Say hi to our newest team member, Evan James!
We’ve recently strengthened our sales team at Auka. Our new sales development representative, Evan James Andriopoulos, tells us a little more about himself.
What were you doing immediately before you joined Auka?
Working with a few early stage companies on helping them develop their sales and go to market strategies.
Career highlight to date?
Developing and executing a game changing Blue Ocean Strategy that turned dozens of non tech companies in a global sales network, EMEA partner of the year twice. 🙂
One thing you wish you could tell yourself when you were 18?
Change always comes from the outside…
What advice do you have for others wanting to be a SDR?
Stay focused, show positive energy and absorb everything you learn along the way. Sales today is very different than sales even 10 years ago. Yeah, it is still about relationships and great products but even so more about great people and understanding how the service is truly needed by the customer. “Walk in their shoes” I say as this helps you connect with the customer.
What are you most excited about in your new role?
Working with a team of excited, enthusiastic people and on a service that is at the very beginning of how we will conduct transactions. I truly look forward to helping take Auka to a new level and working with this awesome team!
What’s your best “local” tip for newcomers to Oslo?
Walk the city! The city is a great walking city. Nothing is very far. Stop and enjoy any of the dozens of great little coffee shops to feel the vibe of the city. Kulturhuset is run by a friend and it has that vibe that is great to work in, collaborate/share knowledge in and or just relax and enjoy a pause in our normally hectic days.
