Once an Athlete, Always an Athlete - Melissa Puleo
In the first Merchants of Change of 2023, we welcome Melissa Puleo, Enterprise Account Director at Talon.One and former 3 sport athlete to the show!
Don't miss a great conversation with Melissa on habits that translate from athletics to sales, approaching your first BDR role, women in sales, and much more!
Kicking off 2023 with a great conversation with a former 3 sport athlete and current Enterprise Account Director at Talon.One, Melissa Puleo! Melissa talks about her athletic background (1:00-4:15) Next she touches on some of the habits and skills that translate from athletics to sales (4:15-6:47) A great story about how Melissa found herself and sales and what the shift from athletics to sales was like for her (6:47-11:28) Advice for athletes starting their first BDR job (11:28-21:05) Some of her favorite mentors and her leadership style now as a manager (21:05-24:30) Melissa offer's some great advice for both women already in sales and those who are entering the career (24:30-26:20) the differences between working at a start-up vs a large company (26:20-28:10) Like always we finish the show with two of our favorite questions, a sales skill that makes Melissa elite (28:10-31:00) and what being a technology sales professional means to her (31:00-33:08)
