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Erin

VP Retail Partnerships

Blendjet

Washington University in St. Louis
NYU Stern Business School

Erin has over 9 years of experience in business development and partnerships across tech and retail industries.
MBA
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
Sales and Client Management
Spanish & Other Languages
English

Q1Career path

Career Pivoting

MBA

Networking

4:03

"I ended up getting referred for a sales position at Yelp. I interviewed on Tuesday, was offered it a couple days later and started the following Tuesday."

Q2Main responsibilities

Revenue Growth

Business Development

Retail Partnerships

1:00

"I'm also bringing in new relationships so that we can continue to grow and reach more audiences."

Q3Day in the life

Communication & Collaboration

Supply Chain Management

Retail Partnerships

2:02

"The closer our relationship is, the better they know me, the better they know our brand, the more likely they are to give us opportunities."

Q4Most important skills - role

Communication

Persistence

Organization

0:59

"Being detail-oriented, organized, and persistent are crucial. You have to take ownership and move things forward."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Executive/Leadership

Department Building

Decision-Making

1:01

"I've gotten to build a department from the ground up. It was worth maybe 1% of our Revenue when I came in and now it'll probably surpass 50% of our business next year."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Communication

Project Management

Technology

0:57

"Just understanding that everything moves at a certain Pace in retail and then working around that."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Consumer Products

Marketing

Brand Management

1:03

"Even though we really are selling it as a tool of convenience, but the byproduct of that tends to be that people are healthier."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Patient

Organized

Detail-oriented

1:07

"I think just being very diligent very organized and staying on top of your schedule your to do list."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Tech vs. Retail Differences

Patience and Persistence

Retail Partnerships

0:53

"Tech companies operate very differently from most other companies."

Q10Entry-level positions

Sales

Client Communication

Customer Relations

1:22

"I very unintentionally ended up in a sales role right out of undergrad, but I think it was probably the best thing that has happened for me in my career."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Networking

Career Development

Advocacy

1:58

"I think the most important lesson that I've learned is to advocate for myself at different companies and within different roles"

Q12College ideas for success

Self-Discipline

Group Project Skills

Time Management

1:18

"I took classes just based off of what I was interested in in undergrad. I tried to find professors that I knew were really good."

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