How to succeed in sales
Event details
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Tuesday 3 March 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Description
Join us for an event in collaboration with the Management Society.
We are looking forward to focusing our masterclass on the sales funnel - an essential aspect of growing your business.
The session will cover:
- What is it like to work in a sales role
- What skills and behaviours do you need to develop/ have?
- Overview of the sales funnel and effective decision making along this journey
- Sales in a startup vs being a solo founder?
- Overview of the sales industry and applying for jobs
About the Speaker: Carl Stanton
Carl is the Co-founder of Trove, where he works alongside ambitious founders to validate ideas and build impactful companies. His track record includes:
- Building from the ground up: Leading sales teams for some of the UK’s most prestigious wine companies.
- Hyper-growth experience: Helping scale Mina, an EV tech Start-up, from employee number three all the way to a successful multi-million-pound exit.
- Cross-functional leadership: Having led sales, marketing, customer success, and operations, Carl has seen first-hand what it takes to turn an idea into a company that lasts.
Management Society
For this week's event, we are pleased to be partnered with the Management Society - focusing on topics picked by the society members, with a particular focus on supporting employability.
We are the Management society for anyone interested in management and business whether you study a related degree or not. Through fantastic socials, career events, volunteering opportunities, balls, and our league-winning sports teams, we bring together like-minded students and aim to add value to your university experience.