Sam

"I knew I wanted to move back to the Bay Area and get into technology somehow....seeing their success so far, that was, that had always appealed to me."

"It's my job to position Salesforce as a technology vendor of choice, a CRM vendor of choice."

"a big part of being an account executive is knowing how to structure your day"

"It's like working out, like muscle training."

"Like, there's a million different ways to skin a cat. ...but you do have the ability to be creative in the way that you attack a deal."

"communication is the biggest skill you can have"

"Working with people a lot smarter than me. Get to learn from some of the most cutting-edge technologies in the world."

"Super organized, super outgoing, curious, tenacity, drive to be better, learn something new every day."

"Deals just don't happen overnight and signatures just don't happen."

"you kind of get over that fear of rejection right away in your professional career. Something that you like, don't really get in college."

"Effort always beats out talent and smarts, but those combined are super powerful."

"Going abroad was super big for me. It gave me a sense of independence and stepping outside my comfort zone."