Interview with Samantha McKenna
When I saw Sam McKenna speak at an event last year in San Francisco, she empowered the room!
Sam’s delivery is passionate, eloquent, and crystal clear. In this interview, she talks about how she “fell into” sales, grew her skill set, and developed into a thriving leader. She has led global sales teams across large and medium businesses, including LinkedIn and ON24.
Watch to learn how she makes a positive impact, helps others, develops her self-confidence, and mentors others so they can do all of that and more.
Key Takeaways:
Why she believes in connecting team members with different skill sets to help develop them further
Sam’s path from individual contributor to leader
How finding a mentor, stretching outside her comfort zone, and being consistent helped grow her self-confidence
How Sam’s passion for sales stems from helping others solve challenges
How she focuses on making a positive impact in everything she does, including employing military spouses to connect them with economic opportunity
Her key advice on being promoted
Why being transparent about your goals and receiving feedback on them is important
How watching her parents in their unique careers and traveling back-and-forth from the United States to Europe as a kid influenced her career
Episode Resources:
#SamSales on LinkedIn