Tales From Meghan's Passenger Seat

Welcome to Tales From the Passenger Seat: A Sales Manager's Journey. I'm Megan Clarke, your host. I am a seasoned sales executive, professional coach, author, and creator of the Skyscraper Management Online Sales Management Academy. I have spent most of my 20+ year career managing and coaching others to achieve their goals.

I invite you to journey with me through the highs and lows of sales management. Drawing on my years of experience in various leadership positions, I will share personal anecdotes, lessons, and the inspiration behind my commitment to nurturing and coaching sales teams to success.

In this episode, I reflect on my time from being a competitive volleyball player in college to becoming a successful sales manager. The journey has been filled equally with ups and downs, both personally and professionally. I dive into personal exploration and the importance of finding your "why" in wanting to be in sales management.

I discuss the challenges of breaking into management, the impact that supportive leadership can make on the growth and development of others, and the value of coaching. Whether you're a current sales manager, an aspiring leader, or someone interested in personal development, this episode offers valuable insights into what it takes to thrive in a leadership position.

Why the title Tales From the Passenger Seat? The most memorable and meaningful moments as an outside manager have been riding in the passenger seat of representatives' cars nationwide for the past fourteen years. Sales management is more than meeting sales goals and objections. It is about the journey of helping others. Simultaneously, as managers, we learn and grow from the people we manage in ways we never thought. 

Welcome to my passenger seat!



Links & Resources:
To download free sales management resources and watch the full videos of the podcast, visit www.meghan-clarke.com

To learn more about Meghan's online sales management academy and book, visit www.skyscraper-management.com

What is Tales From the Passenger Seat: A Sales Manager's Journey?

"Tales From the Passenger Seat: A Sales Manager's Journey" is a podcast by a sales manager for sales managers. Meghan Clarke interviews other sales managers, executives, coaches, and professionals to reveal best practices, tactics to overcome times of struggle, strategies for team success, and real-life lessons to help any sales manager or professional in their position, regardless of tenure or title.

Why the title "Tales From the Passenger Seat"? Most outside sales managers would say the most memorable time they spend with their team members is riding in the passenger seat of their cars during field visits. It certainly has been for me.

Whether it is the coaching, sharing of best practices, or overall experience of learning from one another, professionally or personally, no one can dispute that these times in the passenger seat, whether literally or metaphorically, are filled with tremendous meaning.

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, "It's not about the destination; it's about the journey." The same can be said for a manager; it is not about the title, the money, or the power. It is about the people: the people and the opportunity to be part of their journies.

After these podcasts, you will feel inspired and more knowledgeable by these fellow sales managers, executives, and leaders whom Meghan admires. Also, hopefully, you will share a few relatable laughs about the wild ride of working in the unpredictable but meaningful field of people management.