823 Advizers

Russell

Director Of Sales And Strategy

Draco Natural Products

UC Davis
UCLA MBA

10, Sales, Business Development, Corporate Strategy, Nutritional and Personal Care CPGs
UCLA Anderson

UCLA Anderson

Food, Beverages & Alcohol
Sales and Client Management
Biology & Related Sciences

Q1Career path

Career Development

Sales

Communication

1:36

"I realize I really like interacting with people at least I found that to be a lot more interesting than just crunching data all day."

Q2Main responsibilities

Sales Management

Team Leadership

Problem-Solving

0:41

"I'm essentially just gravitate towards wherever the problems are"

Q3Day in the life

Executive/Leadership

Overcoming Challenges

Problem-Solving

0:55

"each day could look vastly different"

Q4Most important skills - role

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Communication

0:47

"is very very critical for you to work on your own team and also externally with clients."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Unpredictability

Problem-Solving

Executive/Leadership

0:29

"You don't know what the next issue you're gonna have to deal with. You don't know what the next surprise, sometimes pleasant surprise as well, what the next surprise is."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Overcoming Challenges

Industry Realities

Data Analysis

0:48

"the part that's very challenging is trying to be more analytical trying to rely on more data when essentially people are very satisfied with the limited tools"

Q8Who thrives in industry

Entrepreneurship

Triple Bottom Line

Startups

0:40

"So you see a wide range of different people why range of different projects and that aspect is very very interesting."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Customer Relationship Management

Relationship Building

Long-Term Strategy

0:30

"So generally because this industry moves a little bit slower compared to let's say Tech the business cycle slower. So then you're able to build long-term relationships with your customers"

Q10Entry-level positions

Industry Dynamics

Business Strategy

Sales

0:33

"One of the most important things would be to understand the dynamic of the entire industry."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Entry-Level Jobs

Marketing

Sales

0:58

"So for undergrad to get into this industry, if you want to go a little bit of the technical route, there's definitely internships"

Q12College ideas for success

Career Development

Executive/Leadership

Communication

0:39

"I would say one lesson that I have learned is that you should always be learning. I feel like you should be learning on a daily basis."