How do we encourage more women to embrace a career in tech sales?

This episode marks the return of Lisa Occleshaw, an accomplished sales leader and lover of people, to the Sales Code Leadership Podcast. Kevin and Lisa delve into the transformative power of enablement within sales teams and emphasize the significance of teamwork. Lisa shares her personal journey as a sales professional, recounting experiences ranging from being the sole woman among 35 applicants vying for a sales role to eventually leading her own team, all while imparting valuable lessons she has gained along the way.

If you want to learn more about Lisa, here is what she has to say: “I began my career in IT Sales by accident and have stayed for 28 years so far! I grew up in the Midlands and graduated with a degree in Accounting from Oxford Brookes - it was the Poly when I went in. Trouble was I didn't want to be an accountant! So doing a temp job at a very small software reseller opened up my eyes to Technology and also that I quite enjoyed the sales process.

Jump forward to 2021 and after a long stint at IBM, followed by a spell at SAP I am now Head of UK Sales for a fabulous Identity vendor called Ping. I am married with a 16 year old son and I live not too far from the sea. I have all sorts of hobbies, which have become more important than ever to me since the pandemic. 9 hours a day in front of the laptop has driven all of us to things outside of work and for me those things are Interior Design (we are building our new house), weight-lifting, hiking and singing. But most of all I love people. I like watching them, listening to them, learning from them and helping them when I can. I am an only child and get my energy from being with others... especially customers!”

Connect with Lisa here. The podcast is brought to you by Sales Code, helping revenue leaders unlock added value in B2B SaaS sales teams. Your views on our podcast are always welcome, as well as any questions you might have for our podcast guests.

Connect with host Kevin Thiele here.