It's All About Networking - Victor Karpenko
On this week’s episode of Merchants of Change we welcome Victor Karpenko, a former track athlete at Cal State Chico and current Channel Sales Manager at Five9!
This episode offers a unique but brilliant perspective on athletes in sales as JR and Victor talk about his athletic career, his transition to sales, what channel sales looks like, and much more!
Awesome conversation with Victor Karpenko, Channel Sales Manager at Five9. Victor's athletic background as a track athlete and powerlifter (0:56-15:40) His transition out of sports/ first interest in a sales career (15:40-22:30) Advice on that transition period (22:30-27:30) What he would change from his early days in sales (27:30-31:15) What you should focus on in your first role/ what to look for in your first company (33:55-37:30) Channel software sales vs traditional sales (37:30-44:50) Victor's favorite mentors through his career (44:50-49:30) As always we finish with our two favorite questions, what is your sales skill that makes you elite (49:30-51:55) What being a technology sales professional means (51:55-55:12)
