Yesware CEO, Joel Stevenson, talks all things sales with fellow entrepreneurs, CEOs, and sales experts. In this episode of The Hard Sell, Joel and guest Sean Dazet, SVP of Sales and Success at JazzHR, discuss how to sell successfully into the talent organization and how that differs from selling into other departments within a company.
About the Guest: Sean is the SVP of Sales and Success at JazzHR. Prior to JazzHR, Sean served as the Chief Revenue Officer for Square 2 Marketing, and Principal Sales Manager for HubSpot's Agency Partner Team. Throughout his career, Sean has held various sales, business development, and marketing positions. His passion for leveraging technology to improve the customer experience, streamline business operations, and form high-value strategic partnerships has led to increased customer satisfaction, revenue growth, and reduced churn for each company where Sean has worked.
Joel Stevenson is the CEO of Yesware - a leader in sales productivity software. Prior to Yesware Joel was the GM and founder of Wayfair's B2B division which he grew to several hundred million in revenue. He began his Wayfair career by leading the company's home improvement products division, followed by his role as Managing Director of Wayfair UK, where he drove growth of the company's international presence. Joel then served as Vice President of FP&A while Wayfair was making the transition to a public company.
Before joining Wayfair, Joel held a variety of sales and marketing roles at Ariba, Innovus, and Verizon and was a consultant at ZS Associates. Joel earned an M.B.A. from the Yale School of Management, a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Illinois and studied Chinese at Harvard-Beijing Academy. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife and four children.