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1:1 Coaching
You don’t have to navigate your career alone. SDR Nation coaches provide one-on-one mentorship and personalized coaching for each step of your journey.
1:1 Coaching to Help You Nail Your Job and Get Your Next Promotion
Members have the opportunity to meet every month, one-on-one, with a coach. Plan for at least six months of conversations and guidance, and you’ll come away with:
- Monthly and long-term goals, plus career-building challenges selected by your coach to drive your progress
- Strategies for navigating your career path
- A plan for your next promotion
- Support and advice for discussing promotions and compensation
- A shoulder to lean on when times get tough
Succeed in Your Role—and Hit Your Goals
If you’re an SDR eager to accelerate your career and meet other sales professionals just like you, we have a community that will help you grow into your role and look to the future.
Coaching from SDR Nation provides not only one-on-one instruction, but also a mentor who hears all your concerns, celebrates your triumphs, offers solutions for your challenges, and helps you envision your future. Our coaches figure out what you need to nail your job and teach you how to build an effective career plan. You emerge from each session smarter, wiser, and more confident.
SDR Nation Coaches
Our coaches are sales development professionals with years of experience under their belts. They understand the challenges that SDRs like you face in your career and can help you reach your next goal. Our coaches have different superpowers—check them out below:
Graham Taylor
Training Manager at Phreesia
“I began my career as an SDR and had to figure out what it took to be successful in the role on my own with minimal resources/training. My goal as a coach is to help you be the top rep on your team so you can grow your career!”
Sam Ajithkumar
Manager, Business Development and Operations at Datastax
“I am a passionate field sales rep who took his passions to the management floor to help young and upcoming SDR and AEs become successful in the role they choose. Every SDR is different, but the goal is the same!”
Anthony D’Antonio
Senior Enterprise Account Executive at Uberflip
“I began my selling career 7+ years ago as a business development representative; previous to that, I was in a marketing leadership position in several organizations. Since then, I’ve migrated into a senior enterprise account executive role working with some of the world’s largest brands.”
Ross Van Wyk
Strategic Enterprise Account Executive at Integrate
“Like many people who find success in sales, I have an atypical background, which means I have had to figure out a lot along the way. I’m available to talk high-level strategy about sales or career development, or we can roll up our sleeves, and together, get to work on your newest cadence or role-play effective talk tracks.”
Kristina Finseth
Director, Growth Marketing at Interseller
“Hi 👋 I’m Kristina, and I am excited to be a part of SDR Nation as a Coach! Currently, I lead the marketing + sales development teams at Interseller, a recruiting enablement platform built for candidate sourcing and outreach. I also developed and launched a cold email course (the Outbound FIRE Framework 🔥) in 2020, and LOVE working with sales folks to raise the bar on cold email results. I’ve helped folks from Chili Piper, Vidyard, Hubspot, Gong, and other leading companies, but I’m most excited to help YOU level up your sales development game 🎮 so don’t be a stranger!”
Florin Tatulea
Manager, Sales Development at Loopio
“I’m a passionate sales leader who lives and breathes all things sales development. As someone who has been in your shoes, I deeply respect the work that you do, and I can’t wait to help you become the top-producing rep at your company!”
Meagan Suckling
Director, Global Sales Development at Shutterstock
“I’m one of the founding coaches of SDR Nation and a career coach ready to help you nail your job and build the career of your dreams! I have lots of experience hiring, coaching, and getting SDRs promoted into their next role.”
Marc Doucette
Director, Sales & Strategic Partnerships at Koho Software
“I joined SDR Nation as a member while I was working as an SDR. The community gave me somewhere to bring my questions when I didn’t feel like connecting with a manager or team member, and I’m excited to give back to those who have recently joined.”
Evan Nissenbaum
Global Director, Sales Development at Hyperscience
“The SDR function is a unique and incredible role to learn the ropes, earn your stripes, and kick open the door to a multitude of incredible career opportunities. I could not be more excited to challenge you to get comfortable being uncomfortable and unlock your potential to start an amazing career in sales!”
Amyn Manji
Account Executive at Riipen
“I started off as an SDR, and I have been fortunate enough to learn from and work with some of the most knowledgeable, talented, and kind peers and managers throughout these experiences. I am so thrilled to be here and support your journey.”
Nicole Martin
BDR Manager (Healthcare and Life Sciences) at Salesforce
“Hi everyone! My name is Nicole and I’ve been in sales for 5+ years. My passion for SDR began at Salesforce when I joined their SDR organization. I knew as soon as I was promoted that I’d one day want to come back to help the organization in some capacity – I loved SDR! Now, I’ve been back in SDR for over a year managing a great group at TouchBistro and now, Salesforce! I’m excited to coach and help SDR Nation in anyway I can! Looking forward to getting to know everyone.”
Rebecca Garber
Director, Sales Development at LevelJump.io
“A good coach can transform a person’s experience in their role. They can push people outside of their comfort zone, light the fire within them, and help them find their superpower. This is my passion. I want to help people solve the unsolvable problems and crack the uncrackable accounts. I’m here to coach SDRs so that they can win … and we can both get better as they do.”
Gerry Praysman
Senior Director, Sales Development at SalesLoft
“I’m passionate about solving complex problems and watching others grow in their personal and professional lives. In my years in the software industry, I’ve seen many younger professionals experience frustration from a lack of guidance around progressing their careers. I hope to share my experience and advice to help others better understand why they want what they want and achieve it!”
Andrew Peck
BDR Manager at SecurityScorecard
“Hey Everyone! 👋 I’m Andrew Peck and I’m a Career Coach and the Manager of the Business Development team at SecurityScorecard. I started as one of the first couple of BDRs at SecurityScorecard. I helped create our talk tracks, best practices, and architected our tech stack. Now I directly manage a team of 25 BDRs (and growing!) based in the US, EMEA, and APAC. We are now a cybersecurity SaaS unicorn! I can’t wait to chat with you all about career development, mindset and motivation, day-to-day tactics, cold calling (!!), and anything else on your mind! Bring all of your questions, concerns, and thoughts… I’m ready!”
Sham Rajendra
Enterprise Account Executive at Sumo Logic
“I have over 15 years experience in the technology and financial services industries, building complex enterprise technology solutions and managing highly effective sales teams. I specialize in business development, enterprise solution sales, relationship management, coaching, mentoring, and delivering strong results.”
Monica McIlroy
Senior Sales Development Represenative at FORT Robotics
“Hey guys! My name is Monica McIlroy and I am a Business Development Manager at FORT Robotics. I have experience prospecting into media, tax law/accounting, HR and tech marketing and I am super passionate about social selling. Building relationships with my prospects is what I love to do. It can lead to discovery calls booked, new job opportunities, freelance work, consulting, coaching opportunities and more! The networking opportunities I have gotten at SDR Nation have been invaluable to me and can’t wait to share what I know and help you start on your Social Selling journey.”