Tell us a bit about yourself and what you're up to now
I recently launched my coaching practice in September. I am a leadership, career, and sales coach and trainer, and I draw on my experience in the European energy and SaaS sectors to help leaders shift from constant firefighting to leading with clarity, focus, and a renewed sense of purpose. Beyond coaching, I’m passionate about personal development, positive leadership, and staying curious about how people grow and change.
What was your journey into a career in Tech Sales
My career shift into Tech sales started when I was working as an energy engineer first in France and then in Athens, Greece. I needed something different ! From there, I moved into startups, first as an analyst, then in sales enablement, product management, Sales Development Manager, and finally as an Account Manager. These roles gave me deep experience across the full sales lifecycle, team leadership, and client management, and shaped my human-centered approach to sales and leadership.
What led me to become a coach myself was having a coach for the past 2 years who is now my mentor. Experiencing firsthand the clarity, growth, and impact a coach can bring inspired me to make coaching my life’s work.
What would you say are the best things about working in Tech Sales
Tech gives you the opportunity to build skills that stay valuable anywhere: communication, problem solving, resilience, and the ability to learn at speed. Working in sales on top of that is like adding a booster. You learn how to listen, how to influence, how to manage pressure, and how to navigate complex stakeholders. These are transferable to every industry and every role.
There is also real earning potential and a clear path for career development if you put in the work. But what I value the most is the mindset you gain from Tech. You become adaptable, curious, and far more comfortable with change. Those qualities are exactly what helped me build my coaching practice today. Tech gave me the skills, the confidence, and the leadership experience that I now use to help others grow.
What advice would you give to someone who is just about to start their career in sales
My biggest advice for anyone starting their career in sales is this: focus on the fundamentals, not the hacks. Learn how to listen, how to ask great questions, and how to understand people. Sales is a human job long before it is a numbers job.
Why did you decide to join Tangent as a Mentor and why should others join as Mentors too
I joined Tangent to give back, support people at the start of their journey, and stay close to the energy of early stage talent.
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