How learning to sell will make you a better designer

When you think about a salesperson, what is the first thing that comes to mind: the Wolf Of Wall Street? A post-army young adult selling 'magical' dead sea products? There are many misconceptions associated with this profession. But, what is the correlation between the skills achieved through success in sales, and design as a discipline?

In this meetup, I will share a personal account of how I transitioned from sales into design and the parallels I’ve learned across the two fields. We will also, dig into tangible takeaways that designers can learn from talented sales professions.

This talk is aimed at both aspiring designers and seasoned professionals.

Allie:

Starting her career in Silicon Valley and now living in Tel Aviv, Allie has spent the last several years designing products at companies such as LinkedIn, Booking.com and Microsoft. But did you know, she started her career in sales? Not many people do.

Allie has translated these skills into her work as a designer and is looking forward to sharing these humbling insights

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