1049: Educating the Next Generation of Salespeople, with Dawn Deeter-Schmelz

Dawn Deeter-Schmelz is a Professor and J.J. Vanier Distinguished Chair in Relational Selling and Marketing and Director of the National Strategic Selling Institute at Kansas State University. On today's episode we discuss the importance of educating the next generation of salespeople and the growth of sales degree programs at colleges and universities across the US. We talk about the students that enter these programs, the curriculum that is taught and the faculty that does the teaching. We also dive into the data about graduates from Dawn's program. In terms of the jobs and salaries they are able to attract. And we also look into the topic of how well graduates of The National Strategic Selling Institute perform in the real-world relative to their peers. More on Andy: Connect on LinkedIn Get Andy's new book "Sell Without Selling Out" on Amazon Learn more at AndyPaul.com Sponsored by: Revenue.io | Unlock exponential growth with an AI-powered RevOps platform | Revenue.io Scratchpad | The fastest way to update Salesforce, take sales notes, and stay on top of to-dos | Scratchpad.com Explore the Revenue.io Podcast Universe: Sales Enablement Podcast RevOps Podcast Selling with Purpose Podcast