Sales Executive Clint Corley Got “Sloppy or Complacent” When Working in Oil & Gas

<p>From KaiNexus</p> <p>Episode page and links: <a href="https://markgraban.com/mistake149">https://markgraban.com/mistake149</a></p> <p>My guest for Episode #149 of the <a href="http://myfavoritemistakepodcast.com/">My Favorite Mistake podcast</a> is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/clintcorley/">Clint Corley</a>, who spent more than five years as a Senior Account Executive at the software company, <a href="http://kainexus.com/">KaiNexus</a>.</p> <p>I want to disclose that I've been involved with KaiNexus for more than ten years as a contractor, advisor, and investor.</p> <p>Clint has BBA Degree in professional sales from Baylor University.</p> <p>In today's episode, Clint shares his “favorite mistake” story about a time when he was working in oil and gas, in West Texas, early in his career. Did he get “sloppy or complacent” that one time that led to an oil/gas line being hit during a dig. Why was he “grateful” about the response and what did he learn and take forward with him?</p> <p>We also talk about questions and topics including:</p> <ul> <li>Sales as a process? Lessons learned from your story?</li> <li>Overselling?</li> <li>Persistence vs. being a pest?</li> <li>Bad sales email of the day — things that make it bad</li> <li>Advice for somebody who stumbles into sales?</li> <li>Elevator speech about KaiNexus?</li> <li>The culture at KaiNexus about learning from mistakes?</li> </ul> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/favorite-mistake/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/favorite-mistake/support</a>