An Australian SDR, based in the beautiful Bondi Beach, Sydney, Jake McGaw is living the sales dream. In a previous role in recruitment, he made the decision that instead of finding top talent for SaaS and tech companies and putting them in really cool places - he was going to be ‘the guy' that’s doing all that himself. Enterprise BDR at SurveyMonkey at the time of recording and now BDR at Airwallex, Jake’s making things happen. Listen in to find out how he’s achieved his goals, and his tips for brand new SDRs – including why you should always start at the finish line.
English & Drama graduate turned Enterprise SDR (at the time of recording), Ellie Twigger is not only the lady behind the SDRs of LinkedIn viral challenge but quite possibly the only SDR who can claim she booked an enterprise call with the CEO of M&S through video prospecting (and that he liked this so much that he also played it to his team during a board meeting). Tune in to find out how she prospected her way to joining SalesLoft and why this is the best decision she ever made.
A superuser of video prospecting, Canadian SDR from Vidyard, Courtney Christie shares her journey into Inbound sales with host Neil Bhuiyan. If you are feeling in a phase of limbo in your career right now then this is THE episode to listen to. Courtney’s career could have potentially headed in a few different directions but she found and followed her passions and by embracing her successes, her self-belief and confidence are growing every day.
If anyone knows what it takes to be a good SDR, it’s Erich Beer. Founding member of the SDR Nation community, and SDR at Chili Piper, Erich has served his time hitting the phones and in his journey to date has been responsible for building out a whole SDR process from scratch (as the only SDR in the team). Don’t miss Erich’s tips to skyrocket to SDR success.
Biology graduate, Nia Woodhouse, discovered her passion for sales during part-time roles at Arcadia and O2 whilst at university. After finishing her studies, she made the big decision to leave her Biology lab for good and join the lab of sales, and two years into her SDR role at Refract, she’s never looked back.
Former intern, teaching assistant, and international traveller turned enterprise star at Gong, Lorraine Pettit joins the show from Washington DC – sharing how her love for the magic of sales ignited her passion to work in the industry, plus her top tips for brand new SDRs looking to achieve success in the first few months of joining a new company.
Someone who knows how to break the ice - this week's guest is Ezana Haddis, SDR at Mintago who has been a brand ambassador for Tinder and Bacardi and progressed from being a valuable intern to landing his first full-time gig!
George Treschi’s passion for sales has taken him on a journey to Outreach.io in the world of Sales Engagement. Just 5 months into his SDR role at the time of recording, George has taken what he experienced being a 100% remote hire, to help newcomers to Sales Development work best in fully remote roles with some great tips and advice.
High flying US SDR, Maxmillian Licht, shares his story of how transitioned from real estate into SaaS sales and all the techniques and strategies he learned to be a top SDR whilst working at Zuora.
Founder of sales development agency/academy SaaSleads.io, Will Koning joins host Neil Bhuiyan for this feature episode. With a background in tech sales and a self-confessed people-person, Will has worked his way through the sales ranks and is now firmly focused on world domination for Saasleads and to be known as the company that helps SDRs launch their working SaaS career.