How To Create & MASTER A Global SaaS Sales Career With Laura Bartkiewicz, Sr Manager - Mid Market Sales At Figma

On Target: Sales Leaders

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What do you do when life knocks you down multiple times in your career?

How do you overcome some of the adversity of being told that you can’t do something, that you aren’t good enough to want something?
Working medium-hard wouldn’t get you very far in your career in that state. It takes immeasurable hard work, grit, and determination to achieve something, dropping any plan ‘B’ before the thoughts of it even occur to you.
As our guest on the Elite Level Podcast, Laura Bartkiewicz concludes, “it does take a bit of rejection to make you want it more.”
In today’s episode, Alex interviews Laura Bartkiewicz, a recruiter turned sales leader from Boston. Struggling to find a recruiting job starting off, Laura moved to multiple countries in her career, from recruitment to sales to management, before settling finally in the UK as an established leader. Today, she leads a team of nine AEs and is having a super-fun time doing it.
Laura explains the sequence of events and experiences that led her to become the leader she is today, including the mindset and skill training she adopted for the same. Of the many important nuggets she shares is the importance of being comfortable with you because no matter what happens, you and only you will be there with you always. It is also immensely beneficial for your personal development.
Key talking points:
● Are grit and willpower innate skills?
● How to grow past challenges and failures
● What emotional resilience looks like
● How to determine if the managerial role is for you (and if you’re ready for it)
Meet The Guest!
Laura Bartkiewicz is a professional recruiter turned sales leader based out of the Boston Area. She currently works at Figma, a design-based organization in the UK.
Connect with Laura
● LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurabartkiewicz/

Connect with Alex
● LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexalleyne/