This has been on our office wall for years and is the foundation behind LeDev's focus and passion.
Here’s why:
Everyone is using sales skills in their lives. The parent who wants the child to eat veggies is selling the child using the old "choo choo train" technique. The teenager who wants to stay out later is selling the parent. Whether we realize it or not, we are selling.
Strong sales skills can help everyone at any point in their life journey.
Rooted in this belief, we created this boutique services firm dedicated to all things sales - sales strategy, sales leadership, and sales execution. We are a small but mighty group with years of experience in the sales and sales leadership profession, and we are passionate about giving our expertise back to companies looking for a hand in their sales execution for exponential growth. We also love supporting individual sales leaders in their personal development and career growth through personalized coaching and mentoring services.
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Hi, I'm Eleonore and this is my story.
I am a true believer that "nothing happens until somebody sells something", which is why, when I first came out of international business school I chose sales management as a career trajetory.
I'll admit, I used to cringe when a salesperson called me. Who wants to endure a pitch when we don't have the time and don't want the product? The idea of becoming one of “them” felt daunting. Not to mention, as an introvert, the idea of putting myself out there to sell stuff was intimidating as heck. All the more reason to dive in, right?
My first career move was international sales for a manufacturing firm. I traveled the world and sold high-end products, held educational seminars, and went on after-sale service calls. After a few years of doing that, I discovered a love for helping others succeed. I also found a passion for strategy and enjoyed solving problems. So, I moved into sales leadership where I could utilize all of those skills.
I worked in start-ups and in well-established organizations.
I've been in toxic environments with 60% turnover, rock-bottom engagement and poor results. I've enjoyed exemplary environments with 15% turnover, 90% engagement and industry-leading results.
I've been in "wild west" cultures. I've been in cultures that fostered solid foundations and consistency in best practices.
I’ve started teams from scratch and I’ve stepped into large, highly tenured teams.
I've led teams that were experiencing meteoric rises fueled by strong markets. I've led teams that were suffering from being in the wrong place at the wrong time and were freefalling like crazy.
I've inherited dysfunctional, failing teams that needed immediate turn-arounds. I've stepped into well-functioning ones that were tasked to just keep getting better.
Eventually, all my experiences led me to create LeDev. I want to continue to help others succeed in business by expanding my reach beyond just one organization. I love to help leaders and businesses who have a passion and desire to do better and be better. I love what I do, I put a lot of energy into my work, and thrive when others succeed.