MASTERS OF MEDDICC
Masters of MEDDICC is a show where the world's best sales professionals are interviewed about all things enterprise sales and in particular relating to the MEDDIC framework, including MEDDICC and MEDDPICC.
Andy Whyte The founder of MEDDICC™ and the author of the five-star rated “MEDDICC’ book, it’s no surprise that Andy has an impressive sales career spanning over 18 years. Andy first started out as a door-to-door, double-glazing salesman where he quickly built up an appetite for sales, hungry for more, he started his B2B career as an SDR, progressing through the ranks to eventually lead the EMEA at Branch before moving on to set up MEDDICC™.
Andy used MEDDIC in multiple companies as an individual contributor and sales leader and even implemented MEDDPICC into two SaaS organizations. Known for his mantra “Nobody ever regrets qualifying out” and his passion for the science and art of sales.
Away from the day-to-day, Andy practices many skills as a chef, sports coach, taxi, and cleaner in his most important role to date - DAD.
MASTERS OF MEDDICC
Masters of MEDDICC - High-Performance Sales Leadership with Marina Ayton - Episode #16
In this episode of Masters of MEDDIC, MEDDICC CEO Andy Whyte sits down with Marina Ayton, VP of Strategic Accounts for the UK&I at ZScaler.
From an early age, Marina has been inspired to work hard. She tells Andy about what she believes is essential, in any role, to get where you want to be. Succeeding in sales isn’t easy – she and Andy share some best practices for building rapport with customers, especially in this new, predominantly remote environment.
Leadership is a large focus of this episode; Andy and Marina dive into the things people don’t know about sales leadership, discussing certain paths people can take to become truly great sales leaders.
Full of useful insights and stories you can learn from, this episode is a must-listen!
Marina Ayton is the Vice President of Strategic Accounts for the UK at ZScaler. She is also the founder / co-founder of a number of companies including London Velvet, Enchanted Trees, and more recently founded Pink Diesel. She has an active interest in investing in early stage companies (SEIS and EIS) and was also the Education Chair for Young Presidents Organisation. She is currently a member of the Board @The Prince's Trust RISE program.