Industry sales manager Brad Anderson tweeted:
We are adding Regional Managers to our team in DC, Boston and Vancouver BC. Read this article. It’s the blue print…https://t.co/D5FWggqVgB
— Brad Anderson (@Brad21613) October 17, 2017
Anderson cites this article: Why I Like To Hire Endurance Athletes For Sales Roles
This is certainly not the first time someone has suggested this (e.g., see various articles on athletes becoming sales people). More often, I have heard this for team sport athletes (football, basketball, lacrosse, etc.), i.e., the benefits of working hard, being competitive, beating rivals, stats driven, etc.
So what do you think. For our industry, do you think being an athlete makes better sales people?