#62: Mandy Cole - VP of Sales of Startups such as Living Social, Zenefits and Stella & Dot
Breaking Into Startups31 Elo 2017

#62: Mandy Cole - VP of Sales of Startups such as Living Social, Zenefits and Stella & Dot

Born in Atlanta, Mandy Cole is the founder of The Cole Method, a consulting firm that helps startups that have reached $1 million revenue to start learning how to go from putting balls in the basket to playing basketball. It's very important for someone that successfully broke into a startup to understand what a high functioning sales organization looks like. Listen in to find out how a high-functioning sales organization is supposed to operate. Mandy is an expert at not just building organizations but explaining how that looks like and establishing the necessary processes in place. Among Mandy’s career portfolio include companies like Main Street Hub, Zenefits, Stella & Dot, and LivingSocial where she has served as VP of Sales.

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#13: Elaina Koros - Content Strategist who hustled her way into Facebook

#13: Elaina Koros - Content Strategist who hustled her way into Facebook

With a huge appreciation for writing and journalism, Elaina Koros majored in Government and English Studies while attending Georgetown University. Today, Elaina works as a Content Strategist at Facebo...

3 Tammi 201737min

#11: Richard Purcell - Sales Director who worked his way up from an entry level role

#11: Richard Purcell - Sales Director who worked his way up from an entry level role

An East Coast native, Richard Purcell travelled cross country and courageously took the risk of taking an entry level job even though he was overqualified because it meant a chance to break into tech....

1 Tammi 201743min

#10: Melanie Araujo - Designer and Founder of Front & Center that helps people break into tech

#10: Melanie Araujo - Designer and Founder of Front & Center that helps people break into tech

A Boston-native and freelance designer, Melanie Araujo is the Founder of Front & Center, a company that helps underprivileged people break into tech through design. Prior to design, Melanie has a prof...

28 Joulu 20161h 4min

#9: Ben Creasy - Alaskan Government Official turned Software Engineer

#9: Ben Creasy - Alaskan Government Official turned Software Engineer

An Alaskan-native, Ben Creasy wanted to pursue engineering since a young age but due to health issues, he ended up getting a degree in Economics and Philosophy in Oregon. At 24, Ben held elected offic...

27 Joulu 201637min

#8: Neil Shah - Quit his Finance job to help Homeless folks get Jobs

#8: Neil Shah - Quit his Finance job to help Homeless folks get Jobs

A South Californian native, Neil Shah would never have thought that a walking tour of Tenderloin with Del Seymour could practically change his life forever as well as the many lives of homeless people...

21 Joulu 201656min

#7: Max Rencoret - Deep dive into Growth Marketing and building a product

#7: Max Rencoret - Deep dive into Growth Marketing and building a product

Max Rencoret grew up in Chile where he first got exposed to its education system, startup culture, economic climate, government and other things that led him to a career in Growth Marketing, where he ...

15 Joulu 201657min

#6: Nico Roberts - Consultant who became Head of Customer Success

#6: Nico Roberts - Consultant who became Head of Customer Success

Nico Roberts is the Head of Customer Success at OnboardIQ. Customer success is a highly important in any startup. It not only ensures client satisfaction and handling customer complaints, but it also ...

14 Joulu 201646min

#5: Meghan Schofield - How she became a UX designer coming from a traditional background in art

#5: Meghan Schofield - How she became a UX designer coming from a traditional background in art

Meghan Schofield is an Ohio-native who has an impressive knack for creative problem solving. Prior to her current role as a UX/Product Designer at infrastructure startup, CoreOS, Meghan worked in the...

11 Joulu 201650min