high school dropout 👉 retail salesperson
👉 property manager 👉 sdr 👉 community manager
I stumbled into sales by accident and mostly out of desperation.
I was freshly 18, and I was broke as hell.
For weeks I had been applying to basic customer service/sales jobs online.
But wasn't getting a single call back.
I resorted to printing out my sad little resume, and walking around shopping malls, basically begging for a job at every single store.
Eventually, a manager at Men's Warehouse took pity on me, and offered me a position renting tuxedos at minimum wage.
In between clients, I would leave the rental desk (yes I got in trouble for this a lot) and hang out on the sales-floor, helping clients pick out their next suit for an interview or prom.
Soon I was out-selling the commissioned sales reps. And I was addicted to it.
That job led me to 4 years in retail, selling everything from luxury skincare, to $500 swimsuits, to engagement rings.
From there I spent three years in multi-family property management, building out the leasing systems that would bring our rent from $800 to $2100.
I learned a lot, but ended up burnt out and bored.
I knew I didn't want to be on call 24/7 like with property management.
But I also didn't want to go back to the low wages and crazy hours of retail.
I thought I might have to leave sales entirely.
Should I go to college?
Get into marketing?
One day I stumbled across a video about this thing called "saas sales."
"Nah." I thought. "No one would hire me."
But I was so wrong.
I researched and studied, and after a few panic attacks, decided to take the leap.
Within three weeks I had a brand new career as an SDR (how crazy is that????)
I started posting about my cold calling struggles on LinkedIn, and found an amazing community of industry veterans, founder, marketers and more.
Which led me to my true passion...
💜 the sales community! 💜
Now I'm at RevGenius, a *totally free* community of over 30k sales, marketing and revops professionals in tech.
I love to:
💜 help newbies get started in their tech careers
💜 host community events here on LinkedIn
💜 make new friends in this amazing community
If you're curious about RevGenius, visit revgenius.com or send me a message!
💜 DMs are always open 💜