If you’re good at your job, you get to write your own ticket. Have you heard of that? Well, we’ve got proof. Mark Green discusses how he got to become a Technology Evangelist, why, and what that actually is.
So what is a technology evangelist? Well, there is no set definition, and each company can define its own job description. For Mark, it means that he is no longer focuses on only 1 product, but he has a holistic view of all of his organization’s portfolio, how they work together and how they can solve their customer’s problem as a whole.
Instead of being an overlay specialist, he’s now an overlay generalist where he gets called by specialists due to his holistic view.
But how did Mark even get there? Other than he’s good at his job, one of the things that Mark excels at is Social Selling.
Mark goes ahead and defines social selling in the show, and how he used it to highlight the products that he sells and their strengths.
Check out his 2 Minutes Tuesday here. This website also serves as Mark’s personal website.
Mark’s 2 Minutes Tuesday inspiration: Peter Mckinnon’s Youtube Channel
Other Links mentioned:
Show 102: #102 Selling to a Very Technical Audience
Show 60: #60 Accidental Sales Engineer to Company Owner
Mark was also on show 43:#43 Pitching, Whiteboarding, and Storytelling with Mark the Joy Machine Green
The Not So Fire Round
1- What is the one thing you love about being a Technology Evangalist?
More of an opportunity to help others succeed
2- What is the one thing you would change about your job?
Seeing people in real life
3- Books or resources every SE should read (Which book should we start with)
The GCHQ Puzzle Book: Pit Your Wits Against the People Who Cracked Engima
4- What separates the great SEs from the not great ones?
Ones that care about other people and the whole team rather than just their own success.
