This is my way to becoming a CEO. What is yours?
I got my first job when I was 14
As soon as I could drive I got a job at a mall.
When I was in middle school I had business as a clown
I would go to churches and do tricks with animals and balloons.
I did university jobs, fundraising jobs for non-for-profit organizations and I worked on a side in the restaurant until I secured my first dream job in Florida
My first full-time job was there I was doing medical device sales. It is then when I started developing my passion for a certain job type and industry. I travelled a lot between 6 labs in the country. I was looking into the markets where we could develop. It was rather marketing than a sales job.
I felt like doing an MBA was the right thing at that moment
After MBA the first job you get will be influenced by your MBA. Any job after or any employer after will no longer look at your MBA but rather at your recent work experience.
MBA sometimes is a minimum requirement for the big corporations to filter out people when screening. Well, it is not the kind of company I want to work for anyway. I like small to mid-size enterprises because you as a personality and as a team member you have more contribution and decision making. I like to be able to participate. Your job and role are bigger.
I applied for technology companies project/coordination management jobs in Washington and I successfully got in.
In the same company, I moved up the ladder from product to sales management and then pure sales.
Buying my own horse was an achievement
I have been striving for it for my whole life. My first horse I bought before I turned 30.
Afterwards I did sales consulting for 6 months (freelancing) and product management consulting for education and technology firms
I got very lucky because I had this job offer due to my network.
The company I currently work for is Danish (Area9), I work fully remotely (from home) and I do sales, well I am very shy but I am VP of sales to be precise 😊
I absolutely love my job and how much we contribute to the future of people.
We sell education software to corporations that focus mostly on military and healthcare sectors (adaptive learning). I travel so much. I have almost 100.000 miles a year (160.000 km). I have a lot of benefits – free bags, first-class, miles to use for my personal trips, lounges and many others.
Working from home is the same as going to the office but the main difference: I can wear my pajamas (haha). I do the same routine, I do my coffee, I work from 8 to 5. I believe people working from home can be more productive due to fewer distractions. It is helpful to be in an office sometimes as well to come over and ask questions at the desk.
The majority of salespeople are in Europe, mainly Denmark, we are handling the sales team in the USA here remotely. I attend a lot of conferences, fairs and client meetings hence the travel. We have weekly Monday morning cross-country meetings with the whole team to see where we stand.
