Ep. 11: Guest Sara Levinson - Navigating Sales Success

This Week's Guest - Sara LevinsonIn this episode of Software Sales Simplified: MOVE to Success, hosts Matt Long and Kevin Donville sit down with their guest, Sara Levinson, who shares her journey from sales reluctance to sales mastery; highlighting how her structured, authentic, value-based, approach drives winning outcomes. They explore Sara's unexpected journey into sales, her early challenges, and the evolution of her confidence as a seller. Over the course of the episode, Sara emphasizes the importance of authenticity, emotional connections, and continuous learning in sales.About Sara Levinson:Sara has sold and launched transformational technology initiatives with the world’s largest & most influential brands, including Gap Inc, Disney, Farmers Insurance, Petco, Symantec, Tiffany and Co., Ashley Furniture, O’Reilly Auto Parts and many more. Sara has been named a Linkedin Top 100 Sales Star, a top female sales practitioner by Sales Hacker, and is a frequent presenter, moderator, and podcast guest in the tech sales community. On the OMG Sales Assessment taken by over 2 million sellers globally, she scored in the top 6%. As Head of Strategic Accounts at Claravine, The Data Standards Company, she helps Fortune 500 brands make sense of their marketing data, leading to faster insights and smarter business decisions. Sara held previous roles at Prometric, LivePerson, Clicktale (acquired by ContentSquare) and IBM.Sara holds an M.A. in Professional Writing from Carnegie Mellon University and a B.A. in English from Gettysburg College, where she serves on the Alumni Board of Directors. Her writing has appeared in Thrive Global, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Gettysburg Times, and the American Scholar.https://www.linkedin.com/in/levinsonsara/About Software Sales Simplified:Visit us at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.strategicsalesoptimization.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Linkedin:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://tinyurl.com/2tcx7mjx⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Send us your questions at ⁠- ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠Get 25% off with Coupon Code “SELLFASTER2025”!Order a digital/PDF copy of the #1 Best Selling book on Amazon, "Winning Faster: The MOVE Framework for Enterprise Software Sales" on our website and get 25% off until February 28th.Book Available Here:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.strategicsalesoptimization.com/move-book⁠⁠⁠⁠Why Listen to Software Sales Simplified?Make Software Sales Simplified: MOVE to Success, your go-to podcast for mastering enterprise software sales through authentic customer engagement and actionable consulting insights. Join us for each episode as we break down proven strategies and real-world experiences to help you build trust, close deals, and drive long-term success along your Enterprise Software Sales or Consulting journey.Copyrighted Broadcast:Thank you for tuning in to Software Sales Simplified: MOVE to Success. This podcast is produced by and is the sole property of Strategic Sales Optimization LLC, copyright 2025. Reproduction or use of this broadcast in whole or in part without express written permission from Strategic Sales Optimization LLC is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved.