Tucker Snedeker started his corporate career as a Sales Engineer. After 10 years he moved into Sales. We discuss why he did the move, and why he enjoys about it and what he doesn’t. We also discuss how he likes to work with SEs.
Facing new challenges can be scary, but if you know you want to face it, then face it, and you’ll be better for it. Today’s show has a relatively new SE, Tobias Metz from Cisco Systems, shares his views on what SEing was before he started vs. now and shares quite a bit about what he has learned coming from a more process oriented side of the business to where he is now.
Vik Arya, CEO and Co-Founder of Pudding.App has had many years of experience honing his craft as an SE and SE Leader. Now, Vik has found a valuable niche as an enabler of SE Teams to be more effective in how they deliver proof of concepts (PoCs).
Career paths for technical folks going into sales is Sales Engineering and then Sales. Matt took a different route where he started off as a Salesperson and then moved to Sales Engineering. Here's his story.
Many Salespeople have their origins in being Sales Engineers first including our guest, Ricardo Guzman. Drawing on how he was treated as a Sales Engineer, he treats his SEs differently and also uses his technical knowledge to speed up the sales cycle.
Sometimes it’s important to take a step back before you move forward. And that is exactly what Marwan did. He took a look at himself and decided he needed some more experience. The opportunity presented itself and he took it which is amazing
University is a good place to start preparing for someone’s career. The best way to do that is through co-op or internships. That was a major part of the discussion with Binayak Kanungo, aka Bini. We discuss how being an intern secured him a job as a Sales Engineer after he graduated, and what he loves about Sales Engineering.
Different kinds of Sales Engineers exist in different companies. Some companies have Inside Sales Engineering teams commonly referred to as Sales Engineers, while others have Field Sales Engineering teams commonly…
One of the most logical and common step for a Sales Engineer to move on from his or her position would be to go into pure sales. Some Sales Engineers…
Quote of the Day:If you don’t see a direct opportunity, try to create your own (about becoming an SE) - Mamoun MalkawiIn this show we will discuss:Career Path to becoming…