Marilee Bear, SVP North America Enterprise Sales at Zendesk

The Ramped Podcast

English - September 15, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
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IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER:

01:53 - Who is Marilee Bear in her own words 05:14 - What is the best investment an early career sales person can make for themselves and why? 09:21 - How has Marilee's view of sales changed over the span of her career so far - and why?15:28 - One early career mistakes that shaped the way Marilee operates today 20:55 - Who has had the greatest impact on Marilee's career 26:21 - If Marilee could go back in time, what advice would she giver herself?

MORE ON MARILEE

Marilee Bear is Senior Vice President of Enterprise Sales, North America at Zendesk. With over 20 years experience in the Enterprise selling space, Marilee has extensive knowledge of SaaS, Cloud Computing, CX, eCommerce and Cloud Security. Prior to Zendesk, Marilee spent 13 years at Akamai Technologies in a variety of sales leadership roles. Her high-performing teams contributed to building out the eCommerce industry vertical and growing Akamai's Cloud Security business from zero in revenue to over $1B ARR in 2021. Marilee thrives on building successful, turbo-charged sales teams while leading with empathy, optimism and a big heart. As a midwestern transplant, Marilee is based in Marin County, CA and resides with her twin boys and rescue dog.