Show Notes
IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER:
01:53 - Who is Caroline Riley? In her own words
03:22 - What is the best investment an early career sales person can make for themselves and why?
06:39 - How have Caroline's views on sales changed over the years?
12:06 - One mistake that Caroline made early in her sales career
16:40 - Who has had the greatest impact on Caroline's sales career?
19:05 - If Caroline could go back in time, what would she do differently?
23:08 - Where to contact Caroline
MORE ON CAROLINE:
Caroline is a visionary executive helping organizations navigate their digital transformations. She understands how to build and balance high performing teams that can thrive within the ever-evolving tech landscape. Caroline is a culture and innovation fanatic and draws upon a deep understanding of neuroscience to guide her leadership style. She leads teams with high levels of empowerment, personal accountability and respect to drive the most impactful business outcomes.
Caroline is currently leading the Corporate Central Region at Okta as the Area Vice President of Sales. She loves engaging with customers to evolve their organizations and is excited to be influencing the market transformation underway relative to identity.
Prior to joining Okta, Caroline served as the Head of Sales for Google Cloud for ~4 years. She also held Cloud leadership roles at IBM and spent 6 years with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in regulatory and risk management. Caroline holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carthage College.
Caroline lives in Chicago with her husband and two children. She is passionate about education and serves on the Board of Directors for Altus Academy, an inner city school for underserved youth. Caroline also serves on the Presidential Advisory Board for Northern Illinois University (NIU).
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The Ramped Podcast is built for early-career professionals. Join hosts Manoj Jonna and Danny Leonard as they sit down with industry heavyweights to uncover what it takes to launch a successful career in sales, technology, finance, and many other industries.
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