Advice For Those Aspiring To Start A Sales Career with Guest Mark Orlando

In the first episode of The Strong Mind Strong Will Podcast, Adam Interviews Mark Orlando, the Director of Sports Management at California Lutheran University. 

0:40 - Mark Orlando background.

1:48 - Important actions for getting started with a career in business.

11:15 - Pivoting jobs in today's day in age and exploring different opportunities.

13:39 - How does higher education expose students to different business careers?

14:50 - How individuals should go about personal branding (acknowledging your roles).

22:23 - Where are younger people at in terms of looking forward to their careers in todays day in age vs prior?

29:30 - Leveraging Linkedin for informational interviews.

31:36 - How to prepare for an informational interview.

36:10 - Let financial success be an outcome of what you love to do (not the other way around).

39:24 - How to be successful in sports management sales.

47:30 - The common misconceptions people have about sales and how to overcome them.

51:15 - Important aspects to get across when talking to a company representative.

57:39 - Strategies to make networking easier (putting the WORK in network).

1:09:49 - The power of a positive attitude.