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Iain

Head Of Global SDR

Linkedin Top StartUp

UCSB
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Iain Rodoni has over 7 years experience in Go-To-Market for software companies; focusing on European & North American markets across most major industries selling to SMB + MM + Enterprise organizations, with experience in Sales Enablement, Sales Operations, Revenue Strategy, Leadership & Management
Technology
Sales and Client Management
Biology & Related Sciences
Worked 20+ Hours in School

Q1Career path

Sales Development

Professional Networking

Career Exploration

3:37

"Learning what you don't want to do is super important on the journey of learning or finding out what you do want to do."

Q2Main responsibilities

Pipeline Generation

Global Business

Sales Management

1:16

"navigate this big bad world of business, get some pretty epic sort of selling skills under their belt and go run through their own career development"

Q3Day in the life

Communication

Global Teamwork

Leadership

1:16

"It is different every day, which is part of the fun and part of the terror of it all."

Q4Most important skills - role

Self-Management

Collaboration

Communication

1:19

"Sales is really problem solving through communication. So now you gotta understand the person on the other side of your table and how they like to communicate, but I gotta nail the communication piece first and foremost."

Q5Favorite parts - role

People Management

Adaptability

Learning and Development

1:14

"If you don't like the people you're gonna work with, you're probably not gonna like your job all that much."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Stress Management

Overcoming Challenges

Executive/Leadership

1:05

"And there's more to life than work at times. So I think figuring that out in that challenge has been been a big one."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Networking

Business Development

Sales

1:18

"Every day is different. Every day you learn something about yourself, about other people, and you're constantly learning or growing."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Hard Work Ethic

Resilience

Learning Agility

1:29

"Hard work beats talent. Everyone has talent and work ethic, but most aren't that talented. Over 1-4 years, work ethic pays massive dividends."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Management

Leadership

Decision-Making

0:59

"The higher up you go in organizations, the more of a s**t show that it is and the less prepared people are because they're more busy."

Q10Entry-level positions

Business Operations

Sales Strategy

Sales Development Representative (SDR)

1:07

"In the world of software sales, the only real entry level job is sales development representative."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Overcoming Challenges

Imposter Syndrome

Resilience

1:07

"Yeah, of course you feel like an imposter. You've never done it before. That's okay. Acknowledge that. Face it, head on and learn."

Q12College ideas for success

Internships

Networking

Career Exploration

0:58

"The best thing an undergrad can do is just get experience."