheSellToo meets with Michelle McKniff who shares her experience working (and thriving) as one of the many successful women at the Large Enterprise team at Slack. Tune in to hear her top tips on closing deals with some of the largest organizations in North America.

In this episode, Ailbhe Grogan, Business Development Manager at Hubspot, talks about her experience on how to manage and coach remote teams, what she's looking for in the reps she hires, and how SDR and BDR roles are best-in-class for educating brilliant sales reps. We also talk about the key traits to make it in sales, the importance of consistency, and how the dreaded performance plans that we sometimes hear about actually don't have to be that bad.

In these uncertain times, we wanted to shine a light on the importance of mental health, and share some thoughts on how to tackle the difficulties many are experiencing. That's why we decided on publishing a Special Edition-episode, where we together with Amy Bloemendaal discuss our best tips and tricks on how to take care of ourselves in the midst of this crisis. We talk about the importance of compassion, how being in self-isolation can be compared with the stages of grief, how to introduce silliness into your day, and much more. Hope you enjoy it, and please reach out to us if you're in need of someone to talk to!

In this episode, Taylor Gibson from Slack takes us on her journey from Associate Producer at NBC, to a world in sales - across countries, continents, and companies. Listen in to hear her take on what it's like being a Canadian working in Europe, three core things to succeed in sales, and selling into male-dominated industries.

In this episode, the founders of SheSellsToo talk about why they started the initiative, what it is with empowering women in sales that inspires them, and how they have managed their ups-and-downs in their careers.

How to tackle the challenge of joining a new region with a different culture? How Allyship is key for Diversity & Inclusion? Why you don't have to be 'a straight A' to succeed? We got the answers, from no one less than Noelia Fernandez, Director Northern Europe, Large Customer Sales @ Google.

Why sales people are the heroes of any organisation? Why you got to get under people's skin? Why sales is like falling in love with someone? Those are some of the topics we had a chat about with Maria Wiss - Industry Leader @ Google.

Meet with Marie-Blanche, who went from being told that she would never be good at negotiating, to a strategic seller with incredible problem-solving skills - working from one of the largest companies in the world. In this episode we discuss how sales is present in everything we do, the importance of active listening, and inspiring role models from the 12th century.

What is it like to work in sales? In a foreign country? For a rising tech-star? In the first SheSellsToo podcast episode ever, Jenny meets with Malaika and Samantha from Slack, who both moved across the Atlantic to Canada, to start their careers in tech-sales.