I have been leveraging content created by or linked by the PreSales Collective to educate myself on best practices for global presales teams.  This community has been very valuable in informing me about how to think about certain issues, particularly around the idea of best practices that can be scaled globally versus what is best determined locally by teams in country. As a result I feel as though I am better prepared to ask the right questions and listen better when interacting with team members in other regions.

Having just finished business school, I didn’t know much about this career or the breadth of skills needed to succeed in this capacity. I found PSC on LinkedIn and dove in. I listened to their podcast for insight, I joined the Slack channel and connected with mentors, and I kept updated with the PSC online events to learn more from leaders in the industry.  Leveraging these tools helped me understand the profession… I’m really happy to have found this community and I look forward to contributing to the growth of PSC.

One of the major downsides of being an SE is the feeling of being alone, on an island... So I was struck by the way PSC welcomed me, and how active the Slack community was. A community of several thousand members, helping each other, sharing insights, ideas, job offers, and more. PSC was a catalyst and one of the major reasons why I decided to go back to Sales Engineering. I had the support of a great community and a lot of resources. I have not looked back since. Thanks again PSC, I'm looking forward to giving back to the community.