J. Daniel and Nancy Garrison Sales Innovation Program

Another Internal Sales Competition in the books! 🏆 Curious about what our sales role-play competition looks like? Here’s a snapshot of our day: Product Sold: Siemens Simcenter Simulation Software Buyer Profile: Selling to Honeywell Aerospace Executives Round 1: Outreach email and video to Honeywell Executive ✅ Round 2: 10-minute sales meeting using the Challenger method with the Chief Technology Officer ✅ Round 3: 10-minute sales meeting using the Challenger method with the Senior Director of Engineering ✅ Congratulations to our top sellers! 🥇 1st Place: Mia Fotia 🥈 2nd Place: William McPhail 🥉 3rd Place (Tied): Alyssa Kapinos and Iñigo Sanchez A huge thank you to all our partners who joined us as buyers and judges! Your support made this event a fantastic success.

Congratulations to all of our SIP students who received their Clemson University Rings yesterday. We are so proud of you! #EverLoyal 🧡

One of the many benefits of membership in the J. Daniel and Nancy Garrison Sales Innovation Program is exclusive access to our coursework. A key class required for membership is Applied Selling, and today our students had the chance to put their selling skills to the test at the IPTAY office. Thank you to Logan Welch and the entire IPTAY team for this fantastic opportunity!

This weekend, our External Sales Competition Team headed to the Great Northwoods Sales Warm-Up in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, to compete against other schools in a national sales competition! 🙌🏻 We are incredibly proud of the hard work put in by our competitors, Zach Goetz, Iñigo Sanchez, and a special shoutout to William McPhail for achieving an impressive 7th place out of 78 competitors! A big thanks to Josiah Franz for serving as the student coach and to Professor David Sturkey for guiding the team as the faculty coach. Together, they represented Clemson University and our program with excellence!

We were thrilled to host Michelin for our final #TuesdayPartnerDay of the semester! Thank you to our partners at Michelin for meeting with our J. Daniel and Nancy Garrison Sales Innovation Program students. We loved hearing from industry leaders and truly appreciate their commitment to investing in our students’ futures!

The Presentation Skills Workshop left Ascent smiling! 😁 Yesterday, Ryan Mullins introduced our Ascent Cohort to the key factors for delivering a successful presentation. Shortly after, students formed groups to create their own 5-minute presentations! These workshops not only prepare our students for full-time membership in the J. Daniel and Nancy Garrison Sales Innovation Program but also equip them for real-world scenarios they will encounter. Keep up the fantastic work, Ascent!

Last Thursday, we welcomed our partners from TD SYNNEX to campus for a #PartnerDay! We thoroughly enjoyed having the TD SYNNEX team engage with our J. Daniel and Nancy Garrison Sales Innovation Program students, providing valuable insights into the Information Technology (IT) distribution industry. We are grateful for this partnership and appreciate TD SYNNEX for taking the time to invest in our students!

Congratulations to the winners of the Otis Elevator Co. Pitch Showdown and Mock Interview Competition! 🎉 Last night, students showcased their skills in a 3-round contest, delivering 60-second pitches to peers and industry partners. We’re proud of all participants for gaining valuable experience and adapting to real-life scenarios. Thank you to our industry partners for judging and engaging with our students! In the Mock Interview Competition, students conducted 20-minute virtual interviews with corporate partners, leading to 30 finalists competing for the top spots. Congratulations to our winners: 🎤 OTIS Elevator Pitch: 1st: Jack Harris 2nd: Tied - Alexandra Rogers and Cassidy Hull 3rd: Grace Tuller 💻 Mock Interview: 1st: Mia Fotia 2nd: Alexandra Rogers 3rd: Shane Gallagher

Happy #TuesdayPartnerDay! We are pleased to have Siemens back on campus. Today, we welcomed Jacques St-Laurent, Ryan Theeck, Rob Rudder and Melanie Spare to campus to meet with many of our J. Daniel and Nancy Garrison Sales Innovation Program students. We genuinely enjoy hearing from our partners who offer us a deeper look into the various industries Siemens is apart of. If you want to continue any conversations, they will be at the OTIS Elevator Pitch Showdown TONIGHT! We are thankful for our partnership and appreciate Siemens taking the time to invest in our students!

Congratulations to the finalists of our Mock Interview Competition! Our students were paired with a representative from one of our partner companies to conduct a 15-20-minute interview. They were instructed to dress, prepare, and display themselves as they would for a real-life interview. The winners will be announced on Tuesday at the Otis Elevator Pitch Showdown event! 🏅