IT Nation Connect 2019 | Presentations

Onboarding & Managing New Sales Professionals

Presented by Nathan Austin – Mytech Partners 

Setting your new sales team member (and yourself) up for success in the first few months of their employment is critical for future revenue growth. While sales professionals are ultimately measured by their ability to generate revenue, you can hold them accountable to key behaviors BEFORE new revenue is realized! In this session we will cover:

  • Setting reasonable expectations up front
  • How to help the sales professional hold THEMSELVES              accountable
  • What to measure before new revenue is attained
  • Key milestones for each quarter of the first year of employment

After this session you should feel more confident to guide a new sales professional through their first year of employment, and when you should expect new revenue from a quality sales hire. Additionally, attendees of this session will receive sample onboarding templates for outside sales and account management roles. You will also receive a prospect first meeting training document to help set clear expectations on one of the first critical milestones for an outside sales professional. 

Hiring an Experienced Sales Professional

Presented by Nathan Austin – Mytech Partners 

60% of MSP’s said that the area where they need the most help is Sales!* 

Hiring an experienced sales professional will follow a similar process to other roles you have hired, however, there are tips that can help you minimize the chance of a bad (and expensive) hire. In this session we will cover: 

  • Identify the role you are trying to hire
  • How to find candidates
  • What to look for on a Sales Professionals resume
  • Interviewing & selling YOUR organization
  • Negotiating & formal offer

After this session you should feel more prepared to hire a new sales professional where you can minimize your chances of hiring the wrong person into your organization. Additionally, attendees of this session will also receive a sample Sales Professional Offer Letter template, and a one-page first year milestone document that can help you set expectations with a potential new sales hire. 

*Data from the IT Glue 2019 Global MSP Benchmark Report

Building Sales Compensation for the Team & for Individual Roles

Presented by Nathan Austin – Mytech Partners 

Congratulations, your team is growing! Compensating your sales team effectively will drive the right behaviors, and is critical to the profitability of your organization. In this session we will cover the following topics to help with sales compensation:

  • Defining different roles associated with building a sales team
  • Review individual compensation associated with defined roles
  • Model Revenue & Costs based on Sales Team Compensation

After this session you will have a better understanding of key roles & respective compensation associated with building a sales team. Attendees of this session will receive a sales team compensation forecasting tool, sample role expectations and associated compensation models. 

 

View recording of the session here.

Managing a Sales Team & the Individual Players on the Team

Presented by Nathan Austin – Mytech Partners 

There is a discipline associated with managing a sales team and the individual players on your team. The sales manager is responsible for defining the activity expectations for individual roles on their team, AND for creating a weekly, monthly and quarterly rhythm that keeps everyone on track to achieving their goals and the organizations revenue targets. In this session we will cover:

 

  • Sales Team Meeting purpose, frequency and agenda
  • Individual One-on-One purpose, frequency and agenda
  • Quarterly Planning: As a team and for individuals
  • Regular Team Training

 

After this session you will have a better understanding of sales management tactics to help keep your team and the individual players on the team accountable! Additionally, attendees of this session will receive a sample sales team meeting agenda, a sample one-on-one agenda, and defined key activity expectations associated with different roles on your team.

Questions?

If you have any questions, or would like additional infomraiton, please contact Nathan Austin below.  

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Nathan Austin

Founder | VP of Business Development
Nathan Austin brings 20 years of IT business management experience to his current position as VP of Business Development. After co-founding Mytech Partners in 2000, he has focused on helping customers achieve 4x more value and productivity from their IT investments through implementing a proven IT strategy that is aligned with business goals. As the ‘sales coach’ Austin works with both the Minnesota and Colorado based teams to help “Make IT Easy” for the respective clients they serve. Additionally, he is the author of the upcoming book: “Capitalism & Community: a partnership for a better tomorrow”